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The sticker-covered Old Style sign inside Cole's Bar, on a graffiti-marked teal wall
Photo: Cole's Bar. Official website · Source

Logan Square · Chicago, IL

Cole's Bar

A former pool hall with carved pews, a back-room pool table, and late-night tamales after the open mic.

Live music Pool Cheap beer
City
Chicago, IL
Neighborhood
Logan Square
Address
2338 N. Milwaukee Avenue
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Website
colesbarchicago.com
Why it is listed
Publicly documented as a dive. Source
Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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