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The Green Door Tavern storefront on North Orleans, 1921 sign, Chicago flag, and vertical neon
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River North · Chicago, IL

Green Door Tavern

Chicago's oldest tavern in a leaning 1872 building: 1921 neon and a cluttered River North regulars' room.

Historic Neon
City
Chicago, IL
Neighborhood
River North
Address
678 N. Orleans Street
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Website
greendoorchicago.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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