The Inner Town Pub Home to the Arts hanging sign and red-lit window at night — Photo: Inner Town Pub. Official website · Source

A pool table, crossed cues, and the stained-glass Inner Town Pub heart inside the tavern — Photo: Inner Town Pub. Official website · Source

Photo: Inner Town Pub. Official website · Source

East Village · Chicago, IL

Inner Town Pub

Cash-only 1890 tavern with free pool, free darts, and a front sign that still refuses to explain itself.

Cash only Pool Late night

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: East Village
Address: 1935 W. Thomas Street
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Website: www.innertownpub.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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