The exterior of Rossi's Liquors at 412 N. State Street in Chicago — Photo: Mobilus In Mobili. CC BY 2.0 · Source

A pay phone inside Rossi's Liquors — Photo: Edward Stojakovic. CC BY 2.0 · Source

River North · Chicago, IL

Rossi's Liquors

A cash-friendly River North holdout that still looks like last call in 1978.

Cash Cheap beer Late night

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: River North
Address: 412 N. State Street
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Website: rossischicago.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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