The neon fish sign outside Simon's Tavern in Andersonville — Photo: Kim Scarborough. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

Green lights and a Christmas tree inside Simon's Tavern — Photo: Tatiana12. CC BY 2.0 · Source

Neon Simon's Tavern window lettering looking out onto Clark Street — Photo: Tatiana12. CC BY 2.0 · Source

Andersonville · Chicago, IL

Simon's Tavern

A Swedish fish neon, glogg in winter, and a neighborhood bar that never dressed up.

Historic Neon Cheap beer

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Andersonville
Address: 5210 N. Clark Street
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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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