The Budweiser King of Beers lightbox and red TWIN ANCHORS neon on a green pole at Sedgwick and Eugenie — Photo: discosour / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

Old Town · Chicago, IL

Twin Anchors Restaurant & Tavern

1932 Old Town rib joint with a Schlitz-era bar, green awnings, and the kind of martini that still means business.

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Old Town
Address: 1655 N. Sedgwick Street
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Website: www.twinanchorsribs.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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