The lighted Zakopane Little Town in the Mountains and Maria's Lounge sign — Photo: get directly down. CC BY 2.0 · Source

The Zakopane sign, glass-block window, and neon at the Division Street lounge — Photo: get directly down. CC BY 2.0 · Source

Wicker Park · Chicago, IL

Zakopane

A wood-paneled Polish Broadway holdout: Zywiec, Zubrowka, a pool table, and a jukebox that still speaks Polish.

Pool Jukebox Cheap beer

City: Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Wicker Park
Address: 1734 W. Division Street
Open in maps
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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