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Beer prices in Chicago, IL

A beer in Chicago typically costs $7.78 on the menu. Most places we track list beers between $6.93 and $8.85 on average; the lowest average is Harrigan’s at $4.84, the highest Corridor Brewery and Provisions at $13.67. Menus read October 2026.

Venue by venue, cheapest first

Average menu price of beers at each venue we track in Chicago, cheapest first
VenueAverageRange
Harrigan’sBar$4.84$2.50 to $6.00
Bucktown PubBar$5.00$4.00 to $8.00
The University of Chicago PubBar$5.29$2.50 to $9.00
MoonflowerAmerican · Bar$5.45$4.00 to $10.50
5 RabanitosMexican · Restaurant$5.50$5.50 to $6.00
El ÑandúRestaurant$5.54$4.75 to $6.00
Brudders Bar and GrillBar$5.57$5.00 to $6.00
The Bongo RoomRestaurant$5.63$3.00 to $6.75
The Nest Bar & EateryBar$5.63$4.00 to $8.00
Millie's Supper ClubRestaurant$5.69$4.00 to $10.00
DiegoMexican · Bar$5.75$4.00 to $9.00
Devil DawgsRestaurant$6.00$4.00 to $7.00
Michael's Original PIzzeria & TavernPizza · Restaurant$6.04$4.25 to $13.50
Output Lounge & Sports BarBar$6.08$4.00 to $8.00
Quality TimeBar$6.18$4.00 to $9.00
CafecitoLatin American · Restaurant$6.23$4.00 to $8.00
Gracie O'Malley'sBar$6.24$3.95 to $8.00
The J. ParkerBar$6.33$4.00 to $10.00
EZ InnBar$6.35$4.00 to $10.00
Simone’sBar$6.36$4.00 to $9.00
Dove's LuncheonetteMexican · Restaurant$6.40$4.00 to $8.00
Señoritas CantinaMexican · Restaurant$6.43$5.50 to $7.00
Whale TaleBar$6.45$3.95 to $6.95
Will's Northwoods InnBar$6.48$4.00 to $16.00
California ClipperBar$6.50$4.00 to $8.00
DSTRKT Bar & GrillAmerican · Bar$6.50$5.00 to $7.00
Larry'sCocktail Bar · Bar$6.50$6.00 to $8.00
Punch HouseCocktail Bar · Bar$6.50$5.00 to $8.00
The Map RoomBar$6.51$4.00 to $11.00
George Street PubBar$6.52$4.00 to $10.00
The Barn Hockey BarBar$6.55$6.00 to $8.00
Avenue Tap and KitchenPub · Bar$6.56$5.00 to $9.00
Star of SiamThai · Restaurant$6.56$6.00 to $7.00
DorothyCocktail Bar · Bar$6.60$5.00 to $8.00
UrbanbellyRestaurant$6.60$5.00 to $9.00
Floyd's PubBar$6.67$5.00 to $8.00
Kaiser TigerAmerican · Restaurant$6.81$3.00 to $18.00
The Beetle Bar and GrillBar$6.84$3.00 to $10.00
Mac's Wood GrilledBar$6.87$5.00 to $8.00
Boulevard Sports LoungeBar$6.92$5.00 to $8.00
Parson’s Chicken & FishBar$6.92$4.00 to $9.00
Estrella NegraRestaurant$6.93$6.50 to $7.50
Lone OwlBar$7.03$3.50 to $10.00
Del ToroMexican · Bar$7.06$5.00 to $9.00
One North KitchenRestaurant$7.07$6.00 to $8.00
Four Moon TavernBar$7.09$4.00 to $12.00
Little ToastedBreakfast · Bar$7.10$4.00 to $13.00
Declan’s Irish PubBar$7.11$6.00 to $9.00
Small BarBar$7.14$4.00 to $9.00
Commonwealth TavernAmerican · Restaurant$7.17$5.00 to $12.00
Easy BarBar$7.20$5.00 to $8.50
Shaw’s Crab HouseRestaurant$7.25$5.00 to $9.00
aliveOneBar$7.26$5.00 to $8.00
Piccolo SognoItalian · Restaurant$7.27$5.00 to $12.00
Cantina RosaBar$7.33$7.00 to $8.00
Consignment LoungePub · Bar$7.33$4.00 to $10.00
Mariscos San PedroMexican · Restaurant$7.33$7.00 to $8.00
Vintage BarBar$7.35$5.00 to $9.00
The Dandy CrownBar$7.38$6.00 to $9.00
The Hi-LoBar$7.40$4.00 to $10.00
Tesfa Ethiopian CuisineRestaurant$7.44$5.00 to $11.00
Streeter's TavernBar$7.48$6.00 to $8.50
BanditBar$7.49$4.99 to $8.99
Central Park BarBar$7.50$5.00 to $11.00
Glunz TavernRestaurant$7.50$7.00 to $8.00
Lilac TigerRestaurant$7.50$5.00 to $12.00
ScofflawRestaurant$7.56$5.00 to $8.00
The Revel RoomBar$7.56$4.00 to $9.00
Nobody's DarlingBar$7.58$6.00 to $11.00
River ShannonBar$7.65$6.00 to $8.75
Easy Does ItBar$7.67$5.00 to $12.00
Osteria LangheItalian · Restaurant$7.67$7.00 to $9.00
Tripoli TapBar$7.67$6.00 to $9.00
The Lodge TavernBar$7.68$6.00 to $8.50
Avondale TapBar$7.71$3.00 to $10.00
BarrioMexican · Restaurant$7.71$6.99 to $8.99
Harry Caray's TavernBar$7.71$7.00 to $8.00
The OwlBar$7.73$6.00 to $11.00
Burke’s Public HouseBar$7.75$5.00 to $9.00
Kibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyBar$7.75$5.00 to $11.00
The StaleyBar$7.77$6.00 to $19.00
Pescadero Seafood & Oyster BarSeafood · Restaurant$7.78$7.00 to $8.00
Middle Brow BungalowPizza · Bar$7.80$7.00 to $9.00
Parachute HiFiKorean · Restaurant$7.80$4.00 to $10.00
Riccardo EnotecaItalian · Restaurant$7.83$7.00 to $8.00
Galway ArmsBar$7.86$5.00 to $12.00
O'Callaghan'sBar$7.87$6.00 to $12.00
Shakers On ClarkPub · Bar$7.87$4.50 to $12.00
La Crosta Woodfire Pizzeria ItalianaPizza · Restaurant$7.88$7.00 to $9.00
Nick’s Beer GardenBar$7.90$4.70 to $10.00
RenoItalian · Restaurant$7.91$3.00 to $10.00
New Line TavernBar$7.92$4.00 to $9.00
The Globe PubAmerican · Bar$7.96$5.20 to $14.50
EscoBar$8.00$8.00
EstereoBar$8.00$7.00 to $9.00
Schubas TavernBar$8.16$5.00 to $10.00
BLVDSteakhouse · Restaurant$8.17$7.00 to $10.00
Untitled Supper ClubAmerican · Restaurant$8.17$7.00 to $9.00
Alulu Brewery & PubBar$8.18$5.00 to $16.00
Lone WolfMexican · Bar$8.20$4.00 to $10.00
Matisse Tavern & GrillBar$8.22$6.00 to $14.00
O'Shaughnessy'sBar$8.24$6.00 to $12.00
AmaruLatin American · Restaurant$8.25$6.00 to $9.00
Mister TigerKorean · Restaurant$8.25$7.00 to $9.00
Park TavernBar$8.25$5.00 to $12.00
Tortoise Supper ClubAmerican · Restaurant$8.25$7.00 to $9.00
Marge’s StillBar$8.32$7.00 to $10.00
Demera Ethiopian RestaurantRestaurant$8.44$7.00 to $11.00
Alarmist Brewing & TaproomBrewery · Bar$8.48$7.25 to $12.00
Lizzie McNeill‘s Irish PubBar$8.49$4.00 to $17.95
BoeufhausAmerican · Restaurant$8.50$6.00 to $14.00
The Aberdeen TapBar$8.50$3.00 to $14.00
Corcoran's Grill & PubBar$8.55$4.50 to $11.00
Pippin's TavernBar$8.55$8.00 to $9.50
D4 Irish Pub & CafeBar$8.60$8.00 to $10.50
Essence of IndiaIndian · Restaurant$8.67$6.00 to $10.00
Slightly ToastedDeli · Restaurant$8.67$6.00 to $20.00
Emerald LoopRestaurant$8.70$6.50 to $12.00
Offshore ChicagoBar$8.70$7.00 to $9.00
Randolph TavernAmerican · Bar$8.71$5.00 to $12.00
Fat CatBar$8.75$7.00 to $13.00
Point & FeatherAmerican · Bar$8.85$8.00 to $9.00
Siena TavernItalian · Restaurant$8.85$7.99 to $9.99
Z BarBar$8.89$8.00 to $10.00
River RoastAmerican · Restaurant$8.92$5.00 to $10.00
Caffè OlivaRestaurant$8.96$6.50 to $29.00
SparrowBar$9.00$9.00
The Long RoomBar$9.00$4.00 to $16.00
Wild Blossom Meadery & WineryBar$9.00$8.00 to $10.00
Lonesome RoseRestaurant$9.12$3.00 to $28.00
Mexican RadioMexican · Restaurant$9.13$8.00 to $10.00
After LoungeBar$9.20$9.00 to $10.00
City Winery at the Chicago RiverwalkBar$9.20$8.00 to $11.00
Utopian TailgateBar$9.25$5.00 to $18.00
Roka AkorJapanese · Restaurant$9.32$8.00 to $13.00
The Redhead Piano BarBar$9.34$7.00 to $20.00
Sayat NovaRestaurant$9.40$9.00 to $10.00
State and Lake Chicago TavernAmerican · Restaurant$9.41$9.00 to $12.00
Wax Vinyl Bar and Ramen ShopJapanese · Bar$9.44$7.00 to $15.00
Bangers & LaceBar$9.50$5.00 to $14.95
HaiSous Vietnamese KitchenVietnamese · Restaurant$9.50$9.00 to $11.00
Billy SundayBar$9.71$5.00 to $15.00
Il MilaneseRestaurant$9.75$7.00 to $12.00
The DearbornAmerican · Restaurant$9.87$9.00 to $11.00
BeatnikMediterranean · Bar$10.00$8.00 to $16.00
PompetteRestaurant$10.00$8.00 to $14.00
SIFRRestaurant$10.00$10.00
The GageAmerican · Restaurant$10.00$10.00
Bar SottoBar$10.18$8.00 to $20.00
Jake Melnick's Corner TapRestaurant$10.67$7.00 to $16.00
Formento'sItalian · Restaurant$10.75$9.00 to $12.00
avecMediterranean · Restaurant$10.83$8.00 to $19.00
BisousBar$11.40$11.00 to $12.00
The PublicanSeafood · Restaurant$11.85$6.00 to $25.00
The Izakaya at MomotaroJapanese · Restaurant$12.00$9.00 to $19.00
Hopleaf BarPub · Bar$12.05$4.00 to $20.00
Bar SienaRestaurant$12.11$10.00 to $13.00
ProxiSpanish · Restaurant$12.67$10.00 to $16.00
KumikoBar$13.25$8.00 to $15.00
Corridor Brewery and ProvisionsBar$13.67$7.00 to $20.00
The Berghoff RestaurantRestaurant$16.05$3.40 to $28.95
South BranchBar$16.82$7.00 to $25.00
Horse Thief HollowBar$18.94$5.50 to $28.00

Each venue's average listed price for beers, from its own menu, with its cheapest and dearest. List prices, not what anyone paid; happy-hour prices are left out of every figure here.

Happy-hour beers in Chicago

Bar Sottofrom $3.00
Big City TapHappy Hour Menu: Wine Not Thursdays Thursdays 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Glass of Wine $ 4from $3.00
Easy Does ItHAPPY HOUR Menu: First two hours 7 days a week, 2-6pm on fridays & all night mondayfrom $3.00
Lizzie McNeill‘s Irish PubHappy Hour: Monday-Thursday 3–6 p.m.: $3 Drafts Miller Lite Drafts $3 Bud Light Drafts $3from $3.00
Quality Timefrom $3.00
Small BarHAPPY HOUR M-F FROM OPEN-7PM • NO RESERVATIONS, WALK IN ONLYfrom $3.00
O'Shaughnessy'sfrom $3.50
Banditfrom $4.00

As each venue lists it; offers change without notice, so check before you go. Every happy hour in Chicago

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Figures for Chicago come from itemized receipts split on Tab Tender, trimmed of outliers and weighted towards recent visits, and from venue menus, shown separately. How these numbers are built.