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Help us make it rightMatchbox is an appropriate name for this narrow little bar with its smattering of bar stools. However, the tee-tiny ...
Matchbox is 'Chicago's Most Intimate Bar' because it's tiny. So tiny, matter of fact, that patrons are literally forced to double-up in the aisles like matches in a book. The bar has 18 stools, and that is about all the room there is, aside from a slender aisle facing along the window front. For such a tiny place, the drink selection is huge, especially the variety of single-malt bourbons and...
Be ready to "strike it up with the person next you", as you'll be "cheek-to-jowl" with fellow sots at this "teeny, tiny" "drinker's bar" in River West, a "one-of-a-kind" wonder with top-tier bartenders whose drinks are "right on track" (if a touch "expensive"); since "great things come in small packages", admirers urge "add it to your list" – and remember the sidewalk tables "provide a bit of...
Just as the name implies, the Matchbox is a cramped, long room full of veteran beer-drinkers and literally every slice of Chicago bar-goer from tattooed rockers to off-duty stock traders. And that decommissioned traincar in back? They actually serve food in there. Go for the mixed drinks -- cosmos, sidecars, martinis, pink flamingos, whatever -- because they're done so remarkably well that...
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Kitschy pop-culture memorabilia and candlelight add even more character to this unbelievably tight corner hangout. The bar and a dozen stools consume all but a few inches along...
Been 20 years since I was a regular but they haven't missed a beat. Great bartender, great crowd, great specials and the best bar vibe in the city. If you haven't been to Matchbox you haven't done Chicago.....love this place!
This has to be the smallest bar in Chicago and one of the best. Outstanding cocktails, not so much the "unusual craft" cocktails, they have some, but they are absolutely the best at the traditional ones too. They pour a proper cocktail, side car included!...
Combination of the Matchbox Bar and Silver Palm diner is nearly a weekly stop for me and my wife. Matchbox's tiny ambiance and excellent drinks makes it a good local bar. Likewise, the adjacent (and co-owned?) Silver Palm is a very good diner with a...
Yes, it's small. Not as small as a matchbox, but pretty close, but then that's the charm. Disco ball, chill music, friendly mixologist and a wealth of uncommon spirits line the back of the bar. If you'd drink it and it's 40 proof, you can...
A MUST... Kinda hidden in an off the beaten track in the Riverwest neighborhood of Chicago, place serves up a SICK (that means PERFECT< OUTTA THIS WORLD, stuff like that lol) craft cocktail! Awesome outdoor sidewalk seating food can be ordered and served via the...
Matchbox the can be found at N Milwaukee Ave 770. The following is offered: Bars & Pubs. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Chicago there are 572 other Bars & Pubs. An overview can be found here.
Awesome drinks, great music, smart bartenders, and the best customers: 15 years!
"Chicago's most intimate bar"; outdoor seating during warmer months. Check out the Silver Palm railcar in back of the building. Drinks are prepared with style. Recommended: Manhattan, Sidecar, Margarita ( not your usual mix) and the Cosmopolitan. Excellent selection of bottled beers - try the Dupont Belgian. -
sys, 07/24/2005
Terrific place to get mullered on booze, despite the fact that...
It is 'Chicago's Most Intimate Bar' because it's tiny. So tiny, matter of fact, that patrons are literally forced to double-up in the aisles like matches in a book. The bar has 18 stools, and that is about all the room there is, aside from a slender aisle facing along the window front. For such a tiny place, the drink selection is huge, especially the variety of single-malt bourbons and...
The place is always packed--literally--so anytime is prime (if you like crowds). Some stick to visiting only in spring and summer, when outdoor seating is available.
The bar shares owners and neighborhood space with the Silver Palm restaurant.
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