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Charlie's Chicago

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Google (363) 4.1
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Address
3726 N Broadway, Boystown, Chicago, IL 60613
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Phone
+1 773-871-8887
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Website
charlies-chicago.com
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Price Range
$$
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About this place Charlie's Chicago

Charlie's is the country-western gay bar that every city wishes it had: unpretentious, joyful, and socially inclusive in a way that more trend-conscious venues rarely achieve. The dance floor runs country, western, and line-dancing classics; free dance lessons are available on certain nights for those who have never line-danced or two-stepped before. The crowd that shows up at Charlie's is genuinely mixed — regulars who have been coming for years alongside complete newcomers, gay men, lesbians, and friends who were dragged along and discovered they love it. The bar is large enough to have real energy but not so large that it loses its community character. There is a friendliness at Charlie's that is specific to the country-western gay bar tradition — a culture that values participation, physical comedy, and the abandonment of self-consciousness on the dance floor. For visitors staying in Boystown, Charlie's is the ideal mid-evening destination before moving to the later-running clubs: affordable drinks, excellent music, and the near-certainty of leaving in a better mood than you arrived.

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Opening Hours

Closed
Monday 16:00-02:00
Tuesday 16:00-02:00
Wednesday 16:00-02:00
Thursday 16:00-02:00
Friday 16:00-02:00
Saturday 14:00-03:00
Sunday 14:00-02:00

Features

Gay Lesbian / Women-focused Food served Dancing Area Country / Western Community oriented Walk-ins welcome

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Esmeralda Garcia
Esmeralda Garcia Jun 2026
Jayson Gold
Jayson Gold Jun 2026

These girls are something else

Joseph V.
Joseph V. Jun 2026
Kyle Johnson
Kyle Johnson Jun 2026
Nissa Conde (Nissa Conde.)
Nissa Conde (Nissa Conde.) Jun 2026
Oscar C
Oscar C Jun 2026
Robbie R. Ledderboge-Chapin
Robbie R. Ledderboge-Chapin May 2026

Love all the updates the bar has made. I moved out of Chicago a few years ago. I visited them this month on a return trip home. Can't say how impressed I was. The location and the size of the bar make so much more sense than the old. Not to mention the layout of the entire space. Hats off to the person who designed this. They truly utalized the space in a way that is both aesthetically appealing, and productive for sales and fun.

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Last updated on 3 August 2026

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