Matchbox

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.

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.

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...

The Scene
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...

Matchbox is an appropriate name for this narrow little bar with its smattering of bar stools. However, the tee-tiny ...