Voting ends on February 2nd, be sure to make sure everyone knows Lakeview East is home to Chicago’s Best! We’ve linked directly to every voting category to make it easy!

The Annoyance Theatre | 851 W. Belmont Ave.

Best Open Mike

Best Venue for Stand up

Best Venue for Improv

Best Theater Training Program

Best Venue for Theater

Best Theater Bar or Lobby 

Laugh Factory | 3175 N. Broadway

Best Venue for Stand-Up

Timeline Theater | 615 W. Wellington Ave

Best off-Loop Theater Company

Metro / Smart Bar | 3730 N. Clark St.

Best Venue for Dance Music

Best Venue for Rock Music

Best Music Venue

Best LGBTQ Party – “Queen”

Best Dance Party – Nocturna

Berlin | 954 W. Belmont Ave.

Best Venue to See Drag 

Best Gay Bar

Best LGBTQ Party – “Strapped”

Sidetrack | 3349 N. Halsted St.

Best Established Bar

Best Gay Bar

Roscoe’s Tavern | 3356 N. Halsted St.

Best Venue to See Drag

The Closet | 3325 N. Broadway

Best Lesbian Bar

The Bar at Hotel Zachary | 3630 N. Clark

Best Hotel Bar

Century Bar at Landmark’s Century Centre Cinema | 2828 N Clark St.

Best Movie Theater Bar

Sunnyside Wrigleyville | 3524 N. Clark

Best “Adult Use” Dispensary 

Best Cannabis Accessory Selection in a Dispensary

Bonus Round Game Store | 3230 N. Clark St.

Best Board Game Store

Chicago Comics | 3244 N. Clark St.

Best Comics Shop

Reckless Records | 929 W. Belmont

Best Record Store

Byline Bank | 3639 N. Broadway

Best Financial Institution or Bank

Patch Landscaping | 6107 N. Ravenswood Ave.

Best Landscaping Company

Lakeview Pantry | 3945 N. Sheridan Rd

Best Charity

Best Food Relief Effort

Foursided | 2958 N. Clark St / 5111 N. Clark St / 5061 N. Clark St / 2658 N. Clark St / 2939 N. Broadway

Best Picture Framing Store

Best Place to Buy Local Wares

Richard Dayhoff

Best Local Clothing Designer

Girl Named Nino

Best Singer-Songwriter

Best International or World Music Act

Wrigley Field | 1060 W. Addison St.

Best Sports Facility

Wear Moi | 3352 N. Broadway

Best Dancewear Shop

Uncommon Ground | 3800 N Clark St

Best Socially Distanced Eating

Best Outdoor Dining

Sheffield’s Wine and Beer Garden | 3258 N. Sheffield Ave

Best Beer Garden

Foxtrot | 2801 N. Broadway

Best Gourmet Market

Get in the Kitchen | 3617 N. Broadway

Best Online Cooking Instruction

Al’s #1 Italian Beef | 3420 N. Clark St.

Best Italian Beef Sandwich

Chicago Diner | 3411 N. Halsted

Best Vegetarian Restaurant

Crisp | 2940 N. Broadway

Best Fried Chicken Shack

Smoke Daddy | 3636 N. Clark St.

Best Barbecue

Devil Dawgs | 937 W. Belmont Ave

Best Hot Dog

Soupbox | 2943 N. Broadway

Best Soup

Furious Spoon | 800 W. Belmont Ave

Best Ramen

Strings Ramen | 919 W. Belmont Ave

Best Ramen

Cheesie’s | 958 W. Belmont Ave

Best Food Truck

Chicago Bagel Authority | 955 W. Belmont Ave

Best Bagels

Do-Rite Donuts and Chicken | 1027 W. Addison St.

Best Donuts

Stan’s Donuts | 3300 N. Broadway / 2800 N. Clark St

Best Donuts

Bittersweet | 1114 W. Belmont Ave.

Best Bakery

Jeni’s Spendid Ice Cream | 3657 N. Clark St.

Best Ice Cream

Bae Coffee Company | 2945 N. Broadway

Best Coffee Shop