Damen Tavern

$3 modelo what more can you ask for. I've never had a trouble finding a seat. It's a classic neighborhood tavern. No complaints. The drinks are good. The crowd is fun. The staff are friendly

This is an awesome neighborhood bar!!!! Think of the TV show Cheer's (yes, I am dating myself with this reference) and you have a bit of the vibe to be found here. That said, Damen Bar is actually two bars in one, with each section having a vibe of its own. When we first arrived, the front part had more chill/lounge feel to it with music to match. Meanwhile the back bar had more of club feel to it with music to match. Add to that, there is section in between the two that contains some unique bench seating plus a shuffleboard. Also, regarding the music, the 'TouchTunes' app is supported here.Both sides are small and intimate but as the evening turns to night, they fill up with great people and energy. Both bars are fully stocked and have some amazing staff who are more than capable of meeting the beverage demand. Add to that, the prices are just right. Note, they do not serve food but outside food is welcome.Nestled in West Town on the corner of what appears to be a very chill neighborhood, Damen Bar should be on everyone's list to check out. I will return on my next visit to Chicago.

Favorite bar in the city! Love the 2 different rooms and shuffleboard in the middle. Usually different music/vibe between them. Plenty of TVs for sports, drinks are cheap (but don't suck), and they have self-serve water stations. It's lively on Fri/Sat night but not insane packed.

This is the spot for pregaming if you're in West Town! The drinks are very cheap and it has a good vibe to it. It also looks like you can rent out a smaller room there for private events if you need to. No wait to get a drink either.

Formerly this place was called Bar DeVille. Damen Tavern is the capable replacement. Interestingly this a dive bar but it's also like a speakeasy. Good prices on beer and liquor. There's a lot of happy hour specials and this is a popular place for games and weekends. A good description is a neighborhood bar. It's on Damen Avenue of course, at Huron. The locals around here like it up to a point. As the night goes along, they try to keep the noise down. This is after all up against some private residences. A reason why it gets these crowds are the cheap drinks. It's $2 or $3 for some cocktails and shots if you can believe it. There's the good stuff like Jameson, and the bad stuff like Malort. Even though there's no food, you can still bring some in here. It's close to a few places and they can deliver it. There's also fun activities like billiards and hip music making it a fun get together.

I remember when the old Bar DeVille closed a few years ago, but did not know what it became. I had a friend in town and she wanted me to pick a place that was a happy medium between our group of three as we were all coming from different parts of the city. Checked yelp of course and found Damen Tavern. It was a Tuesday evening around 5pm so no huge crowd or anything. We got a table near the bar so we could be close enough to grab drinks. Our relationship with the girl behind the bar started off a little rocky as she originally took awhile to see we were at the end of the bar awaiting service. Her friend sitting there finally alerted her and we were then good to go for the rest of the night as 3 of us had 3 drinks each. She would come to our table to take the orders and then bring the drinks to us. The Apple Spiced Marg was my drink for the time we were there as it was very delicious. The drink includes tequila, apple spice, lime and agave...very good! This is the kinda spot that you can come here to chill for awhile and watch some games as they have TVs behind the bar, start your night or end your night with a nightcap if you live in the area. No food here so make sure you grub before you get here if you're gonna do some serious drinking.

Best bartenders in the business! The front bar is great for watching games and keeping it classy, while the back bar bumps great music and vibes to keep the party going. Our go to spot!

Love the bartenders and staff here but the owners really need to pay attention to their customers. Normally the front bar is so breezy from the turbo fans they installed without the ability to change the speed. Sorry women don't enjoy being blown away while sitting at the bar. Then the air conditioning breaks and yet the fans don't work because they are not set for Summer. counterclockwise for Summer! Don't blow hot air on people. Figure it out. Listen to your customers.

I paid for music to be played and all my friends were singing having a great time. Bartenders played next to play their rap music. Even tho!!!! We had touch tunes playing and paid for music :)

This used to be one of our favorite bars. But last weekend the bartender from the bar in the back had a bad attitude. We decided to move to the bar in the front but the bartender there was ignoring people. This place is not as good as it use to be. Definitely we are not going back.