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Venue and city photographs
| Place and photograph | Photographer and original | Date | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoque BBQ Smoque BBQ on North Pulaski Road. Original: Smoque.jpg | MidwestFood | 2018-09-04 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Lem’s Bar-B-Q A rib-tip order at Lem’s Bar-B-Q. Original: Rib Tips.jpg | Southern Foodways Alliance | 2008-03-23 16:27:19 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Lem’s Bar-B-Q Meat cooking in the aquarium smoker at Lem’s Bar-B-Q. Original: Turning the Meat in a barbecue smoker chicago.jpg | Southern Foodways Alliance | Taken on 25 March 2008, 13:36:45 | CC BY 2.0 |
| The Chicago Diner ... Lakeview The Chicago Diner at 3411 North Halsted Street. Original: Chicago Diner 1.jpg | Orblivion | 2010-05-21 | CC0 |
| The Chicago Diner ... Lakeview The Lakeview Chicago Diner entrance at night. Original: Chicago Diner 2.jpg | Orblivion | See original | CC0 |
| Kale My Name Kale My Name on West Montrose Avenue. Original: Kale My Name, Chicago, IL.jpg | Nick Number | 2023-12-10 14:50:58 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Three Dots and a Dash The bar room at Three Dots and a Dash. Original: Bar Area at ...&- 14570394316.jpg | Sam Howzit | 2014-06-13 17:41:51 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Three Dots and a Dash A cocktail photographed at Three Dots and a Dash. Original: Three Dots and a Dash cocktail.jpg | BanjoZebra | 2024-11-25 21:09:43 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Green Mill Inside the Green Mill Cocktail Lounge. Original: Green Mill Cocktail Lounge interior.jpg | Kenneth C. Zirkel | 2019-10-19 22:11:05 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Green Mill The Green Mill’s neon sign on North Broadway. Original: Green Mill Cocktail Lounge exterior.jpg | Kenneth C. Zirkel | 2019-10-19 20:06:34 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Kingston Mines Inside the Kingston Mines blues room. Original: Kingston Mines Main Stage.jpg | Worldlemaster | Taken on 10 October 2024, 23:06:57 | CC0 |
| Kingston Mines Kingston Mines on North Halsted Street. Original: Kingston Mines 2026-04-12.jpg | Snowman304 | Taken on 12 April 2026, 12:23:03 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Thalia Hall Thalia Hall at Allport and 18th Street in Pilsen. Original: Thalia Hall.jpg | Sknuteson | 2014-10-16 07:41:30 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Empty Bottle Lovesliescrushing performing at the Empty Bottle on January 26, 2024. Original: Lovesliescrushing at the Empty Bottle in Chicago, Illinois, USA on 26 January 2024.jpg | Seankivlehan | 2024-01-27 00:17:15 | CC BY 4.0 |
| Schubas Tavern Jax Anderson performing at Schubas Tavern. Original: Jax Anderson Schubas Tavern Chicago.jpg | Rich viola | 2021-01-15 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Chicago Children’s Museum The Chicago Children’s Museum entrance at Navy Pier. Original: Chicago Children's Museum exterior in May 2016.jpg | MusikAnimal | 2016-05-22 19:01:03 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Lincoln Park Zoo Meerkats at Lincoln Park Zoo. Original: Meerkats Lincoln Park Zoo.jpg | צבוע לבנה | 2025-03-25 11:24:59 | CC BY 4.0 |
| American Girl Café ... Chicago The American Girl Chicago store sign at Water Tower Place, December 2011. Original: American Girl Store sign - Water Tower on Michigan Avenue at John Hancock Center, Chicago, December 2011.jpg | Daniel X. O'Neil from USA | 2011-12-29 18:46 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Superdawg Drive-In ... Chicago Superdawg’s drive-in and rooftop figures at night. Original: Superdawg 2026.jpg | Theemausoliam | 09/24/2026 | CC0 |
| Alinea An archive dish photographed at Alinea. Menus change. Original: Dish at alinea restaurant in chicago.jpg | Jonathan Wisner from Frederick Colorado | 2013-06-29 16:34 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Kasama Kasama’s storefront on West Augusta Boulevard. Original: Kasama Restaurant.jpg | Luiysia | 2023-10-10 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Lula Cafe Inside Lula Cafe, photographed in 2012. Original: Lula Cafe interior, Chicago, 2012.jpg | Incase | 2012-07-19 | CC BY 2.0 |
| The Tonk ... Honky Tonk BBQ Bill MacKay performing at Honky Tonk BBQ in 2014, before the room became The Tonk. Original: Bill MacKay performing at the Honky Tonk, Chicago (2014).jpg | Paul Crisanti | 2014-01-02 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Green Street Smoked Meats An archive Frito pie at Green Street Smoked Meats. Original: Frito Pie ($6) | loustejskal.com | 2014-11-18 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Green Street Smoked Meats The entrance to Green Street Smoked Meats and the separate High Five Ramen downstairs. Original: The entrance to Green Street Smoked Meats and High Five Ramen | loustejskal.com | See original | CC BY 2.0 |
| Green Street Smoked Meats An archive view of the Green Street Smoked Meats side dishes. Original: Cole Slaw, Potato Salad Broccoli Salad, Macaroni Salad ($4.95 ea) | loustejskal.com | 2014-11-18 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Map Room A beer at Map Room, photographed in 2008. Original: At Map Room in Chicago | Bernt Rostad | See original | CC BY 2.0 |
| Hopleaf The Hopleaf bar and taps, photographed in 2010. Original: Hopleaf Bar | Bernt Rostad | See original | CC BY 2.0 |
| Handlebar A pepita tofu scramble photographed at Handlebar in 2014. Original: Pepita Tofu Scramble at Handlebar | veganLazySmurf | 2014-06-24 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Oriole An archive capellini dish at Oriole, photographed in 2017. Original: CAPELLINI italian summer truffle, rye berry and yeast | loustejskal.com | 2017-05-16 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Oriole A drink presentation at Oriole, photographed in 2017. Original: Oriole | loustejskal.com | 2017-05-16 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Oriole A smoking presentation during an Oriole meal in 2017. Original: ORA KING SALMON smoked roe, spring onion and fresh herbs | loustejskal.com | 2017-05-16 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Delilah’s Inside Delilah’s, photographed in 2010. Original: Delilah's | Chris and/or Kevin | 2010-04-09 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Delilah’s The bar at Delilah’s, photographed in 2010. Original: Delilah's 2 | Chris and/or Kevin | 2010-04-09 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Soul Veg City Lori Seay at Soul Veg City, photographed in 2021. Original: Lori Seay, Soul-Veg-City, photo credit Block Club ChicagoColin Boyle | Colin Boyle / Block Club Chicago; distributed by Kurman Communications | 2021-07-15 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Carol’s Pub Carol’s Pub at Clark and Leland, photographed in 2023. Original: Carols Pub | PAUL GAVINGER | 2023-02-27 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Timothy O’Toole’s ... Chicago Behind the bar at Timothy O’Toole’s Chicago in 2010. Original: Bartendresses | TheeErin | 2010-02-17 | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Timothy O’Toole’s ... Chicago An archive comedy night at Timothy O’Toole’s Chicago in 2010. Original: The comedians I should know | TheeErin | 2010-01-27 | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Wrigley Field Wrigley Field viewed from above home plate. Original: Wrigley Field in line with home plate.jpg | Sea Cow | 2022-06-17 10:52:06 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Rate Field The White Sox ballpark during a game on July 4, 2019, under its earlier Guaranteed Rate Field name. Original: Guaranteed Rate Field pano July 4 2019.jpg | Jordano53 | 2019-07-04 14:42:37 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| United Center The court and championship banners inside the United Center. Original: Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks Championship Banners, United Center.jpg | Marit & Toomas Hinnosaar | 2009-01-20 21:42:06 | CC BY 2.0 |
| Soldier Field Soldier Field’s colonnade on November 4, 2023. Original: Soldier Field, Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL; November 2023 (54215613782).jpg | Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States | 2023-11-04 12:24 | CC BY-SA 2.0 |
| Wintrust Arena The exterior of Wintrust Arena. Original: Wintrust-arena-exterior.jpg | Swinterroth | 2018-05-15 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Chicago skyline Chicago’s skyline across Lake Michigan before sunrise on March 15, 2026. Original: Chicago Skyline Sunrise March 15 2026 - 01.jpg | NorbertNagel | 2026-03-15 05:07:17 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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