Singer-Songwriter Venues in Chicago, IL

City Winery Chicago is a 300-capacity all-ages winery, restaurant, and live music venue that strives to deliver the highest-end combined culinary and cultural experience for guests passionate about both food and music. The intimate seated character suits artists who can command a listening crowd in an upscale setting.

Hampton Social River North is an all-ages Chicago restaurant and bar in the River North neighborhood built around a coastal lifestyle aesthetic, offering food, cocktails, and live music in a setting that opened in 2015 and has become a popular destination for the brunch and social crowd.

Pier 31 Restaurant is an all-ages Chicago waterfront restaurant and live music venue with outdoor patio shows seven nights a week during the summer months alongside a great food and drinks program year-round.

Schubas Tavern is a 200-capacity 18-and-over Chicago venue housed in a brick and masonry neo-Gothic Lakeview building that has been a neighborhood landmark for over a century. Connor at Audiotree handles additional booking and the room is one of the most beloved listening rooms in the city for its acoustics, character, and consistent quality of programming.

Uncommon Ground is a 48-capacity all-ages Chicago coffee shop and community space hosting live music every night of the week with open mic on Mondays. The room is intimate, warm, and completely genuine in its commitment to live music, and the no-drums-without-prior-permission rule reflects just how carefully the programming is curated.