The marquee outside announces daily specials, so if you pay attention, you may find yourself with a bill for $3 burgers or 35 cent wings. Even at full price, Celtic Crown is still worth a visit for better-than-average bar food…

With the waitresses brandishing brogues along with the shepherd’s pie and Guinness pints, you know this Lakeview Irish pub is the real deal. Everyone from neighborhood families to tipsy Cubs fans stops in for the above-par bar grub…

This British-ish spot is putting its money on the pub scene, with upscale drinks like a St. Germain Champagne cocktail mingling with such U.K. bar classics as fish-and-chips. The Newcastle-battered cod is crispy, fat and flaky, and the three-ale hanger hoagie is just heavy enough…

Soda bread? Black-and-white pudding? Not so much. This Irish bistro serves food you’d find in modern-day Dublin, which means Guinness isn’t just on the epic beer list, but also in a rich onion–and–white cheddar stout soup…

Starched shirts get unbuttoned at this River North after-work hangout, where friends sip beer and wine in long booths by the windows or at the handful of tables outside on Wells…