5 Bars That Put the Madness in March

Best spots to catch the NCAA basketball action

1
The Boundary
Watch all the hoops action at this neighborhood sports bar with 12 well-placed plasmas and a grown-up clientele.
1932 W. Division St.
2
Cans Bar and Canteen
Twelve screens and old-school video games keep the Lincoln Park-by-way-of-Bucktown crowd entertained.
1640 N. Damen Ave.
3
English
All three floors at this upscale bar sport flat screens, some of which hang directly over the booths sized for big groups.
444 N. LaSalle St.
4
State
Flat screens at every turn, free WiFi, and five computers for keeping track of scores. And the spot finally got its liquor license.
935 W. Webster Ave.
5
WestEnd
A whopping 34 TVs, plus the Four Corners Tavern Group's signature boneless chicken wings. Let the games begin.
1326 W. Madison St.


Photograph: Chris Guillen

 

 
This article appears in the March 2008 issue of Chicago Magazine.

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