Nisei Lounge

The Facebook home of the oldest bar in Wrigleyville. We're more fun in person. Wrigleyville's oldest tavern, established at 3439 North Sheffield in 1951.

A classic Chicago neighborhood dive bar with an excellent selection of retro beers, craft beers, and cocktails, along with a good pool table, a great jukebox, and free darts and board games for customers. Always open at least 2 hours before every Cubs home game. Otherwise usually around 5pm daily, unless there's good football, we open earlier for that in the fall. Otherwise? Open 363 days a year.

10/04/2024

PROOFREADING MATTERS YOU UNDERAGE YOUNG PEOPLE!

09/25/2024

We ain’t ever running a marathon. But happy to support those who are doing one for charity.

So join us tomorrow 7-10pm as Rachel & friends guest bartend to benefit Ronald McDonald Houses!

09/15/2024

Imagine how much Bears football you had to endure over the years at Nisei Lounge for us to hang mourning bunting for the first Bears game after you passed away.

Roger Butler
1954-2024
Proud Father
Good Friend
Bears Fan

RIP Roger. https://www.caringcremations.com/obituaries/Roger-D-Butler?obId=33046993

09/14/2024

Open at 11am this Saturday but if you’re running Race to Wrigley and need a smoke break we already put the ashtray out for you.

09/11/2024

Roger Butler (1954-2024). May his memory be a blessing. https://www.caringcremations.com/obituaries/Roger-D-Butler?obId=33046993

09/06/2024

OFFICIAL NISEI LOUNGE STATEMENT ON ANTHONY RIZZO’S RETURN TO WRIGLEY FIELD THIS WEEKEND:

08/30/2024

Rhubarb infused Malort?

08/26/2024

Thursday! Come join the Black Beer Baron and Haymarket Pub & Brewery at 8pm (aka after the Pearl Jam concert crowd clears out) for a tapping a very special edition of Jay's Harold's '83 Honey Ale and their Harold Washington tribute beer "Punch 9"!

Your tips to the guest bartenders will benefit the Harold Washington scholarship at Roosevelt University!

08/24/2024

It’s not the dog days of summer it’s the return@of college football! Join us all day today for $3 Busch Light and DAY BASEBALL cans and cheers to the sports (and air conditioning)!

Photos from Nisei Lounge's post 08/20/2024

Lol. We’re magazine famous. Again.

08/19/2024

Who is ready for DAY BASEBALL OKTOBERFEST STYLE? Yes, you are. So join us Thursday starting at 11am when we'll have $4 Revolution Brewing Oktoberfests all day and maybe give the first 25 early arriving fans a DAY BASEBALL souvenir from our swag locker (with purchase) too.

08/17/2024

WE SOLD A MIMOSA!

Photos from Green Day's post 08/13/2024

Green Day and the Smashing Pumpkins play Wrigley Field tonight. Our high functioning organization actually had this on our radar and will open early at 3pm for those of you about to rock.

08/09/2024

Meet this weekend’s TOWER OF VALUE POWER!

$3 drafts!
$3 Light cans!
$3 Hazy IPA cans!
$3 tallboys!

Open…. now!

08/07/2024

DAY BASEBALL promises made!
DAY BASEBALL promises kept!

We are open and the $3 drafts are flowing!

07/26/2024

Great day for DAY OLYMPICS DRINKING! We’re open and we have Olympics on TV inside and out and some sweet $4 beer deals! Get in here!

07/25/2024

“Why yes, we do require withering sarcasm skills in all Nisei Lounge new hires. Why do you ask?”

07/21/2024

69 bottles of Malort on the wall and $5 cold beer from Sketchbook brewing all weekend. Nice.

07/12/2024

We’re as excited as Joe about the Cubs sweep in Baltimore but not nearly as generous as his 50% off everything sale celebrating it.

But in honor of a Cubs 3-0 trip to Baltimore we’re giving you $3 DAY BASEBALL beers today thru next Thursday.

You. Are. Welcome.

Also, we we are now got a Jackalope. He goes by Rabbit Maranville. Come say hi.

06/23/2024

Cubs players lining the Wrigley Field during Ryne Sandberg statue ceremony. ⚾️🫡

06/21/2024

Come get your seltzer on pregame today with us. Pineapple or watermelon await you.

06/19/2024

Cheers to the 2nd anniversary of the greatest football call in Pittsburgh history. On this week in 2022 by the one and only Pat Hughes on !

TOUCHDOWN SQUIRREL!

05/30/2024

We're so excited about this we even remembered to dust off the Facebook account. Join us Tuesday, June 4th for the Cubs - Sox at Wrigley Field and a very special 15th birthday salute to Half Acre Beer Company Daisy Cutter!

Two special anniversary Daisy Cutter 15th birthday variants will be available as well as the OG Daisy Cutter!

03/12/2024

Reminder: Lee Elia Day 2024 (Observed) will be Thursday, April 25th. There will be souvenirs and drink specials.

Makeup date (if needed) will be Wednesday, May 8th. And even if it’s not needed we’ll STILL have drink specials and souvenirs on May 8th too. AND YOU CAN PRINT IT!

NEW - Nisei Liquors - The Hoodie 2024 01/15/2024

LAST CALL! We are sending our 2024 limited edition full zip hoodie order in to the printer tomorrow afternoon! We will be ordering VERY FEW extras. So order before 5pm Tuesday to ensure you get the size you want. This is the ONLY hoodie order we expect to do this year.

NEW - Nisei Liquors - The Hoodie 2024 By demand. This is a PRE-ORDER the actual hoodies are expected to ship to you around January 22nd. We will have a very limited number of extras available at the bar after that so PRE-ORDER NOW to ensure you get your preferred hoodie size. We will NOT be doing another run of these in 2024. Printed on...

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Our Story

On a trip to Chicago Anthony Bourdain (RIP) said “"You don't talk about drinking, you do it. For God's sake." - this always made a lot of sense to us.

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Dangbabbit. Another L.
We all grieve the Rizzo trade in our own way. Thanks Cory Furlong for the libations.
Tell it to the fish complainers! Welcome to our newest team member!
Grab a ride, grab the train, or grab your bike a get here. Patio is open. Beer is cold.
Let’s give a big Nisei Lounge welcome to the new beer cooler for that better last the rest of your degenerate DAY BASEBA...
The Nisei Lounge DAY BASEBALL Express is NOW BOARDING! Plenty, scads even, of good seats available on our patio.
The Nisei Lounge CHICAGO PLAYOFF DAY BASEBALL Express train leaves our station at noon today!Next stop: October!
A 7-0 loss to the Pirates? Arggghhhh. Time for the L purging plunging penguins. Oktoberfest style.

Address


3439 N Sheffield Avenue
Chicago, IL
60657

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 2am
Tuesday 5pm - 2am
Wednesday 5pm - 2am
Thursday 5pm - 2am
Friday 4pm - 2am
Saturday 11am - 2:15am
Sunday 4pm - 2am

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