THE HAPPY HOUR INDEX · OCTOBER 2026

What happy hour costs in Chicago

One round — cheapest drink + cheapest bite — costs a median $13 here, #7 of 19 cities (national median $14).

THE INDEX · DRINK + BITE $13 median of 77 venues

COCKTAIL $10 median of 95 venues

BEER $6 median of 69 venues

WINE $8 median of 77 venues

OYSTER (EACH) $2 median of 17 venues

By neighbourhood

Area	Index	Cocktail	Beer	Wine	Oyster (each)	Venues
Andersonville / Edgewater	—	$8.50	—	$7	—	7
Lakeview / Boystown	$15.95	$9.50	$5.50	$8	—	7
Lincoln Park	$12	$10	$5	$8	—	8
Logan Square	—	$8.50	$5	$7	—	11
River North	$12.99	$9.50	$5.50	$8	$2	32
West Loop / Fulton Market	$12	$10	$6	$10	$2	17
Wicker Park / Bucktown	—	$10	$6.50	$10	—	11

Blank = fewer than 4 priced venues in that area.