The best bars & nightlife in Champaign
12 bars & nightlife we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.
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Collective Pour
NightlifeCollective Pour keeps 40+ craft beers on draft alongside a serious whiskey and bourbon selection, plus cocktails, then tags in Smith Burger…
Collective Pour
NightlifePunch! Bar & Lounge
NightlifeWhether you're in the mood for a dialed-in classic or curious about inventive sips, Punch! Bar & Lounge leans into that sweet spot where…
Punch! Bar & Lounge
NightlifePour Bros. Craft Taproom
NightlifePour Bros. Craft Taproom lets you run the taps, sampling from beer, cider, mead and wine while your cocktail friends still get handcrafted…
Pour Bros. Craft Taproom
NightlifeAlto Vineyards Champaign
NightlifeAlto Vineyards Champaign keeps midweek sanity intact with a lineup spanning sweet to dry, red to white. They’re Southern Illinois’ oldest,…
Alto Vineyards Champaign
NightlifeHound's Rest
NightlifeHound's Rest keeps the volume low and the quality high with an antique bar, 27 draft lines, and a focused menu of local beer, cocktails,…
Hound's Rest
NightlifeRose Bowl Tavern
NightlifeLaid-back venue featuring live music, beer, cocktails and wines.
Rose Bowl Tavern
NightlifeSun Singer
NightlifeSun Singer nails the sweet spot between wine bar and hangout, with Saturday tastings, a creative lunch to weekend brunch lineup, and a…
Sun Singer
NightlifeSeven Saints
NightlifeSeven Saints nails the midweek craving with legendary signature sliders, hand-battered cheese curds, and tomato bisque every day. Sip a…
Seven Saints
NightlifeCowboy Monkey
NightlifeCowboy Monkey keeps your week lively with live bands, open mics, comedy nights, and those Cumbia y Mas late nights with DJ Wesjile, all…
Cowboy Monkey
NightlifeLegends
NightlifeAn Illini tradition with the energy to match, Legends hits the sweet spot for catching the game with friends, solid burgers and bar grub,…
Legends
NightlifeThe Axe Bar
NightlifeChampaign’s first and only axe-throwing bar, The Axe Bar pairs bullseye-chasing lanes with buttery-crust pizzas, meatball subs, and a…
The Axe Bar
NightlifeEsquire Lounge
NightlifeEsquire Lounge has been serving Downtown Champaign since 1975, still delightfully simple and unmistakably good, from hearty bar bites to…
Esquire Lounge
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