LINCOLN PARK — Clark Street might be lively, but it is not the booziest street in Lincoln Park.
With 41 bars, Lincoln Avenue is the booziest street in the 43rd Ward, which covers Lincoln Park and part of Old Town and the Gold Coast, according to a DNAinfo Chicago analysis. That's slightly less than Clark and Halsted streets, which are tied with 32 bars each. Armitage Avenue (16) and Webster Avenue (12) are distant runner-ups.
In total, the 43rd Ward has 166 bars, the analysis shows.
Inspired by a pair who drank at all of the watering holes along Western Avenue, we analyzed which streets have the most bars by looking at three types of business licenses active as of Jan. 11:
• "Tavern" licenses for watering holes that mainly sell drinks.
• "Late hour" licenses for the places that can serve alcohol until 4 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5 a.m. Friday and Saturday. (This overlaps with some tavern licenses.)
• "Consumption on premises" licenses for businesses ranging from Mariano's grocery stores to Starbucks locations across the city that sell beer and wine alongside cappuccinos.
Across the city, Clark Street is the booziest (203), followed by Milwaukee Avenue (136), Lincoln Avenue (128) and Halsted Street (127).
Check out our map to see where your street ranks (or find a new bar near your home):
For more neighborhood news, listen to DNAinfo Radio here:
