€€€€ • Bistro • Lincoln Park
Every good bar has a backstory. Ours just happens to start with a wrench. Before it poured beer, this corner poured sweat. The Racine Plumbing Bar & Grill took its name from a family plumbing business founded in 1881, a working-class legacy that helped build Chicago from the pipes up. In 1996, that legacy shifted from wrenches to well drinks when the bar first opened its doors. It quickly became a true neighborhood spot, best known for sports, simple bar food, and familiar faces. We call it Gunny’s Pub. New owners, new vibes, a whole new space. Gunny’s is an independently owned, all-day neighborhood pub built around a pretty straightforward idea: make familiar things really, really well. We serve lunch, dinner, coffee, beer, wine, and cocktails, with a food menu that pulls heavily from the Midwest.