Here’s where to drink on a budget this week in Chicago.
Thursday, April 19
Bar Cargo (605 N. Wells St., 312-929-0065) offers half-price bottles of wine and $5 drafts from 5 to 7 p.m.
Friday, April 20
Chicago French Market (131 N. Clinton St., 312-575-0306) offers $4 cans and bottles of beer and cider, $5 glasses of wine, $3 chips and salsa, $2.50 pork sliders and $10 volcano rolls from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 21
Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba (2024 N. Halsted St., 773-935-5000) offers $16 red sangria pitchers, $1 pinxtos, $2.50 spicy potatoes and $3.25 bacon-wrapped dates in the bar area from 4 to 6 p.m.
Sunday, April 22
Hub 51 (51 W. Hubbard St., 312-828-0051) offers half-price sushi from 3 to 6 p.m.
Monday, April 23
Arbella (112 W. Grand Ave., 312-846-6654) offers $5 flatbreads, $8 old-fashioned cocktails, $7 seasonal punch and $6 rotating mules from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24
Estereo (2450 N. Milwaukee Ave., 773-360-8363) offers a different tropical cocktail each week for $8 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 25
The Boundary (1932 W. Division St., 773-278-1919) offers $4 draft beer, half-price glasses of wine, and $4 appetizers including pretzel bites, cheese curds and baked spinach dip from 5 to 7 p.m.
Samantha Nelson is a RedEye freelancer.
