Ginger Man definitely plays against type in a row of predictable sports bars across the street from Wrigley Field. On game days the earthy bar has been known to crank classical music in an attempt to calm drunken fans -- or at least shoo them away. Pool tables (free on Sun) are always busy with slightly bohemian neighborhood 20-somethings, who have more than 80 beers to choose from.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Chicago 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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