Boystown

The premiere gay village and LGBT community in the United States, located in Chicago's Lakeview East neighborhood.

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Chicago , IL 60657 United States

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Keisha Kornbread

Boystown is the epicenter of Chicago's gay life. Its friendly ,welcoming and safe.....if you're white. Nonwhites are frequently harassed by the police and discriminated against here at local favorites.

Sean Maccarone-Reed

Nice seeing all the pride themed sidewalks from Belmont to Bradley. Happy Pride, Boystown! ???? ????

Seth Hannan

for a small town gay teen, this place is an absolute heaven of acceptance, love, and respect! I can't wait to live here!

Adam D

I LOVE BOYSTOWN! The strip is one of the best places to get great entertainment, shop, eat, dance , drink, you name it! Plus you can always feel right at home here.

Phoenix Jimenez

Check out the stores, restaurants , and bars !

Kevin DuJan

Come to United House Mondays at Hydrate...hosted by Cyon Flare. It is old school house music from 10pm on. No cover before midnight, $5 thereafter.

Kevin DuJan

Friday pub crawl: be at Roscoe 's before 10 to beat cover. Beat cover at Hydrate before 1130. No cover at Charlie's before midnight. No cover ever at Sidetrack, Scarlet, Lucky Horseshoe , or Lil Jims

Fernando Serrano

2nd Best gay neighborhood (Zona Rosa in Mexico City is better) I had a lot of fun In here, go to Roscoe 's!

Boystown

Don't forget some of the awesomeness on our Broadway corridor—like Wrigley BBQ at Addison and Pie Hole Pizza Joint at Cornelia!

David Weathersby

Beautiful neighborhood . Great shops.

Kevin DuJan

Thursday pub crawl: 6-8pm Lucky Horseshoe . 8pm-10pm Sidetrack Comedy Night. 10-11pm Roscoes . 11-12am Hydrate burlesque revue. 12-130am Scarlet frat party. 130-230am Little Jims. 230-400am Charlies.

Ross Guthrie

Fin a local to show you a good time. There are no shortage of good time to be had here!

Jenae W.

Sunday Funday! Hit up @scarletbar for Liquid Brunch and get 10 $bottles of champagne at Minibar

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Boys always want to have fun, this is the place to be!????????????????????????

David Weathersby

Great neighborhood . Great shops.

Shawna Renda

Love it here. :D. Great atmoshpere! cant wait to visit again!!!

Oscar Agudelo

Ordenado, moderno, variado. friendly at most.

Kevin B

A nice break from the vapid ugly shit show called Weho. I always love a night out in Chitown's boystown

Greg Spears

Be sure to hit Burrito Palace !!!

Gary Riley

Boystown extends beyond 3401 N Halsted St, so be sure to look around.

Mikey

This is a great community <3

Boystown

Who's ready for Halloween ? We're super excited for it this year!

Anitra H

Fantastic time as always!

Rick Cummings

In a word. . . . FUN!

Derek Kucynda

Fun, but overrated. Explore the city !

Mark Ortega

Where the boys are pretty and the men are pretty down.

Nicki Butler

Thursday night is for Berlin #stardust or bust

Jenae W.

Wednesday night=SPIN for $1 drinks #jockbian #city

Jason T

Watch your iPhone, gurl

Nicki Butler

ladddddieessss

Demian SC

Circuit Nite Club... Latino ...

RicoSuave

Gay men everywhere!

Arturo Luna

Un lugar muy interesante, buena comida, algo caro así que si eres comprador compulsivo lleva dinero suficiente.