Kasey's Tavern

Kasey's Tavern is a historic beer bar in Printers Row, South Loop, Chicago, where groups gather for birthday drinks, watch parties and casual get-togethers. It calls itself Chicago's second oldest tavern, and a bar has stood at this Dearborn Street corner for over 130 years.

Groups gather in the bar itself, an old neighborhood tavern with a mix of longtime regulars and newer residents.

Drinks are the center of a group outing here. The list runs past 130 beers, from domestics to Midwest craft beers and imports, with liquor, wine and non-alcoholic options too. Food is tavern-style pizza, easy to share around a table. The bar hosts brewery nights, tap takeovers and game-day events, so it fits a watch party or a beer-focused birthday.

Practical details for planners: the bar is open until 2am Sunday to Friday and until 3am on Saturday, and it opens at 10am for Sunday Bears home games. It sits on Dearborn Street between Harrison and Polk.