Spybar

646 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA

Related:	primary night club
Related:	primary nightclub
Address:	646 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA
Phone:	+1 312-337-2191
Site:	spybarchicago.com
Rating:	3.9
Working:	Closed 10PM–4AM 10PM–4AM 10PM–4AM 10PM–4AM 10PM–5AM Closed

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A Private User

SpyBar! One of the house music captials of Chicago! Spy Bar is one of the ultimate Chicago nightclubs! Whether you are from the suburbs and heading down for the night, you live in the city, or are just visiting Chicago on vacation CHECKOUT SPY-BAR! Their DJ talent in always superb! Some of the best Chicago house DJs are at SpyBar and their service is great. Parties are always going and dont stop till the wee hours in the morning. From my DJ standpoint I like to both go clubbing and DJ, and I must say their sound-system is fantastic! Sometimes when I just come to hangout witha group of friends at SpyBar they always treat my friends and I with a great deal of respect and the girls (go-gos and shot-girls) always will give my friends a great time, even without me asking! It is just lots of fun at SpyBar! If you dont like SpyBar check out Sound-Bar right down the street! Enjoy!

Samantha Dawson

Friday Night rocks !!! Friday Night? This event was great! I love this space! Very cool! Great place to dance and have fun!The club itself was very trendy with a modern style and great lounge spots. The bar tenders were great and had quick drink turnover- I never waited for a drink longer than 30 seconds. DJ Nique was here this night and he did not disappoint!!! The service and staff here were awesome! So whats the bottom line: Spy-bar is good for people like me, who do the deep-underground club scene. 5 stars for everything and minus for nothing, so total 5 stars.

Sean Pileski

If you like non-vocal house music, Spy Bar or Primary are the two places to go. Its a cool place with good DJs, a non-pretentious crowd and usually no lines (although theres plenty of people there). I believe cover was $20 for guys & girls at prime-time and $10 at 3ish. There are plenty of other clubs in the neighborhood if you want a change of scenery. The entrance is down an alley and the club itself is in the basement of the building. Theres valet on the corner for $12 and across the street at Sound-Bar. Theres a parking lot behind the building too for $15.

Barry Andrews

Was visiting Chicago from London. Heard about SpyBar from friends. Really enjoyed the venue and music. Unfortunately, I was robbed at the side of the dance floor by the bar. I was standing with a group of friends. 2 men, about 25, Hispanic I think, came up to me, smiling. One then walked behind me and I felt my wallet being removed from my back pocket. I turned round and the guy in front of me pulled my phone from my front pocket. Smiled again and disappeared. Happened really quickly. We left immediately. Of course, it ruined the night, and spoiled Chicago.

Houston Leifester

Was visiting from Texas and hoped to find a place with some decent house or techno music. The reviews led me to believe the music would be good here, but it really seemed the DJ was just playing something only slightly less bad than David Guetta style music or a bunch of awful house/techno remixes of Top 40 music that was already awful enough to begin with. Sound system was underwhelming too. It was also a Wednesday, so maybe it doesnt suck so bad on other nights. I dont know, Ill probably never bother figuring that out.

Nicholas Demorest

Good for deep house, tech house and techno, usually pulls in a strong rotation of national and international DJs and producers every weekend. Midsized, lounge atmosphere. Crowd is usually dressier on Fridays and Saturdays, although they dont have a strict dress code which is nice. Can usually get free or discounted cover with RSVP. Otherwise usually $20 to get in after midnight. Drinks on the pricier side.

European Clubber Deals

Nice looking Club but bad DJs and over priced drinks,i travel all over the World and visit many Clubs from all over the World but this SpyBar has to learn what good music means,DJs cant even mix 2 tracks together.I am not a DJ but for sure i can even play better then many DJs playing in that Club.Free to try :-) Which means i know what good music means.PLEASE CHANGE YOUR DJS WHO CANT MIX.

Joe Themig

Always a great atmosphere with some of the very best underground electronic DJs coming through here. Though it can get a little crowded, the crowd is the for the music, and you dont have to worry about VIP nonsense ruining your evening. Keep an eye out for some of the big names they bring on Thursday nights too... sometimes you can catch a truly epic DJ minus the wall-to-wall crowd.

milena chakaloff

Idk what who those cars in the picture are supposed to belong to but if YOU are looking for a moist, dingy smelling basement to spend your free time in this is the plce for you! They play the best song over and over again really its just the same song (or atleast it feels that way!) anyway for just a small fee of $20-$30 per person you can have the lamest night of your life

kathan1672

I dont normally write reviews but I have to write about this one. This is one of the worst clubs in chicago. Not that the service is bad but its so BORING! They play the same song over and over again all night long. Crowd is fairly boring as well. This was my second time going almost a year later and its just as boring. Really hope I dont ever have to go back.

Mike Vella

This is one of my favorite spots in the city to come and just get LIT. The drinks are poured very well, so I dont mind paying what they ask. The artists are top notch and they always pay respect to some good house names, like should. I suggest buying tickets ahead of time or Rsvp to skip the Nazi line security. Also a plus is no dress code.

Hhhhh Jj

Guys I dont usually write reviews but I have to say this is the weakest, most over priced, most lame, bar/club I have ever been to I did not have fun at all! Now dont get me wrong if you like weird old people dancing like weirdos then thats the place for you but if not I am trying to help everyone not waste 20 dollars to go to this club

Susan Clarke

My companion said that I could get in because the bar would recognize my face. We went to the door, and there was a place to look in and we got in the bar. We went upstairs and it was dark and we sat at the bar. He ordered drinks for us and we drank a little and then we left. I expected to stay a little longer.

Mark Shields

Smaller club space that sets apart from other River North clubs. After walking down a flight of stairs you enter to find a truly "underground" experience. Fantastic minimalist house music. They consistently bring in great DJs. Its never too crowded. You always get a drink quickly. Staff is very friendly.

John James

Hate the place its a real dungen . Drinks are high they same staff at detention and primary.. Not to mention every one getting coked out especially the bouncers and selling it to. Especially the one with dreadlocks. Hate it either u are a coke head or you out of there. Music and place sucks.

Andy Zhang

Won free bottle service. They put us at a standing table, which was fair, given that we didnt reserve. However, service was only attentive in the beginning; started getting spotty near the end of the night. Also, the place was flooding with brosters by 1am. Music was ok.