When the weekend rolls around, I love getting out of the house and meeting up with friends for a drink and a good time at a local bar.
There are a couple places I usually find myself being a regular at, like CJ’s Public House and Big Timber Axe Throwing in downtown Rockford! CJ’s has pool, darts, shuffleboard, and other classic bar games to enjoy while you’re drinking, and Big Timber has axe throwing, pool, board games, and cocktails/mocktails that are so, so, so delicious!
I love bars that have entertainment besides drinking, but that’s just me.
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The Rockford area has a lot of underrated places to grab a drink, and if you’ve been trying to find a new spot to hangout with friends around town, locals didn’t disappoint with their favorite places to go for drinks after-dark.
Local Favorites: Where To Grab A Drink In the Rockford Area
- Loves Park VFW
- Alechemy
- TAP 251
- 8th Ward Pub
- Music Box
- Mary’s Place
- Minnihan’s
- Big Timber Axe Throwing & Bar
- Benny’s at Nest
- The Stables Bar – Dixon
- Screw City Tavern
- The GOAT Pub and Grill
- Sips in the Park
- CJ’s Public House
- Buchanan Street Pub
- Tad’s on the Rock
- The Rusty Wheel Tavern – South Beloit
- Ernie’s Midtown Pub
- Finnegan’s Cottage
- Poison Ivy Pub Roscoe
- Neighbors Bar & Grill
- The Parks
- MC Tap
- Shatter Bar – Loves Park
- Whiskey’s Roadhouse
The list goes on and on, find all the recommendations here for the best bars with great vibes, live music, and delicious drinks…