A portrait of its namesake playwright, Samuel Beckett, presides over homey Lakeview pub Beckett's Public House, a cousin to nearby Wilde Bar & Restaurant; social folks hang by the intricately carved wood bar or snag one of the plentiful tables for midpriced craft brews or rib-sticking Irish pub grub, but for those with a solitary, literary mindset, there’s a fireplace-blessed nook that’s filled with books.
3210 N. Lincoln Ave.;
773-880-9620