…e-tier dance club on the 40th floor of the Tessera Tower in Chicago, where the dress code costs more than most Shelf residents make in a month and the view of Lake Mic…

…e-tier dance club on the 40th floor of the Tessera Tower in Chicago, where the dress code costs more than most Shelf residents make in a month and the view of Lake Mic…

Aphelion occupies the 87th floor of Axiom Tower, the highest non-corporate floor in GLMZ, and it is exactly what you think it is. The drinks are obscenely ex…

Aphelion occupies the 87th floor of Axiom Tower, the highest non-corporate floor in GLMZ, and it is exactly what you think it is. The drinks are obscenely ex…

An electronic music venue in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood that occupies a former television repair shop and has kept every CRT m…

An electronic music venue in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood that occupies a former television repair shop and has kept every CRT m…

A retro physical arcade in Chicago's Wicker Park that operates exclusively on pre-Collapse technology: mechanical pinball machines, ca…

A retro physical arcade in Chicago's Wicker Park that operates exclusively on pre-Collapse technology: mechanical pinball machines, ca…

A members-only establishment in Chicago's Loop that exists specifically for the execution of contracts — not the negotiation, not the plann…

A members-only establishment in Chicago's Loop that exists specifically for the execution of contracts — not the negotiation, not the plann…

Gossamer occupies the top floor of a Laceworks residential tower, accessible by a single elevator whose activation requires a biometric invitation updated we…

Gossamer occupies the top floor of a Laceworks residential tower, accessible by a single elevator whose activation requires a biometric invitation updated we…

A high-stakes card room in a Spire residential tower in Chicago's River North, accessible by invitation only and operated by a fixer named Constantine Borg-Osei wh…

A high-stakes card room in a Spire residential tower in Chicago's River North, accessible by invitation only and operated by a fixer named Constantine Borg-Osei wh…

Kindling is a live music bar on Ashland Avenue in the Circuit — the Tier 2-3 belt of Meridian that wraps around the inner city like a working-class exoskelet…

Kindling is a live music bar on Ashland Avenue in the Circuit — the Tier 2-3 belt of Meridian that wraps around the inner city like a working-class exoskelet…

Moth & Flame is a cocktail lounge hidden behind a functioning tailor shop in the Laceworks, accessible through a fitting room whose back wall opens when you …

Moth & Flame is a cocktail lounge hidden behind a functioning tailor shop in the Laceworks, accessible through a fitting room whose back wall opens when you …

A tech worker dive in Chicago's Loop district that caters to the mid-tier programmers, network techs, and data janitors who keep…

A tech worker dive in Chicago's Loop district that caters to the mid-tier programmers, network techs, and data janitors who keep…

Parallax is a lounge that exists in two locations simultaneously. The first is a sleek, minimalist space on the fourth floor of a Laceworks commercial buildi…

Parallax is a lounge that exists in two locations simultaneously. The first is a sleek, minimalist space on the fourth floor of a Laceworks commercial buildi…

A tea ceremony house in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood run by a synthetic named Senna who has been serving the same tea blend — a co…

A tea ceremony house in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood run by a synthetic named Senna who has been serving the same tea blend — a co…

…and live music venue operating from a different location in Chicago every week, broadcasting on frequencies that Zheng-Dao Bioelectric has been trying to shut down for…

…and live music venue operating from a different location in Chicago every week, broadcasting on frequencies that Zheng-Dao Bioelectric has been trying to shut down for…

A molecular gastronomy bar in Chicago's West Loop where the drinks are chemistry experiments and the food is an argument about what food…

A molecular gastronomy bar in Chicago's West Loop where the drinks are chemistry experiments and the food is an argument about what food…

A Spire-tier concert venue in Chicago's Magnificent Mile district that hosts neural-feed performances — concerts where the music is trans…

A Spire-tier concert venue in Chicago's Magnificent Mile district that hosts neural-feed performances — concerts where the music is trans…

A Spire-tier fighting venue in Chicago's Gold Coast that presents combat as high art. The arena is a circular platform of polished white s…

A Spire-tier fighting venue in Chicago's Gold Coast that presents combat as high art. The arena is a circular platform of polished white s…

…ooks almost intentional. The location — a wrecked block in Chicago's Englewood district, now called Ironfield — means that Rubble & Rye serves the hardest tier of Mer…

…ooks almost intentional. The location — a wrecked block in Chicago's Englewood district, now called Ironfield — means that Rubble & Rye serves the hardest tier of Mer…

Switchback occupies a decommissioned L-station platform in the Circuit, specifically the elevated section where the old Brown Line curved between Diversey an…

Switchback occupies a decommissioned L-station platform in the Circuit, specifically the elevated section where the old Brown Line curved between Diversey an…

…club in a flooded sub-basement beneath a condemned hotel in Chicago's South Loop, where the water is knee-deep, the music is relentless, and the experience is unlike a…

…club in a flooded sub-basement beneath a condemned hotel in Chicago's South Loop, where the water is knee-deep, the music is relentless, and the experience is unlike a…

A gambling hall in Chicago's Chinatown that only accepts physical Quanta chips and has an absolute ban on electronic devices o…

A gambling hall in Chicago's Chinatown that only accepts physical Quanta chips and has an absolute ban on electronic devices o…

…on. One week the space was a faithful recreation of a 1920s Chicago speakeasy, down to period-accurate cocktails and a jazz band playing instruments manufactured in th…

…on. One week the space was a faithful recreation of a 1920s Chicago speakeasy, down to period-accurate cocktails and a jazz band playing instruments manufactured in th…

A comedy club in Chicago's Logan Square where the audience is screened at the door and anyone with a recording-capable BCI i…

A comedy club in Chicago's Logan Square where the audience is screened at the door and anyone with a recording-capable BCI i…

A bar built inside a decommissioned elevator shaft in a Chicago office tower, where the original elevator car serves as the main seating area and the shaft itself…

A bar built inside a decommissioned elevator shaft in a Chicago office tower, where the original elevator car serves as the main seating area and the shaft itself…

…w alley between two Zheng-Dao Bioelectric relay stations in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, The Filament is lit entirely by stolen power. The owner — known only as Lux…

…w alley between two Zheng-Dao Bioelectric relay stations in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, The Filament is lit entirely by stolen power. The owner — known only as Lux…

The Keel is built inside the inverted hull of a Great Lakes freighter that was dragged ashore during Old Harbor's reconstruction and never moved. The ship — …

The Keel is built inside the inverted hull of a Great Lakes freighter that was dragged ashore during Old Harbor's reconstruction and never moved. The ship — …

The Lantern Room is located on the third floor of a flooded warehouse in Old Harbor's eastern waterfront, directly above the canal that used to be Canalport …

The Lantern Room is located on the third floor of a flooded warehouse in Old Harbor's eastern waterfront, directly above the canal that used to be Canalport …

…floating dance barge that operates on Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee, making stops at lakefront docks along the corridor for passengers to board and disem…

…floating dance barge that operates on Lake Michigan between Chicago and Milwaukee, making stops at lakefront docks along the corridor for passengers to board and disem…

An information broker's establishment in Chicago's Gold Coast, operating behind the facade of a rare book dealer, where the real currency is data an…

An information broker's establishment in Chicago's Gold Coast, operating behind the facade of a rare book dealer, where the real currency is data an…

…Root exists forty meters below street level in a section of Chicago's abandoned freight tunnel system that was sealed during the Reconstruction and subsequently forgot…

…Root exists forty meters below street level in a section of Chicago's abandoned freight tunnel system that was sealed during the Reconstruction and subsequently forgot…

…arved into the basement of a condemned meatpacking plant on Chicago's near west side, where the ceiling sweats condensation year-round and the air tastes like copper.…

…arved into the basement of a condemned meatpacking plant on Chicago's near west side, where the ceiling sweats condensation year-round and the air tastes like copper.…

…fighting arena built inside a working freight elevator in a Chicago industrial tower, where the ring is the elevator car itself and the fight goes floor to floor. The…

…fighting arena built inside a working freight elevator in a Chicago industrial tower, where the ring is the elevator car itself and the fight goes floor to floor. The…

A sensory deprivation facility in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood that offers the most complete disconnection from the world available withou…

A sensory deprivation facility in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood that offers the most complete disconnection from the world available withou…