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West Loop and United Center sports bars
The United Center is on the Near West Side, at Madison and Damen. The West Loop is the neighborhood just east of it. This page mixes rooms that are a short walk from the arena with West Loop and West Town pubs that publish a game shuttle or a Fire partnership.
Blackhawks and Bulls games are on the calendar this month. No food or drink price was copied unless the bar published it.
The bars
The Barn Hockey Bar
1659 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL 60612
Fans Blackhawks
Blackhawks bar a short walk from the United Center. Time Out says it replaced The Ogden in 2023, has about 50 TVs, and is about a seven-minute walk from the arena.
Kaiser Tiger
1415 W. Randolph St., Chicago, IL 60607
Fans Blackhawks and Bulls
West Loop sausage and beer bar.
The bar’s shuttle page says a complimentary shuttle runs to all Blackhawks and Bulls games and to most United Center concerts. No reservation is required. The return shuttle runs for Hawks and Bulls games, and the page says it does not run back from concerts.
Ranalli’s West Loop
1326 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL 60607
Pizza and a sports room near the United Center.
The restaurant’s site says it offers free shuttle rides to and from most United Center events. A Ranalli’s event kit dated Oct. 22, 2025, says the room has 33 TVs and is five blocks from the arena. That kit is the source for the TV count, not a new count.
Billy Goat Tavern on Madison
1535 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL 60607
Fans Blackhawks
The Madison room is the Billy Goat closest to the United Center. The site calls this room the original Blackhawks bar.
Posted bar hours are Monday–Thursday 7 a.m.–10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 7 a.m.–midnight, and Sunday 10 a.m.–10 p.m. The location page says both the kitchen and the bar stay open later when there is a United Center game or concert.
Embassy Public House
1435 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60607
Fans Fire
Official Chicago Fire partner pub. The Fire list places it on the Near West Side, south of the United Center, not in the West Loop restaurant row.
The Fire pub page says partner pubs show Fire matches. No separate drink special was published there.
Cleo’s Bar and Grill
1935 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
Fans Fire
Official Chicago Fire partner pub. The Fire list places it in West Town. Time Out also notes bocce.
It is not a walk from the United Center door. It is on this page because it is a verified team pub on the Near Northwest Side.
Getting there by CTA
CTA says the United Center is two blocks south and one block east of the Green Line Damen stop, and two blocks south and three blocks west of the Green and Pink Line Ashland/Lake stop.
The Blue Line Illinois Medical District stop is a few blocks south. Use the Damen Avenue exit and walk north. Bus #19 is the United Center Express. Buses #20 Madison, #9 Ashland, #50 Damen, and #126 Jackson also stop nearby. There is no Metra station at the door.
Parking
The parking file says 2026–27 United Center construction changes the lots: coupon-only parking in Lots A, B, C, F, and MXC, with drive-up in Lots W and M west of Damen and Lots L, R, T, P, and E east of Wood. Blackhawks lots open one hour before gates. The Blackhawks recommend prebooking on SpotHero.
Ticket guides
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- River North sports bars
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- Lakeview sports bars
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- Bears watch-party bars
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FAQ
Is the United Center in the West Loop?
The arena is at 1901 W. Madison St., on the Near West Side. The West Loop is the area just east of it. Kaiser Tiger and Ranalli’s are the West Loop rooms on this list.
Which bars run a shuttle to Bulls or Blackhawks games?
Kaiser Tiger’s site says its shuttle covers every Bulls and Blackhawks game. Ranalli’s West Loop says it offers a free shuttle to most United Center events.
Which L stop is the United Center?
Green Line at Damen, Green or Pink at Ashland/Lake, or Blue at Illinois Medical District. On game nights, bus #19 runs to the arena.