People who love quality beer and baseball can stumble down Clark Street from Wrigley Field after a Cubs game and get their fix at Sheffield's, one of Chicago's top beer bars. The wood-laden space attracts a younger set just mature enough to appreciate quality brews and great barbecue in the beer garden out back. A few miles north in Andersonville, The Hopleaf is where you graduate to when you want to get away from the baseball-loving masses. Not only does it possess one of the most-respected Belgian beer lists in Chicago, but with arguably the best steamed mussels and frites in town, it's the top place for a truly unbeatable pairing. Hopleaf skews a bit older and laid back, but don't worry about getting dressed up: here, it's really about the beer.

Sheffield's, 3258 North Sheffield Avenue (between West School Street and West Belmont Avenue); 773-281-4989
The Hopleaf, 5148 North Clark Street (between West Foster Street and West Winona Avenue); 773-334-9851

Photos: Sheffield's, Courtesy of Patrick Eberle; The Hopleaf, Courtesy of Grant Kessler