| 1815 Club (earlier the Alex Club, later Eddie Shaw’s Place) |
1815 W Roosevelt Rd | Howlin’ Wolf, Magic Sam, Eddie Shaw, Jesse Robinson,Tail Dragger |
| Artesia Lounge | W Madison St | Little Arthur, Eddie Taylor, Big Red & Easy Baby |
| Avenue Lounge | W Madison St & 5th Ave | Lonnie Brooks, Otis Rush |
| Big Duke’s Blue Flame | Madison St & California | Howlin’ Wolf, Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials |
| Big Duke’s Flamingo | Roosevelt Rd & Washtenaw | Carey Bell, Eddie Taylor, Howlin’ Wolf |
| Bow-Tie’s | Pulaski Rd & Jackson | Lee Shot Williams |
| Club Sue B Rue | Cicero Ave near Madison St | Bobby Rush, Mighty Joe Young, Little Milton |
| Copper Box | Syl Johnson | |
| David & Thelma’s | 4236 W Lake St | Tail Dragger |
| Del Morrocco Lounge | 4524 W Madison St | Tommy Brooks, Hip Lankchan, Big Bad Ben, Little Smokey Smothers, Little Wolf |
| New Del Morrocco Lounge | Lake St & Halsted St | Little Smokey Smothers, Bill Warren, Ray Scott |
| Delta Fish Market | Jackson Blvd & Kedzie | Sunnyland Slim, John Littlejohn, Highway Man, Tail Dragger, Detroit Junior, Willie Williams, Big Moose Walker, Oliver Davis, Eddie Taylor |
| Domino Lounge | Ogden Ave & Roosevelt Rd | Willie Kent, Necktie Nate |
| Don’s Cedar Club (not quite West Side) |
Milwaukee Ave & Division St | Eddie Shaw, Otis Rush, Mighty Joe Young |
| Eddie Shaw’s | 4500 block of W Madison St | Little Addison, Boston Blackie |
| Fox Hole Lounge | Kedzie Blvd | Fenton Robinson |
| Golden Slipper | Pulaski Rd | Tail Dragger, Fenton Robinson, Aron Burton |
| Holiday Lounge | 3563 W 5th Ave | Tail Dragger, Big Leon Brooks, James Scott Jr |
| Kansas City Red’s | W Madison St | Kansas City Red, Eddie Taylor |
| L&A (later The Majestic M) |
1422 S Pulaski Rd | Magic Sam, Eddy Clearwater, Otis Rush, Boston Blackie, L.C. Roby |
| Lovia’s Lounge | Ogden Ave & Keeler | Fenton Robinson |
| Mary’s Lounge | 358 S Pulaski Rd | Tail Dragger, Hubert Sumlin, Willie James Lyons, Big Leon Brooks |
| Necktie Nate’s aka Nate’s Green Door Tavern | 2532 W Roosevelt Rd | Necktie Nate, Lee “Little Wolf” Solomon, Tail Dragger, Willie Kent, Big Bad Ben |
| Olive’s Lounge aka Curtis’ Lounge |
3800 W Lake St | Little Arthur Duncan, Hip Lankchan, James Scott Jr. |
| One Step Beyond | 901 S Kedzie Blvd | Little Arthur, Byther Smith |
| Percy’s 7th Heaven Lounge | 3706 W Roosevelt Rd | Tail Dragger |
| Poinciana | 3801 W Lake St | Lee Jackson, Grant Allison, Big Bad Ben, Lester Davenport, Kansas City Red, Mr Leo, Lacy Gibson |
| Pompemon Supper Club | 739 S California Ave | Big Bad Ben |
| Rat Trap | Cermak Rd & Keeler | Big Red & Easy Baby |
| Riviera (Silvio’s) | Lake St & Kedzie Blvd | Howlin’ Wolf, Mighty Joe Young |
| Ross & Ma Bea’s | Madison St & Sacramento Ave | Sugar Bear (Willie Kent), Mighty Joe Young, Jimmy Dawkins |
| Show & Tell | 1320 West Lake St | Willie Williams, Johnny Sayles, Big Leon Brooks, Detroit Junior, Tail Dragger |
| Sheila’s Lounge | 810 S Pulaski Rd | Frank Scott Jr., Left Hand Frank, Charlie McClellan |
| Single File Pub | 934 W Webster St | Vanessa Davis, Bill Warren |
| Sly’s | Cicero Ave near Madison St | Eddie C. Campbell, Lee Shot Williams |
| Sportsman’s Lounge | Roosevelt Rd & Central Park Ave | John Littlejohn, Buddy Guy |
| Star Dust Lounge | Pulaski Rd | Jumping Willie Cobbs, Eddy Clearwater |
| Sunset Lounge | Ogden Ave | Eddy Clearwater |
| Tate’s Lounge | 1551 S Kedzie Blvd | Willie Williams, Lester Davenport, Willie James Lyons |
| Texas Lady | Cermak Rd & Kedzie Blvd | Fenton Robinson |
| TJ’s | Lake St | Eddie C. Campbell, Milton Houston, Boston Blackie |
| Tom’s Musician’s Lounge (Walton’s Corner) | Roosevelt Rd & Fairfield Ave | Luther Allison, Freddie King, Bobby Rush |
| Vern’s Friendly Lounge | 1258 S Pulaski Rd | Tail Dragger, Eddie Taylor, Little Arthur Duncan |
| Waterhole | 14th St & Western Ave | Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson |
| White Stallion | Pulaski Rd & Taylor St | Eddy Clearwater, Bobby Rush, Koko Taylor with Mighty Joe Young |
| Washburne Lounge aka Upstairs Lounge |
Washburne & Hoyne | Sam Taylor, Roosevelt Bloomfield, Lester Davenport, Willie Johnson, Big Bad Ben, Birmingham Jones |
| Wigwam | W Madison St | Hound Dog Taylor |
| Y’Alls | Y’Alls | Luther “Guitar Jr.” Johnson |