The recognition of different monocarboxylic acids by a group of substituted imidazoles containing pyridyl moiety has been studied. This work highlights the substituent effects as well as the position of “nitrogen” in the attached pyridine moiety of the hosts during the recognition process. The strongest recognition ability is observed if the receptor contains the 2‐pyridyl moiety. The binding ability is weak for the imidazoles with a 3‐pyridyl unit, and it is close to the phenyl‐substituted imidazoles. The size of the monocarboxylic acids also plays a crucial role in the formation of the host–guest complexes. In all the cases, host and guest bind in 2:1 mode of complexation. This type of interaction is due to the angular supramolecular arrangement of two host molecules generating a cavity to bind the carboxylic acid through three‐ or four‐point hydrogen bonding. The phenyl substituents at the imidazole also slightly enhance the association of hosts and guests. The 1H NMR studies clearly demonstrate a host–guest interaction without any proton transfer in a neutral organic medium.