How a Notoriously Inhospitable Dive Became the New York City Media Hangout
“Cool digs, but the bartender’s shitty attitude turned me off.”
- story: Meredith Clark
- photos: Shannon Sturgis
Inside Austin’s Most Beloved Dive Bar
Largely unchanged since it first opened in 1972, Lala's Little Nugget, a Christmas-themed dive bar in Austin, remains one of the city's most popular bars.
- story: Deborah Stoll
- photo: Sandy Carson
One More Round for Rocky at the Palais Royale
What does the bar by which we judge all other bars look like today? In “Deep Dive,” we send writers back to their college haunts to find out what treasures…
- story: Kara Newman
- illustration: Yoonhwa Jang
The Upper Deck
One of the last surviving dive bars in the heart of King Street, the Upper Deck is a hidden, second-level bar that feels more like a college dude's apartment than…
- story: Danielle Bergere
The Royal American
The Royal American is a newer joint, so they haven’t quite earned their dive stripes, but the look of this place—which is located in an old metal smith shop on…
- story: Danielle Bergere
Tattooed Moose
In the former home of Kitty’s Fine Foods, a once loved meat-and-three on the Upper Peninsula, is “The Moose.” From the same folks of Voodoo Tiki Bar & Lounge, it’s…
- story: Danielle Bergere
Big John’s Tavern
Opened in 1954, Big John’s ranks as Charleston’s oldest dive bar. After a recent renovation by the gents behind swanky downtown drinking destination The Rarebit, Big John’s bones are still…
- story: Danielle Bergere
Madam’s Organ
A play on the name of the bar's neighborhood, Adams Morgan, Madam's Organ is a D.C. institution welcoming in misfits, musicians, punks and artists for over two decades. While the food and…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
Yur’s
The epitome of neighborhood dive, Yur's is cheap, semi-dumpy and stocks enough PBR to satisfy the entire city. It's owned by a former Washington Redskins player, and has become an…
- story: punch_intern2
