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This West Village bar is more of a neighborhood bar than a dive, but it's got the time under its belt and the following to qualify as a bona fide…
- story: Leslie Pariseau
This West Village bar is more of a neighborhood bar than a dive, but it's got the time under its belt and the following to qualify as a bona fide…
Lucy has been bartending at Lucy's before it was called Lucy's. Most nights, the Polish owner is still there popping beer bottles and pouring whiskies. The bar, overlooking Thompson Square…
Primarily a jukebox joint, Showtime has a stellar collection of R&B and vintage soul curated by owner and DJ Paul Vivari. And, best of all, it's free. Drinks aren’t much…
Crappy décor in a dive is requisite. Often it's just a few tin beer signs or a wooden placard with a cliché about how the bartender is always right. But…
You go to Red Room for the music at Black Cat. It's a bar to take a break from the show upstairs, or wait for it to start. But it's…
Can a place that serves brunch also be a dive bar? In D.C. it can, as long as shots and beers are available and there are no fancy riffs on…
The funny thing about the Raven—which holds Washington, D.C.’s oldest liquor license—is that it’s called a “grill” and has a neon sign that reads “cocktails,” yet it offers neither food…
Adjacent to “Cheesesteak Vegas”—the searing neon tourist-trappy block featuring Pat’s and Geno’s—Ray’s caters to all facets of South Philly. That includes early risers. The bar, which, true to form, offers…
Bob & Barb’s, a fixture on the quieter half of iconic South Street, features what might be the biggest collection of displayable Pabst Blue Ribbon memorabilia in the country. It…
An old-timey holdout on a Center City street dominated by nouveau-riche destinations, Oscar’s is a classic. Quite simply, Philly would be crappier without this bar, from décor on down. Dive…