Brooklyn Inn
Admittedly, Brooklyn Inn is not a dive bar. It's just a really good neighborhood bar that doesn't fit into any definite category. The corner space anchoring a stately corner of…
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The Red Derby
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…
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Galander Kreuzberg
On a quiet leafy street, several blocks from the genteel buzz of Bergmannstraße, Galander is the sort of apparition from another era that every traveller dreams of finding when wandering…
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Holy Water
Neighborhood bars were never trendy until classic cocktails came back. Now, it's easier than ever for a corner bar in an urbane hood to become the next best drink joint.…
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J.J. Foley’s Bar & Grille
Owned by the same Foley clan as J.J. Foley’s Cafe—Jerry runs the South End, and this one is run by his cousin Jim—this Irish pub has a decidedly divier feel.…
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Brick & Mortar
Though Brick & Mortar makes great cocktails, it's also simply a neighborhood bar. Full of goofballs who know how to make great drinks, Brick & Mortar knows how to party,…
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The Tempest
Occupying a converted warehouse with exposed beams and high ceilings and featuring a number of vintage bicycles suspended above, The Tempest is a low key SOMA spot popular with locals…
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Möve im Felsenkeller
This narrow neighborhood kneipe on Schöneberg’s pleasant Akazienstraße is neither a dive bar nor a punk bar, but rather a time machine offering a glimpse of what it was like…
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