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This Bar Says It Will Kick You Out If You Use The Word 'Literally'
By Andy McDonald
Will they? Like, literally?
TRAVEL
The Best Dive Bars To Spend St. Patrick's Day
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
If you’re not close to one of these, then go explore the dives in your city!
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15 Simple Joys of Shelter Island And Montauk NY: Roads Less Traveled on Eastern Long Island
By Malerie Yolen-Cohen, Contributor
Publisher, GetawayMavens.com; Northeast getaway expert
14. Eat divey-old-school with updated menus. Both The Shagwong Tavern and The Dock Restaurant have been satisfying locals
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Our Favorite Dive Bars Around The World (PHOTOS)
By Travel + Leisure, Contributor
TravelandLeisure.com
--By Travel + Leisure Staff Related: The Next Great Honeymoon Destinations We regularly cover trends in bars and nightlife
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Explore One of Juarez, Mexico's Oldest Bars: The World Famous Kentucky Club
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
Juarez, Mexico use to be pretty raunchy. When we began going at 17 or 18 years old, the main strip (Juarez Avenue) was made up of bar after bar; it was a 3 lane, one-way street lined on both sides with flashing neon signs and rhythmic beating from speakers pointed out to the street.
SAN FRANCISCO
Notes From a Dive Bar XXVIII
By A.M. Black, Contributor
The Bar Slice
The old English dude, his arms have badly drawn tattoos on them, sailor type things, fading anchors, he sinks deep in his Guinness, and yells out, "You wanker!" at no one in particular.
SAN FRANCISCO
Notes From a Dive Bar XXV
By A.M. Black, Contributor
The Bar Slice
You know it's too late for civilization when tennis and pornography get mixed up in bar talk. Way too late. But it's not over yet.
SAN FRANCISCO
Notes From a Dive Bar XX
By A.M. Black, Contributor
The Bar Slice
One can always drink alone, I say Then one doesn't drink at all. But still reaches beneath the kitchen sink looking for a
SAN FRANCISCO
Notes From a Dive Bar X
By A.M. Black, Contributor
The Bar Slice
Take me far from the madding crowd. Business is very, very slow. No flocks on the pasture. Is there such a thing as a beer shepherd? A romantic figure wandering the streets with a crook, herding drinkers into the bar. I must be to blame for this barren scene.
SAN FRANCISCO
Notes From a Dive Bar II
By A.M. Black, Contributor
The Bar Slice
Tramodol came in. He looks good in a suit. He handed me a copy of Don DeLillo's, White Noise. "Read it," he said, strongly. What are the side effects of reading this? I wondered.
COMEDY
Where Have All the Dive Bars Gone?
By Ali Hussain, Contributor
Freelance writer and photographer
Brooding and swaying at the bar from the long wait, I see a silent figure under the dim glow of the numerous Edison light bulbs that hang above. It is the one-eyed pirate king, Mori Mortison Monteqleu VII, himself.
FOOD & DRINK
7 Legendary American Dive Bars That Should Have Survived
By Liquor.com, Contributor
Liquor.com
The down-and-dirty criteria for a true dive varies, but the sense of ease you feel when you enter is universal.
FOOD & DRINK
The 10 Best Dive Bars in America
By Thrillist, Contributor
Everything worth caring about in food, drink, and travel
Consider us your personal Ben Kenobi: you won't find more wonderful hives of scum and villainy this side of Tatooine.
FOOD & DRINK
8 of America's Grittiest Dive Bars
By Liquor.com, Contributor
Liquor.com
These bars may not have phones, websites or even taps, and their floors may not have seen the business end of a mop in decades. That's what makes them memorable. The cheap drinks, crotchety bartenders and crusty regulars found in dives like these are the reason they stubbornly linger as legends.
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If You Love Your Dive Bar, Then Kill It!
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
Sure, you might not like the tourists who wander in on occasion, but you'd probably like it less if the place simply vanished forever, replaced by an upscale fashion boutique or chain restaurant.
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Visiting the Waterfront Bar and Grill in San Diego
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
You walk into the place and somehow just feel at home. It's a dive bar for sure -- stickers cover the wall behind the beer taps and bric-a-brac is everywhere -- but for some reason you can easily spend an entire day here.
FOOD & DRINK
Why Dive Bars Are The Best Bars
By Andy McDonald
That old-school juke box definitely doesn't have an Internet connection.
COMEDY
Sorry, Hipsters: 17 Signs You Are NOT In A Dive Bar
By Katla McGlynn
11. And isn't constantly out of toilet paper. 9. Your feet aren't sticking to the floor (or stepping in sawdust) at all times
NEW YORK
Brandon Bloch And Tim Sessler Find Beauty In Brooklyn Bar Bathrooms
By Jane Janeczko
Duchamp would be proud. [VIA Gothamist] DIVE ART - Brooklyn Bathroom Graffiti from Brandon Bloch on Vimeo. "We were especially
FOOD & DRINK
These Are the 33 Best Dive Bars in America
By Thrillist, Contributor
Everything worth caring about in food, drink, and travel
Sometimes you want to sit in the dark, watching people playing video poker. Or see a fight.
FOOD & DRINK
Haunted Hangouts: The Creepiest Bars in America
By The Daily Meal, Contributor
All things food and drink
It's finally October, which means the countdown to Halloween is officially on. Some part of you wants to reminisce about the hysterical costumes of your youth, and where better to share some spook-inspired memories than at the local haunted watering hole?
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From Bootlegging to Respectable, Silva's Saloon, Bernalillo, New Mexico
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
In 1933 Felix Silva went legit. In the previous decade, as a younger man, Felix had been a bootlegger and moonshiner, but now that prohibition was over, he decided to open a small, neighborhood bar -- Silva's Saloon -- along the old Route 66 in Bernalillo, New Mexico.
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Santiago's Oldest and Best Dive Bar - La Piojera
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
It was an amazing experience. People laughed, they sang, they drank, and then they laughed some more. Nobody yelled, threatened, menaced. Few of us spoke the same language, but all seemed to understand the other.
COMEDY
13 Signs You're in a Dive Bar
By Eva Moon, Contributor
Writer, Performing Artist
We may only be halfway through September, but already October beckons, along with thoughts of the beery excesses of Oktoberfest. With that in mind, I took myself to a local tavern -- in the interest of research, mind you! I
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Tracking Down the Best Dive Bar in New Orleans
By Clint Lanier and Derek Hembree, Contributor
Spirit writers and authors of Bucket List Bars: Historic Saloo...
What makes Snake and Jake's Christmas Club Lounge one of the best dives we've ever been to is its ability to stave off the world outside and provide a timeless, windowless pocket in which to immerse yourself and be alone.
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