50 Best Dive Bars in NYC

1. Tip Top Bar & Grill

7.4

432 Franklin Ave (Brooklyn), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Bedford-Stuyvesant · 28 tips and reviews

Holiday Cocktail Lounge is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

2. Holiday Cocktail Lounge

7.9

75 Saint Marks Pl (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY

Cocktail Bar · East Village · 67 tips and reviews

Sunny's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

3. Sunny's

9.4

253 Conover St (at Beard St), Brooklyn, NY

Bar · Red Hook · 90 tips and reviews

A Touch Of Dee's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

4. A Touch Of Dee's

6.8

659 Lenox Blvd (W 143rd St), New York, NY

Bar · Central Harlem · 6 tips and reviews

The Blarney Cove is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

5. The Blarney Cove

510 E 14th St (btw A & B), New York, NY

Bar · Alphabet City · 13 tips and reviews

Billymark's West is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

6. Billymark's West

332 9th Ave (at W 29th St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Chelsea · 60 tips and reviews

Blue & Gold Tavern is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

7. Blue & Gold Tavern

7.2

79 E 7th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY

Dive Bar · East Village · 99 tips and reviews

Crehan's Pub is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

8. Crehan's Pub

4104 31st Ave (41st St), Astoria, NY

Pub · 3 tips and reviews

Holland Bar is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

9. Holland Bar

5.5

532 9th Ave (btw West 39th and 40th), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 21 tips and reviews

Winnie's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

10. Winnie's

104 Bayard St (at Baxter St), New York, NY

Karaoke Bar · Chinatown · 53 tips and reviews

International Bar is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

11. International Bar

6.7

102 1st Ave (btwn 7th St & St. Marks Pl), New York, NY

Dive Bar · East Village · 119 tips and reviews

The Alibi is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

12. The Alibi

6.4

242 Dekalb Ave (at Vanderbilt Ave.), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Clinton Hill · 57 tips and reviews

Lakeside Lounge is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

13. Lakeside Lounge

162 Avenue B (at 10th), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 29 tips and reviews

Lucy's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

14. Lucy's

6.7

135 Avenue A (btwn E 8th & E 9th St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · East Village · 43 tips and reviews

Jeremy's Ale House is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

15. Jeremy's Ale House

7.3

228 Front St (at Beekman St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Financial District · 70 tips and reviews

O'Connor's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

16. O'Connor's

39 5th Ave (btwn Bergen & Dean), Brooklyn, NY

Bar · North Slope · 11 tips and reviews

11th Street Bar is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

17. 11th Street Bar

8.3

510 E 11th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY

Bar · Alphabet City · 65 tips and reviews

Rudy's Bar & Grill is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

18. Rudy's Bar & Grill

8.7

627 9th Ave (btwn W 44th & W 45th St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 275 tips and reviews

7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

19. 7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs

8.1

108 Avenue B (at E 7th St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 105 tips and reviews

Nancy Whiskey Pub is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

20. Nancy Whiskey Pub

7.9

1 Lispenard St (at W Broadway), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Tribeca · 100 tips and reviews

Subway Bar is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

21. Subway Bar

527 Metropolitan Ave (btwn Union Ave. & Lorimer St.), Brooklyn, NY

Bar · Williamsburg · 18 tips and reviews

Mr. McGoo's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

22. Mr. McGoo's

6.1

5602 Broadway (at Naples Terrace), Bronx, NY

Dive Bar · Kingsbridge · 5 tips and reviews

Subway Inn is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

23. Subway Inn

6.1

1140 2nd Ave (at E 60th St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Upper East Side · 51 tips and reviews

Montero Bar & Grill is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

24. Montero Bar & Grill

8.1

73 Atlantic Ave (at Hicks St), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Cobble Hill · 46 tips and reviews

Port 41 is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

25. Port 41

355 W 41st St, New York, NY

Bar · Garment District · No tips or reviews

169 Bar is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

26. 169 Bar

8.6

169 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Lower East Side · 242 tips and reviews

Frank's Cocktail Lounge is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

27. Frank's Cocktail Lounge

660 Fulton St (Btwn Rockwell Pl. & Ashland Pl.), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Fort Greene · 30 tips and reviews

Stack's Tavern is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

28. Stack's Tavern

5723 Broadway, Bronx, NY

Dive Bar · Kingsbridge · 1 tip

Gotham City Lounge is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

29. Gotham City Lounge

1293 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Bushwick · 35 tips and reviews

Goodbye Blue Monday is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

30. Goodbye Blue Monday

1087 Broadway (at Dodworth St), Brooklyn, NY

Coffee Shop · Bushwick · 46 tips and reviews

Red Hook Bait & Tackle is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

31. Red Hook Bait & Tackle

320 Van Brunt St (at Pioneer St.), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Red Hook · 26 tips and reviews

Dublin House is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

32. Dublin House

7.5

225 W 79th St (btwn Broadway and Amsterdam), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Upper West Side · 38 tips and reviews

Cherry Tavern is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

33. Cherry Tavern

6.4

441 E 6th St (at Ave A), New York, NY

Dive Bar · East Village · 38 tips and reviews

Station Cafe is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

34. Station Cafe

39-50 61st St, Woodside, NY

Bar · 4 tips and reviews

Turkey's Nest is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

35. Turkey's Nest

7.5

94 Bedford Ave (at N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Williamsburg · 78 tips and reviews

Brooklyn Ice House is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

36. Brooklyn Ice House

8.7

318 Van Brunt St (btwn Pioneer St & King St), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Red Hook · 81 tips and reviews

Vega Alta is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

37. Vega Alta

7.0

880 Gerard Ave, New York, NY

Bar · 7 tips and reviews

Milano's Bar is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

38. Milano's Bar

7.2

51 E Houston St (btw Mulberry & Mott St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · NoHo · 42 tips and reviews

White Horse Tavern is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

39. White Horse Tavern

6.5

567 Hudson St (at 11th St), New York, NY

Pub · West Village · 140 tips and reviews

The Girl from Ipanema is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

40. The Girl from Ipanema

252 W 14th St (8th Av), New York, NY

Bar · Chelsea · 11 tips and reviews

Clem's is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

41. Clem's

7.2

264 Grand St (at Roebling St), Brooklyn, NY

Dive Bar · Williamsburg · 44 tips and reviews

Continental is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

42. Continental

25 3rd Ave (at St Marks Pl), New York, NY

Bar · East Village · 152 tips and reviews

Crocodile Lounge is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

43. Crocodile Lounge

325 E 14th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY

Bar · Gramercy Park · 208 tips and reviews

Heathers is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

44. Heathers

506 E 13th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY

Bar · Alphabet City · 46 tips and reviews

Double Down Saloon is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

45. Double Down Saloon

7.4

14 Avenue A (btwn E 1st & E 2nd St), New York, NY

Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 104 tips and reviews

Milady's Bar & Restaurant is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

46. Milady's Bar & Restaurant

7.8

160 Prince St (at Thompson St.), New York, NY

Bar · SoHo · 50 tips and reviews

B-Side is one of 50 Best Dive Bars in NYC.

47. B-Side

204 Avenue B (btw E 12th & E 13th St), New York, NY

Bar · Alphabet City · 43 tips and reviews