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Dive Bars
Ace Bar is one of Dive Bars.

1. Ace Bar

7.7
531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 151 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Pool, Darts, Skee Ball. Feels like a Chuck E. Cheese's for drinking co-eds. Happy Hour from 4-7pm Everyday! $3-$6 Drafts and Well Cocktails.

2. Crocodile Lounge

325 E 14th St (btwn 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Gramercy Park · 208 tips and reviews

StayNYC R.StayNYC Rentals: Great place to start or end your night! Free personal pizza with every drink order.

Rudy's Bar & Grill is one of Dive Bars.

3. 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

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Look for the 6 foot tall iconic PIG standing outside the door. Dive bar to the max but a free hot dog with your first drink!

Jeremy's Ale House is one of Dive Bars.

4. Jeremy's Ale House

7.2
228 Front St (at Beekman St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Financial District · 70 tips and reviews

Tim M.Tim Mambort: Do you like cheap beer in big styrofoam cups? Then this is the place for you. Nice outside porch and surprisingly solid bar food. Down to earth bartenders and plenty of TVs for game watching.

169 Bar is one of Dive Bars.

5. 169 Bar

8.6
169 E Broadway (btwn Rutgers & Jefferson St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Lower East Side · 242 tips and reviews

PUMAPUMA: This soul and jazz joint is steeped in Manhattan history! The music is chilled, the atmosphere awesome - and make sure you try the oysters and clams!

Doc Holliday's is one of Dive Bars.

6. Doc Holliday's

6.9
141 Avenue A (at E 9th St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 97 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: If you love country music and cheap beer, you need to come here ASAP.

The Rusty Knot is one of Dive Bars.

7. The Rusty Knot

425 West St (at W 11th St), New York, NY
Tiki Bar · West Village · 194 tips and reviews

StayNYC R.StayNYC Rentals: Kick back with cheap Caribbean-style cocktails and hang with local patrons at this go-to dive that actually resembles your Grandma’s house in Florida, not a boat.

Beverly's is one of Dive Bars.

8. Beverly's

21 Essex St (btwn Hester & Canal St.), New York, NY
Bar · Chinatown · 21 tips and reviews

StayNYC R.StayNYC Rentals: An unassuming nook along Essex St, Beverly’s brings the dive bar charm with kooky neon lighting, slim surroundings, and shots of whiskey for just $6.

7B Horseshoe Bar aka Vazacs is one of Dive Bars.

9. 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

Uber NYCUber NYC: An East Village institution, you'll often see film shoots at this bar. Lots of inexpensive beers, but you can also class up with your evening with some champagne. A dive bar with Dom P. :)

Cherry Tavern is one of Dive Bars.

10. Cherry Tavern

6.4
441 E 6th St (at Ave A), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 38 tips and reviews

StayNYC R.StayNYC Rentals: This throwback joint is all about the dive bar essentials -- shooting pool, pounding brews, and doing it all on the cheap.

McSorley's Old Ale House is one of Dive Bars.

11. McSorley's Old Ale House

9.0
15 E 7th St (btwn Cooper Sq & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Pub · East Village · 467 tips and reviews

MazdaMazda: Established in 1854 - McSorley's can boast of being New York City's oldest continuously operated saloon. Everyone from Abe Lincoln to John Lennon have passed thru Mcsorley's swinging doors.

Bushwick Country Club is one of Dive Bars.

12. Bushwick Country Club

7.4
618 Grand St (at Leonard St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · East Williamsburg · 125 tips and reviews

StayNYC R.StayNYC Rentals: The antithesis of a country club, with cheap drinks and janky but glorious mini-golf set up in the backyard. Plus, it’s the place where the pickleback originated!

The Library is one of Dive Bars.

13. The Library

7.7
7 Avenue A (btwn E 1st & 2nd St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · East Village · 110 tips and reviews

Serious EatsSerious Eats: Drinks are cheap, the jukebox is well curated, the music is loud, B movies run on loop on a projector in the back, and it's dingy without being unpleasant.

Turkey's Nest is one of Dive Bars.

14. Turkey's Nest

7.5
94 Bedford Ave (at N 12th St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · Williamsburg · 78 tips and reviews

Stuart L.Stuart Littlewood: One of the few bars left in Williamsburg where regulars have been going for DECADES, not years. Beers are served in styrofoam cups and no one under 23 is allowed in.

The Duck is one of Dive Bars.

15. The Duck

2171 2nd Ave (at 112th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Harlem · 24 tips and reviews

StayNYC R.StayNYC Rentals: Cheap beer, country music jukebox, pool and pinball.

Paris Blues is one of Dive Bars.

16. Paris Blues

8.0
2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd (btwn 120th & 121st), New York, NY
Jazz and Blues Venue · Central Harlem · 27 tips and reviews

The Corcoran GroupThe Corcoran Group: Pay a visit to a charming neighborhood dive bar with great Jazz music, a friendly crowd and rarely a cover charge. Yes it’s a bit rundown, but that’s park of its allure.