- 151
- Lower East Side
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Dive
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Open
Carefully disheveled barcrew, well-groomed Bergen County clientele.
Divey, spacious Chinatown original. These days, less opium den, more singer-songwriter.
- Alibi
- Fort Greene
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Dive
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Open
Dirty, dingy dive good for zero-pretense Brooklyn nights.
Watering trough for studied punks and indie-viduals. Bring your A Pac-Man game.
Live music, drink specials, mac-and-cheese.
Avenue B answer to Hooters.
Penultimate New York shithole experience.
The quintessential E.V. dive: small, cheap, juke, pool. If you love yourself, you'll skip the bathroom.
Another Big, Dumb Bar on the LES, replete with beer pong and those who flock to it.
Bring your pup to this jukebox-and-billiards drinking den.
More than members only at this dingy, comfy spot. Bartendress Heather's iPod is an indie audiophile's dream.
- Candle Bar
- Upper West Side
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Dive, Gay Bar, Lounge, Performance
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Open
Gay dive that's a nice counterbalance to the frat-tastic bullshit of the Upper West Side.
Social spot for alkies, dirtballs, suits, and assorted EV neophytes.
5 shots for , whenever you so desire.
How the MI5 might run a deli.
Alcoholic Chuck E. Cheese treasured by the paunchy set. Foosball leagues reminiscent of the acne years.
Mourn the memory of punk among a like-minded crowd.
Less of a dive than the name implies, but still a good place to spill on yourself.
Classic East Village dive has beer, buds, and rock 'n' roll to spare.
East Village rock 'n' roll dive designed to get you 'housed.
- duckduck
- Williamsburg
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Bohemian, Dive
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Open
Throw back a can of Schmidt in this artsy garage-turned-bar.
Hells Kitchen's metal mecca reborn in Brooklyn.
Draws off-off Broadway crowd for communal commiseration. Other people's drama is so much fun!
Warehouse-turned-bar with a 1000 sq. ft. patio and public grill to boot.
Amalgam of books, music, beer, art, wine, and stuff.
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