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New York City

Dive Bar entertainment in New York City

  1. A

    Jimmy's Corner

    This skinny, welcoming, completely unpretentious dive off Times Square is run by an old boxing trainer – as if you wouldn’t guess by all the framed photos of boxing greats (and lesser-known fighters, too). The jukebox covers Stax to Miles Davis (plus Lionel Ritchie’s most regretful moments), kept low enough for post-work gangs to chat away.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Rudy’s

    The big pantless pig in a red jacket out front marks Hell’s Kitchen’s best divey mingler, with cheap pitchers of Rudy’s two beers, half-circle booths covered in red duct tape and free hot dogs. A mix of folks come to flirt or watch muted Knicks games as classic rock plays.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Holiday Cocktail Lounge

    No $12 cocktails at this long-term classic bad-behavior HQ – just a mix of penny-pinching alcoholic guys, students on a budget and dive-hounds who find crotchety service, a mix of nostalgia and $4 rum-and-cokes the perfect night out.

    reviewed