Enter the 1937 faux-grotto doorway and dodge red lanterns to place your order: Lucky Buddha beer or Chinese mai tai with potent baijiu (rice liquor). Raise toasts under the golden Buddha, where Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac debated the meaning of life. Brusque bartenders, cellar bathrooms, sweaty weekend basement scene – a world-class dive bar.
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