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Best Dive Bars in NYC
Tom & Jerry's is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

1. Tom & Jerry's

8.4
288 Elizabeth St (at E Houston St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 194 tips and reviews

Alan H.Alan H: perfect summer cocktail--cucumber limeade with vodka or gin! order on Sunday afternoons!

Lakeside Lounge is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

2. Lakeside Lounge

162 Avenue B (at 10th), New York, NY
Dive Bar · Alphabet City · 29 tips and reviews

MariMari: Buy a $4 token at the bar and get your photobooth on! It's the real deal, not digital!

King’s Cross is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

3. King’s Cross

356 Bowery (btwn E 4th & Great Jones St), New York, NY
Dive Bar · NoHo · 20 tips and reviews
The Scratcher is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

4. The Scratcher

8.1
209 E 5th St (btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 80 tips and reviews
The Pony Bar is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

5. The Pony Bar

637 10th Ave (at W 45th St), New York, NY
Bar · Hell's Kitchen · 281 tips and reviews
The Patriot Saloon is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

6. The Patriot Saloon

110 Chambers St (at Church Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Tribeca · 137 tips and reviews
Bleecker Street Bar is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

7. Bleecker Street Bar

56 Bleecker St (at Crosby St), New York, NY
Bar · NoHo · 103 tips and reviews
Kabin is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

8. Kabin

92 2nd Ave (btwn E 5th & E 6th St), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 58 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Cheap drinks, Buck Hunter, and a jukebox -- say hello to my new favorite spot on Ave. A.

9. Continental

25 3rd Ave (at St Marks Pl), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 152 tips and reviews

Erin L.Erin Lane: Not exactly my favorite place to hang, but if you're looking to drink on the cheap, this is your spot -- 5 shots for $10.

169 Bar is one of Best Dive Bars in NYC.

10. 169 Bar

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

Brian B.Brian Ballan: Get a Colt 45. Works every time!