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New York

Sawdust floors, free hot dogs, cash only

The city that invented the dive still does it best — from the 1854 sawdust of McSorley's to Red Hook waterfront saloons and East Village holdouts. Stiff pours, great jukeboxes, and open till 4am.

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McSorley's Old Ale House

NYC's oldest continuously operating saloon (est. 1854), sawdust on the floor and a century of dust on the rafters. Cash only, and one choice: two mugs of house ale, light or dark.

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