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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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