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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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.
Pip’s Tip Open since 1854, sawdust on the floor. Light or dark, two at a time, that is the whole menu.
The giant grinning pig out front marks this Hell's Kitchen institution where the beer is dirt cheap and the hot dogs are free. Duct-taped booths, a back patio, and stiff pours till 4am.
Pip’s Tip Daily 8am to 4am. Look for the giant grinning pig out front in Hell's Kitchen.
A skinny boxing shrine in the heart of Times Square, founded by the late trainer Jimmy Glenn and wallpapered with fight posters. Cheap drinks, a killer jukebox, and zero tourist markup.
Pip’s Tip Till 4am, in the Theater District. A boxing shrine founded by trainer Jimmy Glenn.
A 130-year-old former longshoreman's saloon at the waterfront edge of Red Hook, saved by its devoted regulars. Ramshackle, candlelit, and home to a legendary Saturday bluegrass jam.
A gloriously gaudy 100-plus-year-old LES dive with faux-leopard walls, a mounted alligator, and a pool table in back. Cheap beer, crawfish on the menu, and a come-as-you-are crowd.
A narrow, dimly lit railroad-car dive barely changed since the 1920s, one long bar and a wall of yellowed photos. Cash-friendly, stiff pours, and grizzled regulars.
A no-frills former Ukrainian bar off Second Avenue with cheap well drinks, a great jukebox, and a well-worn pool table. Cash only and reliably packed with East Village regulars.
A nautical old longshoreman's haunt draped in rope, buoys, and maritime memorabilia, run by the same family for generations. Cheap drinks and gloriously off-key weekend karaoke.
A holdout Williamsburg dive across from McCarren Park, famous for enormous margaritas in giant styrofoam cups to go. Cash only, cheap beer, neon signs, and a pool table.
A tiny, dark, tin-ceilinged East Village classic slinging cheap drinks since the 1960s. Stiff pours, a great jukebox, and a narrow back garden, a real neighborhood dive.
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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