Dive (clean)
41 bars that New York on Tap listed under “Dive (clean)” around 2008, with what's licensed at each address in 2026.
Manhattan
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1020 Amsterdam Ave · Morningside Heights
Still pouring
All the right ingredients for a good Columbia student hangout: cheap drinks, booth seating, pool and darts.
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531 E. 5th St. · East Village
Still pouring
A December 2005 auction of the bar on Ebay may have failed to attract any bids, but we think it's worth every penny of the 650k list price. Pinball anyone?
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95 Stanton St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
The oldest and also the number one music venue on the Lower East Side. Covers tend to be cheap, the acts tend to be well above par, and people are there to have fun. There's even live band karaoke on Monday nights.
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204 Ave. B · East Village
A different business is licensed at this address: B-Cup Cafe
The bartenders' Ipods work as DJ and tend to do a pretty fantastic job. A good bar for regulars and those who come with friends to take over the garden or the back room.
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Beauty BarPick
231 E. 14th St. · East Village
Still pouring
The crowd looks straight from Billyburg -no surprise considering the easy access from the L train.
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11 Trinity Pl. · Financial district
Still pouring
A gritty downtown dive deli with top notch reubens and a solid pint of Guinness. Feels like NYC circa Taxi Driver.
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10 E. 21st St. · Union Square/ Flatiron
A different business is licensed at this address: Society Billiards And Bar
Inexpensive basement billiard hall won't win any beauty prizes, with exposed pipes and low ceiling, but late night the place positively buzzes with an edgey vibe missing altogether from most New York billiard halls.
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29 St. Marks Pl · East Village
Still pouring
There's a crashed plane in the backyard. The bartenders' are Irish and the crowds' mostly expat.
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Cubby HolePick
281 W. 12th St. · West Village
Still pouring
A lesbian bar so friendly, comfortable and homey that even your straight male friends will feel welcome.
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101 W. 75th St. · Upper West Side
Still pouring
It's hard to come up with a better place to watch the game, when there's free wings during Monday night football and TV sets right at your table. And when the game's not on there's always Connect Four.
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326 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
Still pouring
More than a landmark it's just a great place for a drink. On summer afternoons the crowd spill out onto the sidewalk and the setting sun and cobblestone streets can't help but make you fall in love with New York all over again.
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95 E. 3rd St. · East Village
Closed
A prototypical East Village bar where the motley crowd starts to gather at noon on weekdays. On a recent Wednesday afternoon we shared the bar with hells angels, hipsters, and a host of friendly neighborhood regulars.
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308 Spring St. · SoHo/Little Italy
No license found in 2026
Spending some time pregaming at the Emerald Pub before you hit the nearby clubs may convince you to abandon your plans and make a whole night of it here.
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611 2nd Ave. · Murray Hill
No license found in 2026
Owned and operated by New York's bravest, this is the go to bar for girls looking to land themselves a fireman. On Saturday nights ladies drink for free, and by 2am quite a few of them find themselves in need ofa little rescuing.
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120 1st Ave. · East Village
Moved to 102 First Avenue
The late great International Bar has risen from the ashes. Christmas tree lights, tin ceilings, cheap drinks, and the juke box to end all juke boxes. It was the last great E. Village bar and it's back to reclaim its throne.
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228 Front St. · Financial district
Still pouring
At Jeremey's there are 21 beers on tap, but from 8am to 10am Coors is the only one anyone's drinking. The morning special, a 32oz styrofoam cup of Coors brings in a crowd of fishmongers and a few stockbrokers looking to kick start the day. If you opt to avoid the morning crowds and have dinner the kitchen serves some unsurprisingly exceptional seafood.
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520 E. 6th St. · East Village
Closed; now Josie's
A low-key dive. Boasts really cheap beer, a great juke country box, and a fiercely competive pool table.
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KGBPick
85 E. 4th St. · East Village
Still pouring
A second floor bar, just far enough out of the way to be interesting. Attracts a crowd of regulars of all ages.
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162 Ave. B · East Village
Closed; now Dream Baby
A young and heavy drinking crowd of loyal regulars show up for free nightly live music in one room and a vibrant bar scene in the other. And if the bands in between sets there's always table top Pac Man and a working old style photo booth.
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7 Ave. A · East Village
Still pouring
Two for one drink specials every day until 8pm and party friendly bartenders help make for a rowdy time at a bookish bar.
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135 Ave. A · East Village
Still pouring
Pinball! Pool and not much else, in this comfortable, relaxed extremely low key dive.
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Manitoba'sPick
99 Ave. B · East Village
Closed; now Thayer
Owned and operated by Dick Manitoba a former front man for The Dictators , Manitoba's, while not exactly a punk bar per se, remains true to the spirit of punk - camaraderie and anit-materialism. The crowd's as friendly as any you'll find, a Rheingold can be had for $3, and no cover live bands play here most nights. With a combo like that it's hard to think of a reason not to go.
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178 Ludlow St. · Lower East Side
A different business is licensed at this address: Sweet Chick LES
A pool table, booths and a crowd that likes to drink. This place mantains the vibe of an LES which was swallowed up by skyrocketing rents years ago.
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2021 7th Ave. · Central Harlem
Closed
This locals dive is one of the oldest bars in Harlem. It's not so much a destination as a place to end up. But it you find yourself here, there's a pool table, a game on the TV, and even a piano against the wall if you've got the chops.
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509 E. 5th St. · East Village
Still pouring
A cheap, comfortable, unassuming dive that draws a relaxed and eclectic crowd. Young and old, gay and straight, well of and dirt poor all come here for $3.50 pints of McSorley's and a friendly game of pool.
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43 E. 7th St. · East Village
Still pouring
This friendly little sports bar has 12 crafts beers on tap and over 50 in bottles. They keep a chalkboard paintstakingly updated with current team standings and the bar fills to capacity whenever there's a UC game on.
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214 Sullivan St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now The Dermatology Specialists - Greenwich Village
400 capacity live music venue popular among NYU students.
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137 Ave C · East Village
Closed
On weekend nights this friendly Australian BBQ restaurant turned late night pick-up scene packs its railroad digs with teeming humanity. Depending on the individual the result is either a palpable sexuality of flesh pressed to flesh or a mild agoraphobia.
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14 Orchard St. · Chinatown
Closed; now Bar Belly
The owners of Welcome to the Johnsons' bring you this new dive with a candy and soda pop theme.
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123 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
Still pouring
It's tempting to dismiss this 70's themed bar simply out of hand, but spend an evening there and you'll soon quite suprisingly discover it's warm, comfortable and populated by some of the tastiest hipsters this side of Greenpoint.
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360 W. 23rd St. · Chelsea
Still pouring
Sparse low key pub is an easy walk down 23rd from Chelsea Piers and good place to take over with friends.
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128 W. Houston St. · Greenwich Village
Closed; now Bar Moga
A nice, inoffensive and surprisingly neighborhoody spot to go to dodge the Greenwich Village crush. Sure the décor seen better days, but you can't have your cake and eat it too.
Brooklyn
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536 Driggs Ave. · Williamsburg North Side
Closed; now Bis Bas
A low key locals hang out. Sundays are gay nights, but the crowd is always fairly mixed.
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Enid'sPick
560 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed; now Matches
Big windows, tall ceilings, PacMan, Galaga. What more do you need?
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The GutterPick
200 N. 14th St. · Greenpoint
Still pouring
The first bowling alley to open in Brooklyn in over 50 years was built to look like it opened 30 years ago. More bar with a bowling alley than the other way around.
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1025 Manhattan Ave. · Greenpoint
Closed; now Wenwen
A high-ceilinged neighborhood dive bar with 50+ bottled beers, game nights, skeeball, free popcorn and board games. When you go to a bar as fun as this one, you can't help but wonder why there aren't more like it.
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Stain Wine BarPick
766 Grand St. · East Williamsburg
Closed; now Brooklyn Standard
Just far enough from Bedford Ave to have retained its soul, Stain is a low key art bar supporting local artists and hosting a popular craft night - PAINTstain "talent optional".
Staten Island
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Jade Island Polynesian Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
2845 Richmond Ave. · Staten Island
Still pouring
Already closed by 2009
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Korova Milk BarClosed by 2009
200 Ave. A · East Village
No license found in 2026
A dimly lit interpetation of A Clockwork Orange's Korova Milk Bar. True to its source material it lends itself to utter, wretched, albeit nonviolent, excess.
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RevolverClosed by 2009
210 Rivington St. · Lower East Side
No license found in 2026
The latest LES rock bar is handsome enough, but despite or more likely because of it's off the beaten track location the crowd tends to be more trend following investment bankers, than trendsetting rock kids. Depending on your own demographic propensities this can be a plus or minus.
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The Slide BarPickClosed by 2009
356 Bowery St. · Coney Island
Closed; now Yawning Cobra
One of the few bars in the city that manages to be simultaneously sleazy and warm.
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SpeakeasyClosed by 2009
9427 5th Ave. · Fort Hamilton
A different business is licensed at this address: Shobu Sushi
Depending on the night this Fort Hamilton bar can be dead empty or packed with shot shooting, beer chugging, good time boys and girls.