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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation and Time Out New York. Updated June 2026.
Jimmy's Corner · Times Square
A boxing-memorabilia dive hidden behind a faded awning off Times Square — cheap drinks and the best jukebox in midtown.
Milano's Bar · NoHo
A narrow, always-open NoHo institution that's been called the epitome of a dive — a real mix of regulars at the bar.
Nancy Whiskey Pub · Tribeca
Open since 1967, a Tribeca neighborhood dive with shuffleboard upstairs and solid burgers — the antidote to the bougie blocks around it.
Jeremy's Ale House · Financial District
The FiDi dive with bras hanging from the ceiling — styrofoam cups of cheap beer and fried clams by the South Street Seaport.
KGB Bar · East Village
A Soviet-themed East Village dive above the Kraine Theater with a long-running literary reading series most nights.