Syracuse, NYDive Bars

Established in 1890 on Tipperary Hill, Nibsy's is the oldest continuously operating bar in Onondaga County, open before, during and after Prohibition. This is CNY's Tipp Hill guide calls it the real deal, the archetypal Syracuse neighborhood dive. There is no kitchen showpiece here, just a worn corner room, regulars and cold drafts. Stop in for a cold beer and the old-Syracuse atmosphere.

A Tipperary Hill fixture for more than 90 years and the home of Green Beer Sunday, Coleman's is ground zero for Syracuse's St. Patrick's Day. This is CNY's iconic list and its Tipp Hill guide both name it as a place almost everyone in town has visited. It reads as more polished pub than strict dive, but it is a bedrock neighborhood bar, right down to the little green door built for leprechauns. Order a Guinness and classic Irish pub fare.

A cheap, comfortable neighborhood bar near Tipperary Hill, named on This is CNY's iconic list and in its Tipp Hill guide. The kitchen turns out half-pound hamburgers, wings and Reubens, and there are 16 draft lines, with prices the guide describes as noticeably inexpensive. It is an easy spot to settle in for a few. Order a half-pound burger with wings and a cheap draft.

A no-frills corner tavern on Tipperary Hill, named in This is CNY's guide to the neighborhood among its everyday taverns and bars. It is the kind of small Tipp Hill room that runs on regulars and cheap drafts rather than a menu. Pull up to the bar for a draft beer and the neighborhood-tavern feel.

McAvan's sits at the gateway to Tipperary Hill, a classic neighborhood watering hole named in This is CNY's guide to the area. Its kitchen reopened after a 23-year closure, so there is pub food again alongside the drinks. This is a bar for regulars more than a destination. Stop in for a draft beer and some pub food.