The Anatomy Of A Good Dive Bar
Good dive bars are invaluable. Sticky, soiled and dark, they are flawlessly disarming. Whether you’ve been frequenting a same one given before we were legally authorised to be there, or if it’s your initial time in a new haunt, we will now feel during home in a dive bar. There’s only something comforting about an old-timey jukebox and a requisite kitsch you’ll fundamentally find no matter where we are in a world.
Truly good dives have regulars. They have smart-alecky bartenders and glorious splash specials. They’re rare and will never be trendy. They’re seared in each way. John Waters
While a essence of a dive bar is intangible, certain discernible qualities — like year-round Christmas lights — are critical indications of a plain establishment. Here are 16 signs of a good dive bar.
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