Dive Bars

Folks have their own definition of dive bar, but it might include some of the following:

• Cash only
• Pool Table
• No windows (or block glass above neck level)
• Beer sign featuring Hamms
• Dirty floors
• No table service
• Kitchen is a bag of Lays you order from the bartender
• Ugly
• expired website their kid built than forgot about
• Jukebox

Is it a Hipster Dive? Important question. Don’t be confused: hipster dives tend to incorporate nearly all of the above dive components, but there are some clear additional signs that it’s been manufactured by hipsters. E.g.

• Pride flag
• Prominent Malort signage (real dive serves Malort, but they don’t need to advertise)
• All gender restroom (real dive may unintentionally have this, but it’s a ice-dirty toilet in an unmarked broom closet)
• Everything is $5 more

Green Eye

Highlights - Tyler Ward

Lemmings on Damen

Highlights - Malort specials - Old cash register - It’s called lemmings

J&M Tap

Highlights: - Drop ceilings

Weegee’s Lounge

- Bartender opens when he wants to - Shuffleboard

Bob Inn

Highlights - Probably voted for trump - Everyone looks like the have a mustache and work for the city and it’s not even Bridgeport

Archie’s

Highlights - Taxidermy fish