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by Wendy Mitchell (Author), June Kim (Photographer)
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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With New York City being overrun by cosmo-sipping, trance-listening, couch-sprawling hipsters, we thought it was high time to explore the places where real people settle in for some real drinking. If you think New York’s classic dives are slipping away, have no fear—we’ve rounded up more than ninety places where you’ll be scared to take your parents. Learn which dives have the best jukeboxes, the strongest drinks, and the most fascinating clientele. Want to know where to go to get propositioned for a threesome, meet a guy with a "Thrill Me" tattoo, or hear stories about some guy killing his dog? It’s all inside!

"Mitchell reviews ninety of the city’s skankiest haunts . . . hardly any of these dank dens are reviewed by those wussy Zagot surveyors."—The Village Voice

"New York’s best dives are included and discussed in hilarious (and accurate) detail."—Robert Lanham, author, The Hipster’s Handbook

Brooklyn-based author Wendy Mitchell has written for Glamour, Salon, Paper, Folio, the New York Daily News, Billboard and many other print and online publications.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Gamble Guides (December 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0970312539
  • ISBN-13: 978-0970312532
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #691,779 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Needed Shot in the Arm of the Genre, January 16, 2003
By J.H. Carroll (Bangor, Maine) - See all my reviews
As a drinker for a good two-thirds of my years, I was heartened to discover this lovely guidebook. It made me want to see my native New York again, to rediscover its sweet old barfly haunts, with their sticky counters and slanted floors--and pour down some potables at a few new watering holes.

Ms. Mitchell has an keen eye for detail and a fine taste for parts of the city that New York-based books and movies rarely depict: its seedy, soused underbelly. Does Woody Allen ever wash up at the Blarney Cove? Could Tom Wolfe trick fellow drinkers at the Sly Fox? Would you rather a Blue & Gold Budweiser or a "Maid in Manhattan"? Answer? A resounding no.

This book in engaging, informative, illuminating, and voluble, a veritable Zagat's for the demimonde. I tip my hat--and raise my glass--to you.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding., May 21, 2003
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A funny read- and a great bar guide. I'd been to a few of the bars in the book before purchasing, and I found the book to be accurate. I also found some hidden gems I'd never heard of- it is now my mission in life to become a regular at a few of the bars.

Highly recommended.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Cool book, but out of date., April 23, 2008
By FishMan (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
I love this book, and am a hardcore dive-bar fan. However, it seems that a variety of the "institution" bars the author talks about (village idiot, siberia, bellevue) are all closed. I seriously hope there is a new edition coming out soon!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, On-Spot Guide to NYC's Dive Bars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy for a fun time!
Forget Zagat's, this is the New York City Nightlife guide you really need. If you're tired of $12 beers, snobby cosmo-drinking New Yorkers, and waiting outside velvet ropes, check... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Now I Know Where To Go!
A buddy of mine got me this book for my birthday. It rocks! It's so great to learn about places aren't filled with the usual try-hards that tend to fill so many places in... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars pretty good
It's pretty good at nailing the city's top dive bars. plus, the stories are pretty damn funny.
Published on January 10, 2003 by Dakota Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will save your social life
Fed up with velvet ropes? Reluctant to share another Friday surrounded by frat boys and pseudo-hipsters? I was...and then I came across Mitchell's book. Read more
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