From Sophie's and Jimmy's Corner to Sunny's and Sharlene's, you'll soon be on a first-name basis at these beloved NYC institutions.
New York City is one of the most exciting places in the world to grab a drink. This is a city full of speakeasies with secret entrances hidden behind phone booth doors and dimly lit cocktail dens where drinks are guided by your palate and the mixologist's intuition. Sometimes that kind of experience is exactly what you want. But for everything in between, there's the humble dive bar.
But first, some tips. Just because a place advertises itself as a dive bar, doesn't mean it is. For every genuine neighbourhood bar there are at least three yuppie-baiting imitations where you may be fooled by the graffiti in the bathroom – and then surprised when you're paying $13 for a pint. For thedives, bring cash, don't try ordering anything too fancy lest you be laughed out the premises and, of course, always tip your bartender.
Sophie's almost ceased to exist in 2007 as the pressures of gentrification intensified. Thankfully, a new owner took over and changed very little. For now, it's here to stay and is the ideal neighbourhood bar. Just avoid late nights on Fridays or Saturdays when it gets taken over by NYU students who, as a bartender there told me, have occasionally had the audacity to order an espresso martini.
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