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Best Dive Bar?

Posted by Kim Gooden on Feb. 22, 2007, at 1:20 pm

Not for Tourists, the urban guidebook geared toward residents, released its 2007 D.C. edition last month. Exactly how well the writers know D.C. denizens is questionable considering its proclamation in the restaurant section: "There are four types of people in DC: high rollers; wannabe high rollers; counter-culture hippies protesting the indulgent lifestyle of high rollers; and foreign nationals who are high rollers here and/or abroad."

I'm not sure where that leaves many of us. But amid all this high-roller talk, NFT makes another sweeping statement: Pharmacy Bar is the best "dive bar" in the District.

I like Pharmacy, but is it the best dive bar in the city? Anyone have other nominees?

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Comments

1. J-Roc February 22nd, 2007
   1:28 pm
   #1

   Heard of the Fox and Hounds? The discussion on dives in DC begins there. The Raven in Mount Pleasant is also a venerable DC dive that deserves consideration.

2. Mike DeBonis February 22nd, 2007
   1:40 pm
   #2

   I vote for Tune Inn. Raven, F&H, Pharmacy mybe be "dive bars" strictly speaking, but they don't have a dive bar clientele.

3. J-Roc February 22nd, 2007
   1:47 pm
   #3

   Did not know that Hill staffers are what defined a dive bar.

4. Mike DeBonis February 22nd, 2007
   1:58 pm
   #4

   The Hill staffers tend to stick to the Hawk & Dove next door. Tune Inn crowd's much more neighborhood.

5. Leitko February 22nd, 2007
   2:17 pm
   #5

   No offense to Pharmacy but I don't think they qualify as a dive bar. They have Buckhunter. To be a real dive they would need to have Golden Tee. Their tabletops are also far too intricate.

6. Vagabond Dandy February 22nd, 2007
   7:45 pm
   #6

   Tune Inn rules. DeBonis is right; it gets way fewer staffers than it's neighbors, such as Pour House, Cap Lounge, and "Club Hawk," where you mainly find Teens & Marines.

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