Dallas' Best Dive Bar

A laid-back game of pool and a beer with friends await at this Lower Greenville hangout.

Reviews:

• “Real Dive Bar in Dallas – Great Music”
• “Go there on Monday Morning,it is a blast !!!”
• “Best Karaoke anywhere, Starts at 9pm Tuesday and Thursday”
• “Great friendly dive..”
• “The best darn dive bar in town!”

Tips: The Winedale is seriously cozy, and not a good place for groups of more than three or four.

Winedale Tavern or email Winedale Tavern

Since 1963, this popular beer joint has drawn Willie Nelson, members of the Dixie Chicks and countless canoodling couples.

Reviews:

• “Beware!”
• “BEST baR iN dEEp ELLuM*”

Tips: There’s free parking for customers behind the building.

Adairs Saloon

With comfortable outdoor seating and homey wooden interior, this dive on the outskirts of downtown creates a neighborhood atmosphere.

Reviews:

• “A Place time forgot!”
• “snob”
• “Cool Place, Snide Staff”
• “dive bar oasis”
• ""dive" might be the correct word"

Tips: Sunday-Tuesday, enjoy all-day happy hour specials, like $2 wells and domestics. Sundays feature mimosas and margaritas at the same price.

Lee Harvey’s

This upscale dive in Lakewood offers a relaxing place to chill.

Reviews:

• “Cold Beer and Good Hamburgers! Sort of like something in South Austin”
• “Great Dive Bar”
• “Nice pool table”

Tips: Roomy couches in the bright back room allow a nice view of the pool match.

Lakewood Landing

777 Club

Punk-music fans congregate at this Fair Park bar and laundromat to drink cold Buds and wash their duds.

Reviews:

• “CANT BELIEVE STEALING LOVE JONES IS PLAYING HERE MARCH 11TH!”
• “See a punk band, have a drink, do your laundry”

Tips: The liquid lunch from noon to 2pm everyday is a great deal, with 75-cent cold draft beer.

Bar of Soap

This nautically-themed Lower Greenville lounge offers beer, wine and a dimly lit place to belly up with old buddies.

Tips: If Jack and Coke is your poison, then a different watering hole would serve you better—Ships only serves beer and wine by the glass.

Ship’s Lounge

Neighborhood bar offers a live music scene and reasonably priced drinks in Deep Ellum.

Reviews:

• “way to good to be a dive”

Tips: Weekday happy hours are more appropriate for conversations, while the local music nights can get pretty loud.

Elm Street Bar

This Uptown sports bar explodes with digital images of video games and TV sports.

Reviews:

• “The Owner Gave Up His Chair For Me”
• “Most for your Buck”
• “You can get it done at Frankies. Friendly excellent service, good food & beer, fast free wireless, sports, babes and parking, coming from a traveling man, couldn’t ask for more!”
• “Service with an attitude”
• “best of the best”

Tips: On Tuesdays, Frankie’s offers free pizza from 5pm to 10pm and $2 domestic beers all night.

Frankie’s Sports Bar or email Frankie’s Sports Bar