
Best dive bars in Los Angeles
Dive bars can be polarizing: Either you love their particular brand of cheap, grimy fun or hate it. While the flickering neon signs, $2 shots, and off-key karaoke strike some patrons as endearing, the allure is totally lost on others.
If grizzled patrons, faded pool tables, and tallboys of beer are your thing, you’re going to want to check out this list. Stacker used data from Foursquare to rank the 30 top dive bars in Los Angeles, Calif. Foursquare’s algorithm takes check-ins, rating signals, category matches, tips, and photo trends into account to come up with the best hole-in-the-wall pubs. Click through the list to see the best dives Los Angeles has to offer—and find out whether your favorite gin mill made the list.

#30. Five Star Bar

#29. The Dime

#28. Mom's

#27. Frank 'n Hank

#26. King Eddy Saloon

#25. Wendell

#24. Mo's Place

#23. Harbor Room

#22. Johnny's Bar

#21. Mother Lode

#20. E.B.'s Beer and Wine

#19. CIA–The California Institute of Abnormal Arts
Address: 11334 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood
Foursquare rating: 7.8
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#18. Joxer Daly's

#17. Frolic Room

#16. Foxfire Room

#15. Kibitz Room

#14. Townhouse

#13. Prince O' Whales

#12. The Bayou–WeHo

#11. The Short Stop

#10. La Cita Bar

#9. San Francisco Saloon

#8. Oil Can Harry's

#7. Jumbo's Clown Room

#6. Dan Sung Sa (단성사)

#4. Ye Rustic Inn

#3. Cozy Inn

#2. Crawfords
