Sure, fancy cocktail bars with the frou-frou drinks that you can post on Instagram have their place. But sometimes you don’t want to get gussied up to pay too much for booze.

For a night out where you can wear a hoodie and grab a $3 beer, head to your humble dive bar. And it doesn’t have to just be a night of drinks. Many dive bars also offer trivia, arcade games, karaoke, pool and more. Some of them are even free.

We went to the city’s dives to find out who offered the best evening of entertainment. We weren’t disappointed.

Karaoke

Iowa Buffet

The competition is stiff for karaoke because lots of dive bars offer it. But Iowa Buffet takes the cake mostly because Iowa Buffet is the quintessential dive bar, and karaoke is one of its only activities. (You might also catch the occasional o

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