Wood and Ale's

New York's dive bar category holds 100 listings, which is enough that scrolling straight through isn't the fastest way to find one nearby. Narrowing by zip code helps: 10009 has six listings, and 10002, 10003, 10036, and 11211 each carry five, so those pockets are worth checking first if you're picking a neighborhood over a specific name. From there, 86 of the listings include a phone number and 88 list a website, so most entries give you a way to call ahead or peek at hours before you go.

Sponsored placements aren't part of this category yet, so nothing you see here is paid to appear above another listing, and any future paid spot would carry a clear Sponsored tag. If you run one of these bars and notice the phone or website field is blank, you can claim the listing and add the missing details, which matters most for anyone searching from a smaller zip like 10012, 11222, or 11385 where fewer options show up. Treat this list as a starting point for your own comparison, not a ranking, and call ahead if hours matter to your plans.