Anthony Bourdain's Favorite Dive Bars

snackfile asked Anthony Bourdain (Gothamist's favorite globetrotting chef!) what five favorite dive bars are, and he concentrated most of the love on NYC dive bars in Hell's Kitchen. Of the five bars, three are from New York City, and all are within a few blocks of each other:

Siberia Bar, New York: "Still reigns supreme among dives, though some weekend nights lately are reserved for an all-male leather crowd. Better phone ahead."

Holland Bar, New York: "A classic old-man bar a couple doors down from Siberia. You know, the kind of place it's okay to drink during the day."

The Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge, New York: "Tiki decor and ultra-cheese kitsch with an element of danger. I believe people have died there."

We haven't been to the Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge, but Holland Bar is definitely an old-man (old-man-alcoholic) bar, though it's not terribly divey - it just feels that way when you're there in the morning with men in suits on their way to work. He also mentions Mac's Club Deuce in Miami and the Clermont Lounge in Atlanta.

And we put together a Wayfaring map of his NYC dive bar picks - perfect distraction for you when you're contemplating your escape from NYC via Greyhound.