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Miami's best dive bars | Joolep

Guide · Bars

Miami's best dive bars

Cheap beer, cash-only bars and neon that has not changed in decades. From South Beach to Homestead, these are the dive bars worth a stool. Picked from The Infatuation's South Florida dive bar directory and Scoundrel's Field Guide; check each bar's hours before you go.

By joolep18 placesSource

The picks

Guide · Bars

Miami's best dive bars

By joolep18 placesSource

The picks

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Beach

Mac's Club Deuce

Dive barHappy hourHappy hour deals

A South Beach bar that has barely changed in decades. The neon over the bar goes back to its Miami Vice days, and the doors have been open since 1926.

222 14th St

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Payment: Cash only
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Little Haiti

Churchill's Pub

Dive barNeighborhood staple

Little Haiti's rock and punk bar since 1979, now under new ownership, with live bands and a back patio.

5501 NE 2nd Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Patio only

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Coral Gables

Seven Seas Bar

Dive bar

Porthole windows, campy nautical decor and a karaoke night people plan their week around.

2200 SW 57th St

Payment: Cash only
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Beach

On The Rocks

Dive bar

A narrow, dark bar a block from the beach that stays open until 5 AM. Easy to drop into in a bathing suit, louder at night when the karaoke starts.

217 71st St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Miami

Round Table Sports Bar & Lounge

Dive bar

The castle-shaped building on NW 7th Avenue. Inside it is a wood-paneled neighborhood bar with a 30-and-older policy.

11205 NW 7th Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Tamiami

Eddie's Place

Dive barNeighborhood staple

Darts, sticky counters, a menu of Fireball specials and a Friday karaoke night.

12606 SW 8th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed
Games: Darts

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Bay Village

Happy's Stork Lounge

Dive bar

A North Bay Village classic that reopened in a bigger space about 800 yards west of the old one, with its regulars intact.

1624 79th Street Causeway

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Beach

Abbey Brewing Company

Dive barHappy hour deals

Pool, darts and the local news on mute, a short walk from Lincoln Road. Free hot dogs on football Sundays.

1115 16th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed
Games: Pool, Darts

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Beach

Ted's Hideaway

Dive bar

A reliable South of Fifth option for pitchers of beer and a game of pool. Dogs are welcome.

124 2nd St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed
Pets: Pet friendly
Games: Pool

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Miami

Chicagoan Bar

Dive barHappy hour deals

A windowless bar in Pinewood that opens at 8 AM with $2 drinks until noon, then $5 drinks until 1 AM.

10702 NW 7th Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Downtown

The Corner

Cheap eatsDive barCocktail crowd

Better cocktails than most dives and a dive-bar mood after dark. Smoking is outside only.

1035 N Miami Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Outside only

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Pinecrest

Keg South

Cheap eatsDive bar

A sports-on-the-TVs neighborhood bar known for its wings, with dollar bills stapled to the walls.

10417 S Dixie Hwy

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Virginia Gardens

Bryson's Irish Pub

Cheap eatsDive bar

A big, plain bar near the airport with indoor and outdoor bars, booths and a kitchen that makes its chili and dips from scratch. The wings are a draw.

3790 Curtiss Pkwy

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Downtown

Mike's at Venetia

Dive barHappy hour dealsSitting outside

An Irish bar on the roof of a downtown apartment building by the Venetian Causeway. Go for happy hour and the view.

555 NE 15th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Patio only
Games: Pool

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Miami

Bougie's

Dive bar

Officially Bougainvillea's Old Florida Tavern. Wednesday ladies' night is the draw, with free well drinks and Bud Light for women from 10 PM to 2 AM.

7221 SW 58th Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Homestead

Sam's Hideaway

Dive barNeighborhood staple

A friendly Florida City bar where the bartender learns your name and the birthday jello shots flow.

750 S Krome Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Homestead

Club Glades

Dive bar

A small members-only club in the farm fields that looks closed and is not. Joining takes $5 and a polite request at the bar.

18401 SW 256th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Patio only

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Florida City

Last Chance Bar & Package

Dive barNeighborhood staple

The last bar before the Keys, with cheap bloody marys and a package store attached.

35800 S Dixie Hwy

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Beach

Mac's Club Deuce

Dive barHappy hourHappy hour deals

A South Beach bar that has barely changed in decades. The neon over the bar goes back to its Miami Vice days, and the doors have been open since 1926.

222 14th St

-1

Payment: Cash only
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Little Haiti

Churchill's Pub

Dive barNeighborhood staple

Little Haiti's rock and punk bar since 1979, now under new ownership, with live bands and a back patio.

5501 NE 2nd Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Patio only

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Coral Gables

Seven Seas Bar

Dive bar

Porthole windows, campy nautical decor and a karaoke night people plan their week around.

2200 SW 57th St

Payment: Cash only
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Beach

On The Rocks

Dive bar

A narrow, dark bar a block from the beach that stays open until 5 AM. Easy to drop into in a bathing suit, louder at night when the karaoke starts.

217 71st St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Miami

Round Table Sports Bar & Lounge

Dive bar

The castle-shaped building on NW 7th Avenue. Inside it is a wood-paneled neighborhood bar with a 30-and-older policy.

11205 NW 7th Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Tamiami

Eddie's Place

Dive barNeighborhood staple

Darts, sticky counters, a menu of Fireball specials and a Friday karaoke night.

12606 SW 8th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed
Games: Darts

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Bay Village

Happy's Stork Lounge

Dive bar

A North Bay Village classic that reopened in a bigger space about 800 yards west of the old one, with its regulars intact.

1624 79th Street Causeway

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Beach

Abbey Brewing Company

Dive barHappy hour deals

Pool, darts and the local news on mute, a short walk from Lincoln Road. Free hot dogs on football Sundays.

1115 16th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed
Games: Pool, Darts

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Beach

Ted's Hideaway

Dive bar

A reliable South of Fifth option for pitchers of beer and a game of pool. Dogs are welcome.

124 2nd St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed
Pets: Pet friendly
Games: Pool

· BAR · DIVE BAR · North Miami

Chicagoan Bar

Dive barHappy hour deals

A windowless bar in Pinewood that opens at 8 AM with $2 drinks until noon, then $5 drinks until 1 AM.

10702 NW 7th Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Downtown

The Corner

Cheap eatsDive barCocktail crowd

Better cocktails than most dives and a dive-bar mood after dark. Smoking is outside only.

1035 N Miami Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Outside only

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Pinecrest

Keg South

Cheap eatsDive bar

A sports-on-the-TVs neighborhood bar known for its wings, with dollar bills stapled to the walls.

10417 S Dixie Hwy

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Virginia Gardens

Bryson's Irish Pub

Cheap eatsDive bar

A big, plain bar near the airport with indoor and outdoor bars, booths and a kitchen that makes its chili and dips from scratch. The wings are a draw.

3790 Curtiss Pkwy

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Downtown

Mike's at Venetia

Dive barHappy hour dealsSitting outside

An Irish bar on the roof of a downtown apartment building by the Venetian Causeway. Go for happy hour and the view.

555 NE 15th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Patio only
Games: Pool

· BAR · DIVE BAR · South Miami

Bougie's

Dive bar

Officially Bougainvillea's Old Florida Tavern. Wednesday ladies' night is the draw, with free well drinks and Bud Light for women from 10 PM to 2 AM.

7221 SW 58th Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Homestead

Sam's Hideaway

Dive barNeighborhood staple

A friendly Florida City bar where the bartender learns your name and the birthday jello shots flow.

750 S Krome Ave

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Not allowed

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Homestead

Club Glades

Dive bar

A small members-only club in the farm fields that looks closed and is not. Joining takes $5 and a polite request at the bar.

18401 SW 256th St

Payment: Card or cash
Smoking: Patio only

· BAR · DIVE BAR · Florida City

Last Chance Bar & Package

Dive barNeighborhood staple

The last bar before the Keys, with cheap bloody marys and a package store attached.