There’s a kinetic buzz emanating from behind the Italian flag-painted facade of Gino & Carlo. It’s an unmistakable energy to this section of North Beach that reaches its apex around this time every ...

We don’t usually go to dive bars for the food ... memorabilia where you can not only enjoy a pint of Murphy’s and a shot of Tully but also order some of the most delicious Italian food ...

Superior has some great dive bars, and a TikTok channel recently checked out some of our most iconic establishments.

But real dive bars have something others lack ... taking breaks to belly up at the bar for shots and pitchers of beer. (And if you’re lucky, the owner may pull out the hot plate and whip ...

he got into the gin martinis at the long-gone Jax Bar & Grill, which wasn’t quite a dive, but certainly headed that way before it closed in 2014. He thinks a good dive should offer cheap shots ...

In one memorable scene, Misty Quigley (Christina Ricci) hits up a dive bar wearing the late Natalie (Juliette Lewis)’s favorite jacket, where she pounds several shots and listens to rock classic ...