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dive bars

Here are your City's Best winners.
We nominated a short list and you picked the winners. Congratulations to the winners and in this case, it really is an honor to be nominated. Be sure to eat and drink responsibly.

Dive Bars Winner
Baker's Street Pub & Grill
Location: Houston
If you're an undergrad, grad school student, med school student or young professional, chances are you've been to Baker Street. Set in Rice's ever-...
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West Alabama Ice House
Location: Houston
You can't get more Texan than an icehouse and you can get more of a classic icehouse than the West Alabama Ice House. Serving up cold ones on hot d...
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Kay's Lounge
Location: Houston
If you've had enough of the rarified and snippy yuppie ambiance of the Village, you can always retreat to the seedy unpretentious dark of Kay's Lou...
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Rudyards
Location: Houston
In any major city, bars and restaurants seem to come and go like a summer rain shower. It's refreshing to find a bar that has stood the test of tim...
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Cecil's Tavern
Location: Houston
When Aunt Edith comes to town to visit, don't bring her here; Cecil's is a place just for you and your closest friends. No impressions are made at ...
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Alice's Tall Texan
Location: Houston
When a mere bottle of beer just won't do, head over to Alice's place for a schooner of Shiner. For less than two bucks, you get 16 ice cold ounces ...
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Valhalla
Location: Houston
Ever since the class of 1972, Rice University students have been letting off steam at this small, quirky lounge across from campus. Though it remai...
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Chaise Lounge
Location: Houston
Once your eyes adjust to the darkness inside this unpretentious little bar, you'll think you've stepped into a time warp: You're likely to see a ve...
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Shoeshine Charlie's Big Top Lounge
Location: Houston
The owners of the legendary Continental Club founded this little bar a few doors down, naming it for the guy who shined shoes at the original Austi...
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Proletariat
Location: Houston
The Proletariat's a casual, low-key neighborhood bar, close enough to other Montrose area hotspots but also off the beaten track. There's plenty of...
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