We love hand-muddled cocktails with six obscure ingredients as much as the next person, but sometimes simple is better: A dirt-cheap can of icy cold beer, or a knock-you-on-your-ass strong vodka soda or rum and coke, along with a jukebox and maybe a pool table. Luckily, Dallas has plenty of bars where drinkers can seek refuge from lengthy cocktail lists and fedoras. What better time than Cocktail Week to celebrate the city's diviest dive bars, replete with busted vinyl booths, slightly menacing regulars, delightfully conversational bartenders, and annoying cash-only policies?
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11 Iconic Dallas Dive Bars, Mapped
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1. Lee Harvey's
1807 Gould St
Dallas, TX 75215
Dallas, TX 75215
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2. Adair's Saloon
2624 Commerce St.
Dallas, TX 75226
Dallas, TX 75226
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3. Lakewood Landing
5818 Live Oak St.
Dallas, TX 75206
Dallas, TX 75206
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4. Club Schmitz
9661 Denton Drive
Dallas, TX 75220
Dallas, TX 75220
(214) 350-3607
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5. Double Wide
3510 Commerce St.
Dallas, TX 75226
Dallas, TX 75226
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6. The Grapevine Bar
3902 Maple Ave
Dallas, TX 75219
Dallas, TX 75219
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7. Ships Lounge
1613 Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX 75206
Dallas, TX 75206
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8. Tradewinds Social Club
2843 W Davis St.
Dallas, TX 75211
Dallas, TX 75211
(214) 337-9075
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9. The Loon
3531 McKinney Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
Dallas, TX 75204
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10. Louie's
1839 N. Henderson Ave
Dallas, TX 75206
Dallas, TX 75206
(214) 826-0505
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11. The Goat
7248 Gaston Ave
Dallas, TX 75214-4124
Dallas, TX 75214-4124
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