50 editor picks across every TableJourney city.
50 late-night dives worth the trip across every TableJourney city. Editor-ranked. Cheap character bars open past 02:00.
't Hof van Beroep at Langestraat 125 in Bruges is a traditional pub right in front of the court, with local craft beers, geuzes, natural wines and tapas.
TipIt opens at 5PM, Friday at 4PM, is closed Tuesday and Wednesday, and has a late night kitchen.
Fairview Tavern at 831 Old Fairview Rd is a pub with pool and darts, where the bartenders make your drink and you can stay for dinner from its kitchen.
TipIt is open every day from 14:00, so stop in after you grab a drink and hang out for some pool or darts.
Szimpla Kert is a bar at Kazinczy utca 14, 1075 Budapest.
Grogan's Castle Lounge on South William Street has been Dublin's literary refuge since the 1970s when Paddy Kavanagh and Flann O'Brien drank here. No music, no TV.
TipOrder the cheese toastie, it is the entire kitchen and it is excellent. The art on the walls is for sale, ask the bar staff if you spot one.
The Long Hall on South Great George's Street in Dublin is the Victorian-refurbished 1881 pub backing onto Dublin Castle, with carved partitions and a long snug.
TipOrder a Guinness at the front bar, the back room with the chandeliers is the photograph everyone takes. No food, no music, no nonsense.
Tigh Neachtain on Cross Street Upper is the Latin Quarter dive bar that educated visitors miss; the 16th-century stone interior, gas fires, cash-only pints.
TipCash only at the bar; a pint of Guinness and a toasted sandwich before midnight is all you need. The snug by the fire fills fast on cold evenings.
La Venencia is a nightlife venue at Calle de Echegaray 7, 28014 Madrid; phone +34 914 29 73 13.
The Bow Bar at 80 West Bow sells its own Bow Bar Collection of whisky bottlings, available by the bottle in the bar only, with a Peated Highland at 56.9%.
TipBottlings from the Bow Bar Collection are only available to purchase in the bar, and are very limited, so be quick.
The Dean Street pub run by the de Gaulle-era Free French in the 1940s still pours half-pints only at the bar, hangs the Sylvester Stallone portrait behind it, and remains the central Soho writers' room.
TipHalf pints only, no phones, cash welcomed. The upstairs dining room runs lunch and dinner if the bar gets too tight.
Hopleaf in Andersonville pours better beers, fine wines, spirits, cider and meads on 62 taps and in bottles, with no screens, games or live entertainment.
TipLimited reservations are on Tock, but most tables are kept for walk-ins, and everyone must be 21 or over with valid ID.
My Brother's Bar at 15th and Platte has poured since 1873 as the oldest continuously operating bar in Denver, with a Jack Kerouac letter on the wall and a brick patio overlooking the Platte.
TipOpen until midnight weekdays, 02:00 Friday and Saturday. The Johnny burger and JCB cheeseburger are the food orders; the jukebox is classical only.
West Alabama Ice House on West Alabama at Hazard has poured cold beer since 1928. Open-air cinderblock walls, picnic tables on a gravel lot.
TipOpen daily; the front-yard tables fill on cool evenings. Cash works fastest, the beer fridge takes precedence over cocktails, and dogs run free.
Atomic Liquors on Fremont East has held tavern license number one since 1952 as the oldest freestanding bar in Las Vegas, with neon-lit booths and a rooftop once used for atomic-test viewing.
TipThe Atomic cocktails on the menu reference the rooftop's atomic-test history. Open until 02:00 most nights, 03:00 Friday and Saturday.
Herbs and Rye on West Sahara runs a pre-Prohibition cocktail program with hand-pressed juices and house bitters, plus an Old Vegas steakhouse menu, until 03:00 Monday through Saturday.
TipClosed Sundays. Late seating is the play for the cocktail program; the kitchen runs through the listed close.
Tiki-Ti has been family owned since 1961 and is at 4427 West Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles; its official website links straight to the drink menu.
Santa's Pub at 2225 Bransford Avenue is a karaoke dive bar upholding the legacy of Elmer Denzel 'Santa' Irwin, who passed away in 2025 at the age of 75.
TipOpen Wednesday through Sunday; just remember it is beer only, cash only, and no cussin' on the mic.
Bia Hơi Corner Ta Hien is at Ta Hien and Luong Ngoc Quyen in Hanoi's Old Quarter.
East Side Craft House is a family owned East Vancouver pub at 1445 East 41st Avenue pouring 16 taps of draft beer from Vancouver breweries, open to midnight.
TipJoin weekly for NFL Sundays, Wing Wednesdays and Trivia Saturdays; kids are allowed with a guardian until 9:00pm.
Capo & The Spritz is an Italian restaurant with The Spritz, a 22 seat cocktail bar of Italian inspired libations, at 350 Davie St, with late nights from 8pm.
TipLate nights run from 8pm to late, Sunday to Thursday, after the daily aperitivo happy hour from 2pm to 5pm.
The Narrow Lounge at 1898 Main St is a dark, cozy East Vancouver bar serving creative house cocktails and Mexican-inspired fast food, open to 2AM on weekends.
TipIt takes no reservations, no exceptions, and is hard to find: look for the single red light.
Funky Winker Beans is a low-lit dive bar at 37 W Hastings Street with pool, pinball, cheap daily specials and karaoke, open until 2am or 3am on weekends.
TipThere is no cover charge for karaoke or comedy, and open mic comedy runs every Sunday from 7pm to 9pm.
Savoy Pub at 258 E Hastings St is a neighbourhood pub for cold beer, karaoke nights and off-sales value, open until 1:00 AM on Friday and Saturday.
TipKaraoke runs every Thursday and Sunday night, with free pool games all day every Sunday.
Brettos on Kydathineon in Plaka was established in 1909 and is Athens' oldest distillery, with hundreds of multi-hued bottles backlit on the wall.
TipTry the homemade ouzo or one of more than 35 flavors of liqueur at the bar, which has about 15 stools.
Doheny & Nesbitt on Baggot Street Lower in Dublin has been the Leinster House crowd's pub since 1828, Victorian partitions and the Doheny Snug at the front.
TipThe Doheny Snug at the front is the original confessional-style booth, ask the bar staff if it is free, it is the room you want for two.
Kehoe's on South Anne Street in Dublin has been pulling pints since 1803, with stained-glass doors, mahogany snugs and a 19th-century interior kept like a museum.
TipThe upstairs lounge is the old proprietor's living room kept as a bar, ask the staff if it is open, it is the prize seat.
Mulligan's on Poolbeg Street has poured pints in the same Dublin building since 1854, drank in by James Joyce and John F. Kennedy, an unspoiled Trinity-side dive.
TipOrder a stout at the back bar, the Joyce Room snug holds two at a push and is named for the Counterparts arm-wrestle scene set there.
Osteria del Sole has stood in Bologna since 1465; you can bring any food you like and eat it at one of the big wooden tables over a glass of wine.
TipOnly wine and beer are served; book a table with a minimum spend of 10 euros per person by calling +39 347 9680171.
Letraria is a craft beer library 50 metres from Braga's cathedral, where 23 taps and over 150 bottled beers sit among shelves of books customers swap.
TipThe late-night taps (after 23:00) include seasonals not on the main board. Ask what the bar team has kept back. Open to midnight on weeknights.
Boadas on Carrer dels Tallers off La Rambla has run since 1933 as Spain's oldest cocktail bar, founded by Cuban-born Catalan Miguel Boadas who learned the trade at Hemingway's Floridita in Havana.
TipStanding room mostly; the bow-tied bartenders throw cocktails behind the small bar. No menu, just ask for what you want.
Bodega de la Ardosa is a castizo bar at Calle de Colon 13 serving popular Spanish tapas, among them a tortilla de patatas made continuously.
TipTapas include Joselito charcuterie, rabas, salmorrejo and bacalao ajoarriero, plus the tortilla de patatas.
The Royal Oak is at 1 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh EH1 1LT.
Donn's Depot on West 5th Street in Austin is the converted railway-car bar with Donn Adelman at the piano since the 1970s, country and honky-tonk dance.
TipClosed Sundays. Live music nightly from 21:00, no cover; the rail-car back rooms are the quieter conversation spots.
Maria's Packaged Goods and Community Bar is at 960 W 31st St in Chicago.
TipOn Sundays the Meze Table serves food from 3 pm to 8 pm, and Morgan Street Snacks pops up Wednesday to Saturday from 5 pm.
Holy Grale on Bardstown Road in Louisville pours Belgian and German imports from a converted 1905 church, the late-night Highlands beer hall with 30 taps and a stained-glass aesthetic.
TipWalk-in for the bar. Kitchen serves Belgian-style fries with the European beer list.
Earnestine and Hazel's on South Main downtown Memphis runs Soul Burgers and a jukebox until 03:00 daily, a former brothel and pharmacy.
TipCash works fastest. Upstairs the old brothel rooms run quiet most nights.
Mac's Club Deuce on 14th Street is Miami Beach's oldest bar, opened in 1926 and registered post-Prohibition in 1933, the South Beach dive where Anthony Bourdain held court and the cash register still rings 21 hours a day.
TipCash only. Happy hour 08:00-17:00 runs two-for-one drinks; the pool table and jukebox keep going until 05:00.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar at 941 Bourbon Street tells the story of Lafitte, privateer and hero of the Battle of New Orleans; it is in Vieux Carre Venues.
TipIts sister venues in the same group are Maison Bourbon Jazz Club and My Bar @ 635.
The Warehouse Bar and Grille at 18 E River St is a River Street dive bar serving burgers, wings and sandwiches, with Open Mic Night every Thursday.
TipOpen Mic Night is every Thursday, with live music every weekend, and the bar cards everyone, so bring your ID.
Adega Pérola pours chope under a glass counter of more than 50 petiscos on Rua Siqueira Campos in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, until 01:00 Monday to Saturday.
TipSardines are sold by the unit and most other petiscos by 100 g portions, so order a few at a time; the bar is closed on Sundays.
Bracarense pours draught chope and sells shrimp bolinhos from a Leblon corner in Rio de Janeiro, a botequim open until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday.
TipRiotur lists the corner open daily, until 23:55 from Thursday to Saturday; the weekday set lunch runs from 11:00 to 15:00.
The Stag's Head on Dame Court in Dublin is the 1895 A.J. McLoughlin Victorian pub James Joyce drank at, with stag-themed stained glass and carved wood snugs.
TipWalk down the alley off Dame Lane, the back entrance avoids the front pavement crowd. The upstairs cabaret hall hosts comedy most nights.
Birrificio Lambrate makes unfiltered and unpasteurized beer, to drink fresh as at the bar; the Adelchi address is Via Adelchi 5, 20131 Milano.
TipThe brewery's guided visit is at Via Privata Gaetano Sbodio 30/1: 45 minutes in production, starting at 18:30, so arrive 10 minutes early.
Bar San Calisto, at Piazza di San Calisto 3, 00153 Roma, has stood in Trastevere since 1969 and is open from Monday to Sunday from 6:30 to 1:30.
TipA customer review on the bar's own site mentions a 66 cl Peroni for 2,80 €.
Vino Vero opened in 2014 on Fondamenta della Misericordia as the first wine bar in Venice solely dedicated to natural wine, with bottles tasted by the glass.
TipNo reservations are taken, as the phone is rarely answered; contact the bar by e-mail or on Instagram.
Cantinone già Schiavi is a historic osteria and enoteca at Fondamenta Nani with wines by the glass and fresh cicchetti, where you drink and eat standing up.
TipThere are no seats and you drink and eat standing; at aperitivo time stop for a prosecco, a spritz or an ombra.
La Jetee in Tokyo's Golden Gai has been Tomoyo Kawai's eight-seat film-buff bar for four-plus decades. Named for Chris Marker, French-speaking host.
TipCover charge applies; cash only. Climb the narrow stairs to the second floor at Hanazono 3-ban-gai; tiny room, expect to share.
The Open Book in Tokyo's Golden Gai is Kai Tanaka's lemon-sour specialist on the 5th alley, opened 2015. Books wall-to-wall from the owner's late grandfather.
TipThe signature lemon sour uses Hiroshima lemons and brown sugar shochu. No cover, cash easiest; six seats, walk-in only.
Folkklubs ALA Pagrabs's cellar absorbs the post-club crowd Friday and Saturday until 04:00, the city's most reliable late-night Latvian beer dive.
Cafe Belgique at Gravenstraat 2 calls itself one of Amsterdam's smallest bars, serving Belgian beers, wines, spirits and snacks in a cozy, art filled space.
TipOn Thursday to Sunday nights the DJs spin strictly vinyl and the needle drops at 9 pm; no reservations and no large groups.
