In-your-face attitude and design, matched by the loud DJ soundtrack and shifting roster of live acts ranging from rockabilly to punk. The $7.95 half-pound burger remains a perennial draw for locals. Playboy magazine rated it the fourth-best dive bar in the country at one time. Hosts fiercely competitive karaoke contests and bartender nominated contests to choose the “Drunk of the Month.” Not named after Dean Martin.Ī working water wheel, living room-style seating, and a 1970s lounge decor. Dino’s welcomes neighborhood bar-flys and downtown hipsters. Legendary since 1966, Champagne’s dark lounge with red-velvet wallpaper, framed pictures of Marilyn Monroe, and the Rat Pack on the jukebox draws a mixed crowd for drink specials, karaoke & video poker.Ī Strip dive bar since 1962. But don’t look for a 2-buck PBR at this place. Totally awesome, and fabulously gnarly dive bars, that is! The following are some of the best dive bars in Las Vegas.Ītomic Liquors is Las Vegas’s oldest freestanding bar which, combined with being in a rather dodgy area and having a rather, let’s say interesting clientele at times, qualifies it a dive bar. It is a fact that Las Vegas has its share of dive bars.
