Reno's Best Dive Bars?

[Christy Jerz]

What are some of your favorite Reno dive bars? Bars of the past and present are acceptable!

[Craig Crick]

I would have to agree that Coney Island is one of the better dive bars. Besides, doesn't any bar on 4th street qualify? Ryan, I can't believe you haven't been to the Coney! There's a group of older Renoites that still meet there during the day to play cards. I bet they some good Reno stories to tell....

[Downtownmakeover]

The Five Star is definitely a dive bar. Although ever since it added free wi-fi and better alcohol it has redeemed itself a bit. In the late nineties I stepped in that bar with some friends who wanted to go on a dive bar tour of Reno, and the sex-in-the-back-room and snorting-crank-off-the-bar was a bit much for me...went there again for Santa Pub Crawl and it was pretty tame. The scariest bar I walked into was the Foxy Olive on Mill Street.

1. The Foxy Olive is connected to the worst weekly motel in Reno, the Lakemill Lodge.
2. You have a unique mix of homeless and weekly renters who spend their afternoons drinking away.
3. Has the highest amount of police calls out of nearly every bar in Reno.

Other bars to frequent if you are feeling a little adventurous? How about the West Second Street Bar. Never been in there but scary death eminates from the door when I walk by, not to mention the 5 or 6 large bouncers that hanging out in front of the club giving it that extra touch of intimidation.

[daddyisaninja]

DAMN, I showed up late to this party. Just reading through all of these fine posts, thinking I would be the first to comment on the Foxy Olive, and Boo-Yah...smacked in the face at the end. Well, good work, DMD...as usual.

Now I guess I have to pull a good one out just to save face...does anyone remember Landrums? I don't even think they sold alcohol, but at 2am, there was never a sober face in the long line for a chili-cheese omelet.

Seriously, though, I'm going to cast a vote for Val's Midtown Lounge on 2nd. Classic.

[Elisa Maser]

Landrums ... no alcohol, but excellent 2 a.m. fare.

Missing some serious classics here ... Washoe Zephyr, Peyton Place, Alturas.

[Jackie Shelton]

Now - Polo Lounge. I love Frank! And he plays Frank Sinatra!
Then (when I used to drink more) - Blue Lamp. Great Cosmos.

[Patrick McFarland]

I'm past the days of dive bars (for good or for bad) but circa '94-'97 It'd have to go a little something like this...
The Barrel - the quintessential college dive bar... really lax carding, cheap beer, loud music and piles o' drunken kids
The Wall - I was a big fan of the mid 90's version of the Wall. My friends and I lived there on Friday nights
Daiquiris - Thursday was ladies night, and that meant cheap drinks, and well... ladies
Lil' Nugget - There's nothing like a few cheap jack n' cokes and bloody mary's before you slam down an awful awful!

I know there were a few more... but for some reason that part of my life is a bit hazy...

[Todd Zuccato]

I gotta join with the folks who said Shooters. I mean, they have a stripper pole on their bar. What's not to love?

[Flanigan]

3rd St. Blues Club is pretty awsome. Good music, but I found this funky bar during HAG and it's....shoot I forgot the name and location but it's dark and it's red and it's just freaking dark and weird and cool. There was a roller babe chic hanging out, people came on foot, bikes, skates, etc...I know it's on a corner and it's either on Center or Virginia. I'll have to get back to you.

[Tyler]

you cant go wrong visiting the hideout.

[Christina]

I am surprised no one has mentioned peyton place ha ha

I have to give my vote for Beer Barrel as well, fun times back when Pavlov owned it :)

[Elisa Maser]

Hahahaha -- what does this say about us? I did mention Peyton Place (Feb.) - but I would bet there are lots of Reno Baby folks who have been there many more times than you or I have been. (OK - making a lot of assumptions there, but still!)