We asked and You Answered! The best Dive Bar is.. When I think of a dive bar the first thing that comes to mind is the food. You can have all the atmosphere and service in the world but if you don't have the "wreck your outfit kind of burger," it doesn't qualify (in my book) as a great dive bar. Certainly the atmosphere and service counts, but the food is a deal breaker for me. Everyone loves that "Cheers" feeling when you walk into a bar, you know, where everyone knows your name! When you know a handful of the folks bellied up to the bar and they greet you by your name or the nickname you earned, like Booger, Giggles, Moose, Boots etc.. it's comforting. I personally have met some of the greatest people now in my life in a bar (in my defense I have spent a good portion of my life working in a bar, not just bellied up to one).