The Washington Post has released its list of ‘12 Best Dive Bars’ in the DC area and two Maryland bars, both located in Montgomery County, have made the list. The Post defines a dive bar as having “dim lights, cheap drinks, friendly (if occasionally grouchy) staff, good music.” While there are many great places that fit this mold and didn’t make the list, here are the two that did:
VFW Post 350 ‘Hell’s Bottom’ (6420 Orchard Ave., Takoma Park, MD): Located in Takoma Park, the Post writes “You don’t have to be a veteran to spend an evening at the VFW Post in Takoma Park. You just have to love classic rock and country bands, and sitting next to folks who might want to bend your ear with a story or two.”
Quarry House Tavern (8401 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring): The Post writes, “But regulars don’t come here for a Disney-fied version of a dive bar. They come because the Quarry House has soul, the kind that sounds like Tom Waits on the free CD jukebox, or local punk and rockabilly bands playing in the back room, and regulars conversing over whiskeys at the bar, or under a framed beer sign from the 1960s.”
The featured photo shows the stairs leading down to Quarry House Tavern. What are some of the five bars you love in the area?