Dive 75

"An UWS dive bar that actually has some personality. Yep, that exists. There are also board games and free candy for the taking." - katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg

"Dive 75 both looks and feels like the common area of an unsanctioned fraternity near a moderately-sized state university, so it makes perfect sense that you can have a beer and eat takeout here. There’s a big fish tank in the middle of the room, the decor consists of things like a Steve Zissou poster and boar head mounted on the wall, and you can either sit at the bar and watch some sports while you eat your dinner or hang out on a couch in the corner. There are also a bunch of board games, if you like to do competitive things while you eat." - bryan kim, matt tervooren

"Despite the name, Dive 75 isn’t actually that divey. Sure, it isn’t the fanciest bar in the world, and if you order a sazerac here, you might get a weird look—but it’s a nice little place to hang out with a beer, and there’s a sitting area in the back with a couch and some armchairs. There’s also a big stack of board games in one corner, and, with its giant fish tank and mismatched wall decor, the space feels almost exactly like the common area of an off-campus house where six college seniors live." - will hartman, bryan kim, neha talreja, matt tervooren

"There are a lot of late-night bars on the Upper West Side, but if you’re not interested in bright spots full of groups playing beer pong or dark pubs with a few people squinting down at pints of Guinness, your options are limited. One good move is Dive 75, which always has crowds but is never rowdy. The big space has some couches and armchairs where your friends can take pictures of you fighting the good fight against nodding off." - matt tervooren

"Technically, staring at a big fish tank is an activity, and you can do that at Dive 75. But if that isn’t fun enough for you, you can also play one of the many board games hidden in the back corner of this little Upper West Side neighborhood bar. You can even turn them into drinking games, and no one will judge you. Just claim the couch all the way in the back under the portrait of Steve Zissou, and hang out for as long as you want." - bryan kim, neha talreja, kenny yang