Filed under: Valentine's Day 2018 Guides Avoid Valentine's Day at Essential Dive Bars Across The U.S. Top beer and a shot watering holes in 14 American cities. by Carolyn Alburger@CarolynAlburger Feb 13, 2016, 1:36pm EST Via All Black Sunday Coverage [E] and All Eater Guides Coverage [E] Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: Avoid Valentine's Day at Essential Dive Bars Across The U.S. Pocket Flipboard Email The 1029 Bar & Smack Shack, Minneapolis. Katie Cannon Atlanta Austin Robert J. Lerma/EATX Lala's Little Nugget, Austin. [Photo: Robert J. Lerma/EATX] Charleston Chicago Denver Recovery Room, Charleston. Las Vegas Los Angeles Churchill's Pub, Miami. Miami Minneapolis Nashville Sandy Hut, Portland. Portland, OR San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC More From Eater Sign up for the Sign up for Eater's newsletter The freshest news from the food world every day Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Subscribe The Latest Filed under: The Feasts We Remember Eater’s holiday banquet celebrates the food traditions we return to in memory, time and time again View All Stories The Kikkoman Soy Sauce Bottle Is Priceless By Tiffany Leigh Filed under: Make It Look Nice With a few simple hacks — a gravy boat, chopped herbs, and a taper candle or two — your holiday celebration can look like a million bucks View All Stories The Perfect Gift Is a Cookbook — Plus a Few Key Extras By Hillary Dixler Canavan Filed under: Make It Look Nice A Creamy, Dreamy Spiced Coffee Meringue Recipe By Zoë Kanan Raclette Parties Are a Surprisingly Chill Way to Host By Missy Frederick