The Tastiest Dive Bars in Lexington

Old Louisville Tavern

★★★★☆ 4.1 (254) • $$

"Nice neighborhood spot for drinks and a meal. I had an excellent burger and the others enjoyed salads and a steak. Service was prompt. We liked sitting on the patio. The only negative was the lack of outdoor lighting making completion of our meal a little tricky."

Friendly Stop Bar and Grill

★★★★☆ 4.2 (138) • $

"Been driving by Friendly Stop twice a day for 4 years. Literally on my way to and from work. Finally the boss took me there a couple of months ago. Wow, what is wrong with me? It's pure comfort food. Sandwiches, meat loaf, fries, etc. My ruben was delish and onion rings perfectly crunchy. Needless to say I've been back and won't drive by every time from now on."

Barret Bar

★★★★☆ 4.2 (72) • $

"Great neighborhood bar with pretty good food and a nice patio when the weather cooperates.The bartenders are nice and served us promptly. We grabbed a couple beers - they have a decent local selection on tab and they're all $6.50. We took a look at the menu and decided to try the brusell sprout special, fries, and the spicy chicken wrap. The brusell sprouts were our favorite; they were paired with a sweet Thai chili sauce.Would recommend if you're looking for a place to grab a drink and hang out."

Spring Street Bar & Grill

★★★★☆ 3.8 (83) • $

"Spring Street is a great neighborhood watering hole that has the right mix of good food, good beer selection, decent cocktails, and a lot of room to spread out. This is also one of the few places near the Highlands that has a lot of TVs and takes sports seriously...but I wouldn't consider it a traditional sports bar. It really is a neighborhood place, and quite an institution. I went there for the opening NFL Sunday. Every game was on, including my Saints. So I took a seat in the back corner near a small TV that the game was playing. It felt very cavernous from where I was sitting. But I also had three TV's right in my view, which was perfect. There were a number of Bills, Bengals, and Bears fan, so it was boisterous time.I started with jumbo wings, and I decided on Korean BBQ. The sauce was good, and while I don't need wings submerged in juices, I would've appreciated a little bit more flavor. That said --- these wings are jumbo, and they're pretty good. The fries, which are $6 and plentiful, were also delicious. The beers and Moscow Mule were exactly what I needed. You order everything, drinks and food, from the bar. Service was very efficient and the bartender working the bar, seemingly by himself, was awesome. He even picked up an empty for me and took my drink order. He also looked at my Saints jersey and knew where I needed to go before I asked. That's the type of experience you can only really get in touristy areas or neighborhood bars. If we lived in Irish Hill, this would be a regular haunt for me. The moderately high prices and far walk from my house are the only things preventing me from coming more. I think food, drink options, and experience are worth the journey to Spring Street."

Montgomery Towne Tavern

★★★★☆ 4.1 (30) • $

"We stopped in here last minute after Silver Spring house was swamped. We had no idea what to expect. We walked in (6 of us) and the place was pretty busy. The waitress came up and greeted us quickly and hot our drink orders. She was very helpful on guiding our food selections. As a group we ordered burgers, chicken sandwich, wings, pretzels and cheese sticks. Everything was so good. Even better we were able to play pool and darts while waiting for our food. Great little place for a cold beer and really solid food in a chill atmosphere. This is our new go to when in the area."

Patchen Pub

★★★★☆ 4.3 (25) • $

"I seriously considered giving it a 5 star rating but because when I called about happy hour details, the guy hung up without saying goodbye. Once we got there, it was obvious that the "nice guy" who waited on us, was the same one who answered the phone. Not a huge deal. We sat out on the back patio along with some frequenters. The pub atmosphere was similar to close by Shamrocks but the crowd seemed a bit older than the going crowd at Shamrocks. Happy hour was until 7pm and I wish that I could list further details about it but I didn't get the details, just that the appetizers were $2 off during the happy hour. I ordered the chicken tenders and the loaded pub fries. Both orders were huge and well worth $4.75 each. I would recommend Patchen Pub over Shamrocks when it comes to food quality and I would try it again."

Ole Hookers

★★★★☆ 4.2 (17) • $

"This is a hole in the wall dive bar. They will treat you like family here if you are a regular. Friendly staff that are able to make strong mixed drinks and carry on a conversation. Drinks are well priced and strong. That's the perfect combo. They have bar seating and tables on the sidewalk outside. If you are near downtown and thirsty, I suggest to stop in here and say hi. Take a good look around and enjoy a good drink and conversation.I mi g.d ht even be there"