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Wichita bar makes Playboy's list of best dive bars

July 20, 2010|by Denise Hnytka

(WICHITA, Kan.) —

Kirby's Beer Store in Wichita has been named one of America's Best Dive Bars by Playboy Magazine. The mag recently published a coast-to-coast look at the country's best drinking establishments in the August 2010 issue.

Playboy's best bars include watering holes in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, and other big cities. A bar in Kansas City, MO, called The Mutual Musicians Foundation made the list also.

Playboy Magazine also ranked America's best dive bars and late-night eats. Those lists were also dominated by bars from big cities; the exception being Kirby's Beer Store in Wichita.

Here's a look at the official list.

PLAYBOY'S BEST BARS

•Austin: The Continental Club

•Chicago: The Map Room

•Dallas: The French Room and Rodeo Bar & Grill at the Hotel Adolphus

•Detroit: Cliff Bell's

•Kansas City: The Mutual Musicians Foundation

•Las Vegas: The Bootlegger Bistro

•Los Angeles: Dan Tana's

•Los Angeles: The Roger Room

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•Miami Beach: Mac's Club Deuce

•Miami Beach: The Raleigh Martini Bar

•New Orleans: Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar

•New Orleans: The Sazerac Bar at the Roosevelt Hotel

•New York City: King Cole Bar at the St. Regis Hotel

•New York City: Jane Ballroom at the Jane Hotel

•Palm Springs: Starlite Lounge at the Riviera Resort & Spa

•San Francisco: Top of the Mark at the InterContinental Hotel

•Savannah: Planters Tavern in the Olde Pink House

•Seattle: King's Hardware

PLAYBOY'S BEST DIVE BARS

•Austin: Mean-Eyed Cat

•Boston: Lucky's Lounge

•Chicago: Cal's

•Dallas: Lee Harvey's

•Lompoc, California: Jasper's

•Memphis: Ernestine and Hazel's

•Miami South Beach: Ted's Hideaway

•Nashville: Springwater Supper Club

•New Orleans: The Saint

•New Orleans: Snake and Jake's Christmas Club Lounge

•New York City: Milano's

•New York City: Subway Inn

•San Francisco: Specs

•Washington, D.C.: The Big Hunt

•Wichita: Kirby's Beer Store

PLAYBOY'S BEST LATE-NIGHT EATS

•Baltimore: Deep-fried Cheesesteak at Hot Tomatoes

•Chicago: Led Zeppelin Burger at Kuma's Corner

•Hollywood: 101 Coffee Shop

•Las Vegas: Pho Kim Long

•New Orleans's French Market: Beignets at Cafe Du Monde

•New York City: Burgers at Daddy-O

•Seattle: Poutine at Smith

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