March DIVE-NESS • USA Dive Bar of the Year!

Each year to coincide with March Madness we run a Dive bar tournament to find out who the Dive Bar of the Year is ..... this year there were 128 bars in the tournament and over 93,000 votes cast!

The Top 16 USA Dive Bars for 2024:

1. Leadmine - Benton, WI

2. Swanny's - Colona, IL

3. Jim's Knoxville Tap - Milan, IL

4. American Tap - Webster City, IA

5. The Edge Eatery - Rapids City, IL 

6. Vermilion Club - Lake Vermilion, MN

7. Willy’s Still - Hurley, WI

8. Buzz Stop - Winnebago, MN 

9. Beer City - Omaha, NE

10. Farmer’s Home Tavern - Hemlock, MI 

11. Psycho Silo - Langley, IL

12. Wilderness Bar - Williams, MN

13. Blue Bair - Delavan, MN

14. TNT Roundhouse - Savana, IL

15. Tip Top - Ames, IA 

16. Hattrix Club - Kenosha, WI

The Top 16 USA Dive Bars for 2023:

1. The Edge Eatery - Rapids City, IL 

2. Farmer’s Home Tavern - Hemlock, MI 

3. Willy’s Still - Hurley, WI

4. Buzz Stop - Winnebago, MN 

5. Cabin Bar - Nicollet, MN 

6. Tip Top - Ames, IA 

7. Bunkhouse - Toston, MT 

8. Michelle’s Getaway Too - Clarksville, TN

9. BS General Store - Folletts, IA

10. Burt’s Dog House - Boxholm, IA 

11. Niko’s Cabin - Belvidere, IL 

12. Jefferson Lounge -Baton Rouge, LA 

13. Rungo’s - Stratford, IA

14. Pine River In - Hillsboro, WI

15. FunknDive - Ogden, UT

16. East Town Pub - Green Bay, WI

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2022

1st - Riverside Tavern - Lehigh, Iowa

2nd - Outlaws Saloon - Ferndale, Washington

2021 - No contest (Covid)

2020

1st - Riverside Tavern - Lehigh, Iowa

2nd - Outlaws Saloon - Ferndale, Washington

2019

1st - Funk-n-Dive - Ogden, Utah

2nd - Jerry's Bar - Omaha, Nebraska