The best dive bar in every state, according to Yelp

(NEXSTAR) – Making your way in the world today takes everything you got. Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot.

Wouldn’t you like to get away? To a dive bar? For a few hours?

Dive bars, unlike fancier cocktail bars or speakeasies, have a certain inexplicable charm. Is it the dim lighting? The scent of stale beer in the air? The near-constant din of someone playing “Buck Hunter” or “Golden Tee” arcade games in the back corner?

Could be. Or it could simply be the welcoming, down-to-earth, no-frills vibe that almost all dive bars seem to share. Dive bars, after all, aren’t usually concerned with exclusivity, or staying on top of the latest trends. And the very best dive bars can quickly become your favorite neighborhood hangouts or after-work haunts.

With that in mind, the analysts at Yelp have delved into their databases to help determine the top-rated dive bars in each state based on the volume, and ratings, from user-generated reviews.

One important note: Dive bars, as defined by Yelp, are “typically well-worn bars that offer an inexpensive, simple selection of drinks and are often considered ‘hole-in-the-walls,’” a spokesperson for Yelp tells Nexstar. The operators of these establishments can self-identify themselves as “dive bars” on their own Yelp accounts — at which point Yelp’s moderators will conduct a review to ensure the bar meets their criteria — or Yelp’s own users can submit suggestions to the moderators, if they feel a specific bar should be recategorized as a dive.

Without further ado, the top dive bar in each state — as determined by Yelp’s community of reviewers — can be found below.

Alaska	Ernie’s Old Time Saloon, in Sitka
Alabama	Marty’s P.M., in Birmingham
Arkansas	Emma Avenue Bar and Tap, in Springdale
Arizona	Sundowner Bar & Grill, West Sedona
California	Torrance Brew Yard, in Torrance
Colorado	Dive Inn, in Denver
Connecticut	Gryphon’s Pub, in New Haven
DC	Red Derby
Deleware	Murph’s Irish Pub, in Wilmington
Florida	Doc’s Oyster Bar, in Valparaiso
Georgia	Joystick Gamebar, in Atlanta
Hawaii	Suzie Wong’s Hideaway, Honolulu
Iowa	High Life Lounge, in Des Moines
Idaho	Lakers Inn, in Coeur d’Alene
Illinois	Bernice’s Tavern, in Chicago
Indiana	Ralph’s Great Divide, in Indianapolis
Kansas	Kirby’s Beer Store, in Wichita
Kentucky	Larry’s, in Covington
Louisiana	Pete’s Out In The Cold, in New Orleans
Massachusetts	Biddy Early’s, in Boston
Maryland	Mount Royal Tavern, in Baltimore
Maine	Maps Bar, in Portland
Michigan	Bumbo’s, Hamtramck
Minnesota	Casper’s and Runyon’s Nook, in Saint Paul
Missouri	Small Change, in St. Louis
Mississippi	The Mermaid Dive Bar, in Biloxi
Montana	The Rhino, in Missoula
North Carolina	Westerwood Tavern, in Greensboro
North Dakota	Blue Rider, in Minot
Nebraska	Homy Inn, in Omaha
New Hampshire	Perkins Pier Clam Shack & Bar, in Hampton
New Jersey	The Straphanger, in Hackensack
New Mexico	The Matador, in Santa Fe
Nevada	Genoa Bar, in Genoa
New York	Duff’s Brooklyn, in Brooklyn
Ohio	Teschner’s Tavern, in Richfield
Oklahoma	The Soundpony, in Tulsa
Oregon	Cliff’s PDX, in Portland
Pennsylvania	Corvette Grille and Bar, in Annville
Rhode Island	Grad Center Bar, in Providence
South Carolina	Duck Dive Bar And Grill, in North Myrtle Beach
South Dakota	Wagon Wheel Bar and Grill, in Interior
Tennessee	Robert’s Western World, in Nashville
Texas	Skylark Lounge, in Austin
Utah	Shooting Star Saloon, in Huntsville
Virginia	GWARbar, in Richmond
Vermont	Charlie-O’s, in Montpelier
Washington	Bait Shop, in Seattle
Wisconsin	Koz’s Mini Bowl, in Milwaukee
West Virginia	Crockett’s Lodge, in Morgantown
Wyoming	Buckhorn Bar & Parlor, in Laramie

More information on each bar (but not necessarily the operational status of their “Buck Hunter” or “Golden Tee” arcade games) can be found on Yelp.