![]() ![]() Just an ice-cold Yellowbelly, a straight cue, and a well-worn bartop to lean on, thank ya very much. Other places need $15 craft cocktails or funnily named, small-batch, juicy-hazy-unfiltered-trippel-IPAs to draw customers, but you won’t find those things here - and you won’t need ’em. It’s a classic, no-frills, basic-domestic-drafts, and plenty-of-darts-and-pool kinda dive. The country charm is reminiscent of the first bars your dad tried to sneak you into when you were a kid. … Sequestered on Camp Bowie, away from many of the social hot spots in town, Showdown II (4907 Camp Bowie Blvd, 81) is a well-kept secret for dive bar enthusiasts. Anything from punk rock to classic country makes for a great soundtrack to drinking with friends. The one feature it does borrow from Caves is a killer jukebox stuffed with great tuneage. ![]() … Brother bar to the Arlington hipster homebase of Caves Lounge, the rustic, under-the-radar, grown-up dive Ozzie Rabbit Lodge (6463 E Lancaster Av, 81) offers a clean, calm environment to enjoy a drink. Over the years, several competing spots have opened along or near Magnolia, and while we patronize all of them still, deep down, we’re always Chat Rats for Life. … As one of the earliest spots to open after the development of the Fairmount Historic District began, The Chat Room Pub (1263 W Magnolia Av, 81) quickly morphed from an internet cafe into a comfy dive adopted as the home bar for many Near Southsiders. The great craft beer selection and super-lighthearted atmosphere are draws no matter how you spend your waking/working hours. Interspersed among all the musos, however, is a diverse amalgam of young folks from all sorts of backgrounds. ![]() It’s a place where everyone knows your name, your face, and what band(s) you’re in.
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