Philadelphia''s Best Dive Bars reviews the grittiest drinking establishments in the city of brotherly love. If you want to avoid the tourist traps listed in those other bar guides and find out where to get wasted after visiting the Liberty Bell, then this book is required reading.

Brian McManus is the music editor and a contributing food writer at Philadelphia Weekly. He''s written for Houston Press, San Francisco Weekly, Chicago Reader, Cleveland Scene, and Spin magazine.

Philadelphia''s Best Dive Bars reviews the grittiest drinking establishments in the city of brotherly love. If you want to avoid the tourist traps listed in those other bar guides and find out where to get wasted after visiting the Liberty Bell, then this book is required reading.

Brian McManus is the music editor and a contributing food writer at Philadelphia Weekly. He''s written for Houston Press, San Francisco Weekly, Chicago Reader, Cleveland Scene, and Spin magazine.