Sure, Rusty Knot’s well-known owners — The Spotted Pig’s Ken Friedman among them — may have you thinking “hotspot” (and not in a good way), but cheap beer and bar eats like the pretzel dog — a twist (ha!) on the standard “pig in a blanket” help foster Rusty Knot’s (welcome) dive bar vibe.

Rusty Knot
425 West Street / at West 11th Street
West Village / New York City / map it
212.645.5668