The 10 Best Brooklyn Dive Bars That Aren’t Open Anymore
3. Cha Cha’s
This spot on the Coney Island Boardwalk never got the kind of attention Ruby’s got, maybe because it was a little darker and grimier (or maybe it got that way because it wasn’t as tourist-trod?). We had Brooklyn Lagers with a guy from the Brooklyn Brewery here once who said it tasted like the tap lines hadn’t been cleaned in decades. The bar was eventually evicted with a few other Coney businesses when the Boardwalk was fancied up a few summers ago; the owners had the idea of opening something inland, but Sandy put an end to that.