Kim’s Alley Bar

Overview

Kim’s Alley Bar is a no-frills neighborhood dive on NE 19th Avenue that locals treat like a second living room. Two separate bar areas spread across a space packed with three pool tables, multiple dartboards offering both plastic and steel-tip play, a ping pong table, and a handful of old-school arcade machines. A Touchtunes jukebox keeps the soundtrack rotating, and on any given afternoon you will find regulars shooting pool alongside tourists who wandered in from the beach.

This is a smoking bar – one of a shrinking number left in the Fort Lauderdale area – so food is not served on-site. That said, several restaurants and takeout spots sit within a three-minute walk, and nobody seems to mind stepping out for a bite and coming back. The full liquor bar pours cocktails, wine, and hard liquor, while bottled domestics run around four dollars. Happy hour pricing makes an already cheap bar even easier on the wallet.

The crowd skews casual and friendly. Groups cluster around the pool tables while solo drinkers post up at the bar and chat with whoever is pouring. Bartenders here get called out by name in nearly every positive review – staff like Amanda, Chris, Tiffany, and Margie have built genuine followings among regulars who come back specifically for their shifts.

Kim’s opens at noon seven days a week, closing at 2 AM Sunday through Thursday and stretching to 3 AM on Friday and Saturday nights. The vibe lands somewhere between after-work wind-down and late-night hangout, with the games and cheap drinks keeping people planted for hours. If you are looking for craft cocktail theatrics or bottle service, keep walking. If you want a cold beer, a game of darts, and a bar that feels like it has been there forever, pull up a stool.

Good to know

• Rating: 4.7/5 from 136 Google reviews
• Price: $
• Best for: cheap drinks after work, pool and darts nights, laid-back dive bar fans, late night groups, neighborhood regulars
• Features: Happy Hour, Sports, Late Night

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