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food<br />
Dicky’s bar,<br />
still going strong<br />
Touted as Rochester’s oldest watering<br />
hole, Dicky’s has occupied the space on<br />
791 Meigs St. for the last five years, but it<br />
has been in existence since 1949. Although<br />
the building’s history is a little unknown, it’s<br />
believed that no other local bar [as in physical<br />
space] can claim to be as old as Dicky’s. “I<br />
have heard it’s the oldest bar, not sure if that<br />
is true,” says Scott Napier, co-owner. “It’s been<br />
a bar since 1880 and still has the original bar<br />
back.”<br />
Napier says Dicky’s is known for its<br />
diverse clientele. “Come here five times and<br />
the people could be totally different each<br />
time.” The bar does have regulars, but often<br />
you wouldn’t think they would hang out or<br />
know each other at first glance. Dicky’s has<br />
the atmosphere of a neighborhood bar. It’s not<br />
a huge place, but they make use of the space<br />
available with pool tables, foosball, darts,<br />
food and a casual vibe. “Divey sort of, but not<br />
dirty,” Napier says.<br />
More so than being known as the oldest<br />
bar in Rochester, Dicky’s has a reputation for<br />
craft beer (13 rotating taps), a massive liquor<br />
selection (especially whiskey) and food served<br />
until 2 a.m. every day. Dicky’s might be the<br />
only place in Rochester where you can order a<br />
New York strip steak at 1:40 a.m.<br />
—Chris Osburn<br />
Mike Martinez
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