Mike's Gemini Twin

This Cedars bar is often labeled a dive bar, but there’s nothing shabby about Mike’s. Here a refreshing cross of swanky and unpretentious collides with a stripper pole and hot dogs. The bar has a pool table and darts; a ciggie machine and management wears suits, which is said to be a nod to how serious they take serving customers. If you go, you must order Mike's dirty martini, made with fresh-pressed olive juice and dressed with an anchovy-stuffed olive. The bar has a tiny patio in the back and the few snacks include a row of boxed candy sitting behind the bar and a roller grill for hot dogs (Meats by Linz, mind you). It's flirty, dark, mysterious and classy all at once. Just don't even think about getting on that stripper pole: it's for decoration only.