Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A basement bar should be at the top of any home renovator’s list – particularly if they love to entertain. This underused yet ...

Irvin E. Koch is, by many accounts, the oldest bartender in the world. He serves beer in his cash-only basement bar — the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Find inspiration for creative ways to transform this space into the basement bar of your dreams. Keyanna Bowen of East and Lane ...

At 103, World War II veteran Irvin Koch is still behind the counter at Irv’s Basement Bar in Maryland, a watering hole he has run since 1963. But there is a surprising reason his unusual home-based ...

Buying or selling a home? We analyze millions of real estate transactions to compare agents near you. If you enjoy mixing drinks and entertaining family and friends, then a basement bar is the perfect ...

Though stepping into Joyface, a new bar on New York's Avenue C, might feel like stepping through a time portal into the basement rec room of a 1970s home (more on that later), the project came about ...

Having a wet bar is one of today’s hottest home decor trends, but the Chicago area has a long tradition of basement bars. It’s a great place to gather when entertaining guests, hosting a game, or ...

The camera opens on a can of Hamm’s beer sitting on a bar top, then slowly pans across neon signage, dark wood paneling, and an orange shag rug that hasn’t been replaced in what looks like fifty years ...

For the kickoff of our new season of Bubbler Talk, I thought I would tackle a question from our listener Erin Christie. “Can you do an appreciation segment on the prevalence of basement bars in ...

When it’s time to get down, you’ve gotta go down! Downstairs, that is, because a new trio of top-shelf taverns are all bottom-floor. Close Company (this year’s writers’ choice for Best New Bar) offers ...