Niffy's Merrimaker in Los Osos is the definition of a dive bar. At least according to Wikipedia, that is. For the past 20 years, the lead picture on the page features an exterior nighttime photo of ...

If walls could talk, dive bars would surely have the best stories to tell. Unlike trendy cocktail bars that specialize in fancy drinks, you go to dive bars for what Derek Brown, veteran mixologist and ...

Merrimaker's Wikipedia fame began in 2005 after a dispute led to a viral photo post. A renovation in 2020 upgraded the bar's safety and aesthetics without erasing its roots. Despite debates, locals ...