Chez Diane

This place is a throwback.

The good:
Ten minutes from the border on Alburgh (including any lines)
$20 lap dances

The place:
A complete dive bar of the best kind. There were only two other guys there on a Thursday Afternoon, clearly regulars and a very opinionated bartender who kept me laughing

Traditional...

This place was completely surreal. I made a detour here on my way back from Montreal, and found myself driving on foggy roads with farm land on either side for, perhaps, 20 minutes. Nothing else seemed open nearby, so it is one of these Quebec venues that doubles as...

Hopped over the border Saturday night to revisit Chez Diane's. If you're in Eastern upstate New York or Vermont, this is the closest club to the border. That's it, that's the draw. It's not fancy and some of the dancers I've seen in the past here have been rough. The...

It’s been a few years, so I ventured up to Chez Diane as a birthday gift for myself. Things haven’t changed much since my last visit, but that’s not all bad.

The usual ring the doorbell, they let you in for $5 cover. Again, as typical in these small...

On a recent trip to Vermont, I decided to venture into Canada to sample a strip club. Chez Diane was the shortest driving distance from Winooski, VT (about one hour) so I crossed into Canada at a remote crossing and drove to the club. From the outside, the...