Our favorite spots to grab the hot and gooey appetizer.

The mozzarella stick, that ’80s bar-snack favorite, is staging a comeback as today’s most popular appetizer. Here are six spots where you can get your nostalgic cheese pull on.

Like everything at this wildly popular nostalgia-fest of a bar, the martini offerings at Eebee’s are refreshingly straightforward—classic, 50-50, perfect, or dirty. An option to upgrade to Old Raj, a saffron-infused Scottish gin, is accompanied by a parenthetical “(yum)” on the menu. We agree.

On a recent Friday night, people lined up in the snow to get into DC’s newest hotspot. They weren’t seeking out some trendy cuisine or buzzy chef. They were waiting for Eebee’s, which is, basically, just a neighborhood bar. Vintage beer signs and family photos give the Shaw corner joint a dive-y unpretentiousness.

On a recent Friday night, around 150 people lined up around the block to get into DC’s newest hotspot. They weren’t seeking out some trendy cuisine or buzzy chef. They were waiting for Eebee’s, which is, basically, just a neighborhood bar.

Emily Brown always dreamed of opening a place where the bartender greets you by name, and the regulars down the block bring a small Christmas present to the staff who take care of them. The kind of place you go to gossip with a friend over drinks—then discover, oh hey, this food is really great too. And maybe you stick around and get to know someone new.