philadelphia bars

[Resident Asshole]

I was in Philly recently for my sister's wedding and I did not get to make it out on the town at all due to familial obligations.

Sounds like I didn't miss a ton unless I want a cap in the ass. I do think it was a bit rude of my new in-laws not to take me out on the town tho, especially considering I've already done that for them in my town. Whatever.

[strugglebunny]

I'm sure there are great places around here, but I'm picky and I probably don't know the right people. My drunkard crew is back in the Lehigh Valley area, and I haven't found anyone that embraces drinking as whole heartily in Philly.

[old crow]

my only experience in philly was getting lucky one weekend with the dice and catching a bus down there with my roommate, stayed down the street from those two ill cheesesteak places, i forget the names, and i remember a fountain that played frank sinatra songs or something and and sleeping on a floor then drinking black velvet for a while in the bathroom so my roommate could make his moves on some strange girl then the next night somewhere outside the city at some bmx dude's house building a gigantic bonfire between the ill dirt jumps in his backyard completely shitfaced dragging whole trees out of the forest and throwing them on the fire most definitely an excellent weekend and philly is alright in my book but i still haven't made it to a bar there.

[coqui_chris]

I was in Philly recently for my sister's wedding and I did not get to make it out on the town at all due to familial obligations.

Sounds like I didn't miss a ton unless I want a cap in the ass. I do think it was a bit rude of my new in-laws not to take me out on the town tho, especially considering I've already done that for them in my town. Whatever.

Its not like you're going to get shot at every bar there.

But you certainly need a local to find you the true gems

Me? I'd begin any tour of the city at McGlinchey's.

[redshift]

I heard (or rather saw) Paddy's pub is pretty decent. Apparently it's the worst pub in all of Philly. According to It's always sunny in PA anyways.

[willerror]

I used to drink in Philly in the early '90s--Dirty Frank's on 13th was the bar of choice. A shame I wasn't the drinker then that I am now but I recall always having a great time. I remember one Halloween--god, 1992?!--someone dressed as a Mummer, but upon closer inspection, they had subtle pale makeup on and discreet vampire fangs. Also, someone had a dildo on their head. Not me.

[Tmurtaugh]

Center City Philly is a safe place to drink. I'm a native, and I go to bars and restaurants 3, 4 times a week. I do 1 or 2 happy hours after work Mon.-Fri., and of course I'm out almost every Friday and Saturday. If you plan on closing a place and staggering to your hotel at 2:30 am, you better be with a large group, or get a cab, because there are muggers around, just like any other big city in America.
The place mentioned earlier where there was a shooting, club Egypt, was a dance club, not a bar, and it was frequented by punks.

A few nice places in Philly:
Tavern 17 (It's a hotel bar, on 17th and Walnut, but it doesn't have hotel bar prices.)
Irish Pub (There are 2 of them, same ownership, I think, on 11th and Walnut and 20th Street. They carry a really nice beer on tap, brewed in Ireland,
O'Hara's Irish Red.)
McGillen's Old Ale House. Always crowded. It's sometimes impossibe to find a spot at the bar.
Moriarty's, nice draft selection.
Triumph on 2nd Street. They brew their own.
Cooperage Wine and Whisky, newer place, but they make a tasty mint julep.
A note on South Street bars. There are some good ones--Brauhaus Schmitz, Manny Browns--but you'll see a lot of high school aged kids crowding the sidewalks.
I don't go there too much.

[coqui_chris]

Man, I just really love McGillan's. I went there on Parade Day in March, they had Shepherd's Pie and dancers and the pitchers of Lager and PBR flowed like wine ...

[Merchant Seaman]

There was this Irish Bar in Center City that two of my old co-workers took me, I can't remember the name of it, and there was this really cool bar/cafe right next to the Palestra..Really neat.

Kelly's Irish Pub?

About two to three blocks from city hall on Broad Street?

If so I used to hit that joint up back in 81

[JMB]

My favorite Philly bar - Cherry Street Tavern on 22nd. Best roast beef sandwiches in the city. Great staff. Great vibe.

My neighborhood bar - Eddie's Cafe. Or, as it was known, the Antidote to Society.

[Rye and Coke]

My favorite Philly bar - Cherry Street Tavern on 22nd. Best roast beef sandwiches in the city. Great staff. Great vibe.

My neighborhood bar - Eddie's Cafe. Or, as it was known, the Antidote to Society.

I really need to go to Philadelphia and, you know, reeeally go there? I mean, every other time I've been through, I was literally only going through. I never went to a bar, never got any of the food. And Philly is such a great food town.

[JMB]

My favorite Philly bar - Cherry Street Tavern on 22nd. Best roast beef sandwiches in the city. Great staff. Great vibe.

My neighborhood bar - Eddie's Cafe. Or, as it was known, the Antidote to Society.

I really need to go to Philadelphia and, you know, reeeally go there? I mean, every other time I've been through, I was literally only going through. I never went to a bar, never got any of the food. And Philly is such a great food town.

It's been awhile since I lived there, so I don't have my finger on the pulse as much as I used too. But I'm just outside the city. If you're ever headed to Philly I can probably give you a few places to check out.

[Rye and Coke]

I wanna go to this place in Philly:

... have some goddamn rum ham