It’s the 2014 50 Best Bars in Philadelphia
Bob & Barbara’s | Photo by Trevor Dixon
We asked 25 of the city’s best chefs, bartenders, beer geeks, cork dorks and professional drinkers to weigh in on the best bars in Philly. Here, in order, are the 50 best places to drink in a city made for drinking. Philadelphia, meet the 50 Best Bars Class of 2014.
Foobooz 50 Best Bars by the Numbers
13 bars are new to the list from last year.
18 bars have been on the list for all six years we’ve compiled it.
Another 4 bars have been on the Best Bars list at least 5 years.
A.bar was the biggest mover, jumping 38 spots on the list.
Foobooz 50 Best Bars Methodology
As always the list is compiled by summing up the panelists lists, awarding ten points for the number one bar, 9 for number 2, etc. The results are added up and tallied here. The bar with the most points is number one. Ties favor the bar that appears on the most ballots. And without further ado … 
Our Best Bars Contributors
Special thanks to all our contributors: Madison Alpern, A.D. Amorosi, Sarah Baicker, Jackie Baik, Michelle Cassidy, Lily Cope, Jack Curtin, Adam Erace, Marcos Espinoza, Arthur Etchells, Victor Fiorillo, Anna Goldfarb, Helene Golembek, Johnny Goodtimes, Danya Henninger, Jenny Hobbs, John Infanti, Kristina Jenkins, Drew Lazor, Brian Lim, Jared Littman, Timothy Patton, Chris Ritter, Omar Rosa, Don Russell, Jamie Shanker, Jason Sheehan, Anthony Sica, Emily Teel, Alex Tewfik, Albert Yee, James Zale and others ….
