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Free Drinks and Insider Secrets: How to Become a Regular at a Philly Bar
We all want to go where everybody knows our name, right? We want to walk in and be greeted by our favorite bartender, immediately take […]
Happy Hour Hookups: Can You Still Pick Someone Up at a Bar?
Let me take you back to a different era in the American Dating Experience. On July 27, 2000, I walked into a smoke-filled Bob & […]
Where to Drink in Fishtown
Fishtown was once the center of Philadelphia’s shad-fishing industry (shocking news based on its name and fish-shaped trash cans, surely). But now the area is […]
Cheers! Pennsylvania’s Silly Happy Hour Laws Change This Week
Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]
Where to Sit at the Bar and Be Social
Small talk gets a bad reputation, but sometimes it’s the end of a long day, and all you want is to get out of your […]
The Best Dive Bars in Philly
Before setting off on this fantastical, cheap beer odyssey (and, trust me, I felt a little like Homer — the Greek and the Simpson — […]
Kensington Bar Say No More Says It’s Cutting Ties With Owner After He’s Charged With Attacking Girlfriend
[Ed. Note 2/7/2024: This story has been updated to reflect new information obtained by Foobooz.] The Kensington bar Say No More opened its doors in […]
10 Philly Wine Bars We’re Crushing on Right Now
Wine bars in Philadelphia have never been better than they are right now. Whether it’s because of the challenges or despite them, purveyors in Philly […]
Philadelphia and the Case of the Disappearing Neighborhood Bars
Wanda’s Lounge was a bar. There were many bars like it, but this one was a wee corner dive on a residential block of Kingsessing, […]
The Imperfect Optimism of Philly’s Sustainable Bars
You’ve surely heard the phrase “farm to table.” In the early aughts, servers at (mostly) New American restaurants waxed poetic about the provenance of a […]
Ask a Bartender: Who Makes the Best Aperol Spritz in Philly?
Mike Landers is a Philly-based bartender. You may recognize him from Martha, or maybe Emmanuelle, The Yachtsman, Bloomsday, Pennsylvania Libations in RTM, or his current […]
Philly Bartenders Predict the Drink of Summer 2023
If you get your drink recommendations from the New York Times, then maybe you ordered a Dirty Shirley last summer, just to see what all […]
Where to Take Your New York Friends Who Heard the Philly Food Scene Is “Supposed to Be Cool”
It’s not news to Philadelphians that Philadelphia is a cool place to eat and drink. But in the last couple of years, an influx of […]
Bok Bar and More Outdoor Drinking Spots Open This Week
With the city in bloom and this week’s temperatures reaching the 70s and 80s, it’s officially outdoor drinking season in Philly. Here are the openings […]
A Pop-Up in a BBQ Joint Is Changing the Way Philly Drinks Tea
On Monday and Tuesday afternoons, the occasional confused soul will wander into a bunker-like storefront on the corner of York and Martha streets to gaze […]