Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Philadelphia for grown-ups.

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Hop Sing Laundromat ★ 4.8

$$$ Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar

Hop Sing Laundromat in Philadelphia is the unmarked Chinatown speakeasy on Race Street since 2012, with 1,000-plus rare spirits, strict house rules.

DrinkWhichever rare-spirits cocktail Lee Won mixes that night

FoodNo food

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McGillin's Olde Ale House ★ 4.6

$$$ Cocktail barHistoric Irish tavern

McGillin's Olde Ale House in Philadelphia is the 1860 Drury Street Irish tavern between 13th and Juniper, the city's oldest continuously operating bar.

DrinkMcGillin's Real Ale (house-brand lager)

FoodPub menu, full kitchen

Directions

Tattooed Mom ★ 4.1

$$$ Cocktail barSouth Street dive bar

Tattooed Mom in Philadelphia is the 28-year South Street arts dive at 530 South, with vegan pierogi, drag shows, poetry readings and the city's most loyal.

DrinkCheap beer, well shots, vegan pierogi

FoodVegan and vegetarian bar menu

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Bok Bar ★ 4.5

$$$ Cocktail barSeasonal rooftop bar

Bok Bar in Philadelphia is the seasonal South Philly rooftop atop the former Bok High School on Mifflin Street, with skyline views and rotating food partners.

DrinkFrozen cocktails and local craft beer

FoodRotating food partners and bar bites

Directions

Ranstead Room ★ 4.3

$$$ Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar

Ranstead Room in Philadelphia is the unmarked Sansom Street speakeasy behind El Rey, a 30-seat cocktail counter from the Stephen Starr team with a curated.

DrinkWhichever pre-Prohibition cocktail the bartender flags

FoodNo food

Directions

The Twisted Tail ★ 4.0

$$$ Cocktail barBourbon bar and Southern kitchen

The Twisted Tail in Philadelphia is the Society Hill bourbon bar at 509 S 2nd, with 150-plus bourbons and ryes, live blues nights and a Southern-American.

DrinkOld Fashioned with house bitters

FoodSouthern American kitchen, full menu

Directions

The Franklin Bar ★ 4.2

$$$ Cocktail barSpeakeasy cocktail bar

The Franklin Bar in Philadelphia is the speakeasy under the South 18th Street townhouse near Rittenhouse, a low-lit cocktail room with a serious.

DrinkManhattan with Pennsylvania-made rye

FoodSmall bites

Directions

Monk's Cafe ★ 4.7

$$$ Cocktail barBelgian beer bar

Monk's Cafe in Philadelphia is the Rittenhouse 16th Street Belgian beer bar since 1997 from Tom Peters and Fergus Carey, with 200-plus Belgian and craft.

DrinkSour Bruges (mussel-and-Belgian-beer combo)

FoodBelgian bistro menu

Directions

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