Ranstead Room is a bar in Philadelphia.
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.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Food program: No food
Address: 2013 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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.
Signature drink: Old Fashioned with house bitters
Food: Southern American kitchen, full menu
The Franklin Bar in Philadelphia is the speakeasy under the South 18th Street townhouse near Rittenhouse, a low-lit cocktail room with a serious.
Signature drink: Manhattan with Pennsylvania-made rye
Food: Small bites
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.
Signature drink: Sour Bruges (mussel-and-Belgian-beer combo)
Food: Belgian bistro menu
Hop Sing Laundromat in Philadelphia is the unmarked Chinatown speakeasy on Race Street since 2012, with 1,000-plus rare spirits, strict house rules.
Signature drink: Whichever rare-spirits cocktail Lee Won mixes that night
Food: No food
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.
Signature drink: McGillin's Real Ale (house-brand lager)
Food: Pub menu, full kitchen
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.
Signature drink: Cheap beer, well shots, vegan pierogi
Food: Vegan and vegetarian bar menu
