NOTO Philadelphia ★ 4.1
$$$Center City{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': '22:00-02:00', 'friday': '22:00-02:00', 'saturday': '22:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
NOTO on Vine Street in Philadelphia is the Center City megaclub with LED walls, HD screens and a top-tier touring DJ booking on the city's biggest dance floor.
Tip: Doors 22:00, Thursday through Saturday. Buy advance tickets for marquee weekend sets; door discretion enforces upscale casual after midnight.
The Dolphin Tavern ★ 4.2
$South Philadelphia{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': '21:00-02:00', 'thursday': '21:00-02:00', 'friday': '21:00-02:00', 'saturday': '21:00-02:00', 'sunday': 'closed'}
The Dolphin Tavern on South Broad is the former Navy Yard go-go bar turned dance room in Philadelphia, with rotating DJs, $1 well drinks at the 22:00 happy hour.
Tip: Friday Danceteria mixes Hall and Oates into house; Saturday Club Congress runs disco heavy. Open 21:00 to 02:00, Wednesday through Saturday only.
Franky Bradley's ★ 4.3
$$Center City{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': '17:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '17:00-02:00', 'thursday': '17:00-02:00', 'friday': '17:00-02:00', 'saturday': '17:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-22:00'}
Franky Bradley's on Chancellor Street is the Midtown Village bar, dance club and music venue in Philadelphia, with the FB Main Bar downstairs and the Cove upstairs.
Tip: Downstairs is the dining room and cocktail bar; head upstairs to the Cove for late-night dance bookings and drag-led variety nights.
Voyeur Nightclub ★ 4.2
$$Center City{'monday': 'closed', 'tuesday': 'closed', 'wednesday': 'closed', 'thursday': '00:00-03:20', 'friday': '23:00-03:20', 'saturday': '23:00-03:20', 'sunday': '01:00-03:20'}
Voyeur on Saint James Street is the Gayborhood after-hours club in Philadelphia, with three dance floors across 20,000 square feet and 03:20 close every weekend.
Tip: Doors 23:00 Friday and Saturday, midnight Thursday. The after-hours licence stretches past 03:00, so this is the latest dance floor in Center City.
Union Transfer ★ 4.7
$$Center City{'monday': 'varies by show', 'tuesday': 'varies by show', 'wednesday': 'varies by show', 'thursday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'friday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'saturday': '19:00 doors, varies', 'sunday': 'varies by show'}
Union Transfer on Spring Garden in Philadelphia is the 1,200-capacity former Spring Garden train station turned indie rock room from the R5 Productions team.
Tip: Doors usually 19:00 with show at 20:00. The balcony has the cleaner sight line; the floor pit fills fast on touring weekends.
Johnny Brenda's ★ 4.6
$$Fishtown{'monday': '11:00-02:00', 'tuesday': '11:00-02:00', 'wednesday': '11:00-02:00', 'thursday': '11:00-02:00', 'friday': '11:00-02:00', 'saturday': '11:00-02:00', 'sunday': '11:00-02:00'}
Johnny Brenda's on Frankford and Girard in Philadelphia pairs a 200-capacity upstairs music room with a downstairs gastropub that helped define modern Fishtown.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 02:00 daily, kitchen until 01:00. Buy show tickets early; the upstairs balcony rail is the spot.