6 editor picks in Philadelphia.
6 late-night dives in Philadelphia our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Philadelphia nightlife.
Dirty Frank's at 13th and Pine in Philadelphia is the cash-only horseshoe-bar dive since 1933, a thicket of signs, the Customer Hall of Fame and the cheapest.
TipCash only, opens 13:00 Wednesday through Saturday, 16:00 Monday and Tuesday. Bar raised the minimum age to 25 in 2024.
Tattooed Mom on South Street in Philadelphia is the two-floor dive, sticker-walled bar and vegan-friendly kitchen since 1997, with the city's only graffiti.
TipOpen until 02:00 Friday and Saturday, 23:00 weeknights. Upstairs has the pool table and the bumper cars converted to booths.
Bob & Barbara's on South Street West in Philadelphia is the long-running Pabst-and-shot lounge with Thursday drag and a Friday jazz set, plus a wall of Pabst.
TipCitywide special, a shot of Jim Beam and a Pabst for around $4, runs every hour. Thursday drag, Friday jazz, Saturday DJs.
Oscar's Tavern on Sansom Street in Philadelphia is the cash-only Center City dive, with a long bar of regulars, a sturdy cheeseburger and a 90 percent.
TipCash only, Monday through Saturday 11:00-02:00. Order the Manhattan, sit at the bar, do not ask for a menu twice.
Locust Bar at 10th and Locust in Philadelphia is the corner neighborhood dive on the Gayborhood edge, with a popular kitchen of cheap chicken wings.
TipOpen 11:00-02:00 every day. Order the wings, sit at the bar, the back booths fill late on weekends.
Khyber Pass Pub on 2nd Street in Old City Philadelphia runs Cajun food, cheap beer and live music until 02:00, with a long bar of taps and a back stage.
TipOpen 11:00-02:00, weekends from 10:00. Order the Khyber gumbo or the shrimp po boy, then settle in for the late set.
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