6 late-night dives in Philadelphia, editor-picked by TableJourney. All Philadelphia nightlife.
Dirty Frank's ★ 4.4
Center City · 347 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
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 pour in Center City.
Tip: Cash only, opens 13:00 Wednesday through Saturday, 16:00 Monday and Tuesday. Bar raised the minimum age to 25 in 2024.
Tattooed Mom ★ 4.5
South Street · 530 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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 gallery upstairs.
Tip: Open until 02:00 Friday and Saturday, 23:00 weeknights. Upstairs has the pool table and the bumper cars converted to booths.
Bob & Barbara's Lounge ★ 4.5
Graduate Hospital / Point Breeze · 1509 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146
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 Blue Ribbon signs.
Tip: Citywide special, a shot of Jim Beam and a Pabst for around $4, runs every hour. Thursday drag, Friday jazz, Saturday DJs.
Oscar's Tavern ★ 4.3
Center City · 1524 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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 whiskey Manhattan.
Tip: Cash only, Monday through Saturday 11:00 to 02:00. Order the Manhattan, sit at the bar, do not ask for a menu twice.
Locust Bar ★ 4.2
Center City · 235 South 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Locust Bar at 10th and Locust in Philadelphia is the corner neighborhood dive on the Gayborhood edge, with a beloved kitchen of cheap chicken wings and a back jukebox.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 02:00 every day. Order the wings, sit at the bar, the back booths fill late on weekends.
Khyber Pass Pub ★ 4.3
Old City · 56 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
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 corner.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 02:00, weekends from 10:00. Order the Khyber gumbo or the shrimp po boy, then settle in for the late set.