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.
Address: 1524 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
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.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.