Tattooed Mom is a late-night dive bar in South Street, Philadelphia.
Editorially verified May 20, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
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Tip: Open until 02:00 Friday and Saturday, 23:00 weeknights. Upstairs has the pool table and the bumper cars converted to booths.
Address: 530 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
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.
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.
TipDoors 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.
TipFriday Danceteria mixes Hall and Oates into house; Saturday Club Congress runs disco heavy. Open 21:00-02:00, Wednesday through Saturday only.
