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Standard Tap
Neighborhood: Northern Liberties

901 N 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

pearl l. writes: my bloody valentine. yup, on their jukebox. enough said.

i love this place for brunch. i like the crowd. i like how they serve all their brunch sandwiches with not skinny strips of bacon, but thick slices of pork bliss! mmmmmm.

my friends and i go…

Eulogy Belgian Tavern
Neighborhood: Olde City

136 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Alexandra M. writes: Hey baby it's been awhile. Actually over a year. Why?

I love you and I love Monks. That's right I love both of you. I love your fries, and your mussels with mustard with them. Together they beat the hell of my new grown Californian palate, at least…

Tria
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center

123 S. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Chad T. writes: Wine, beer and cheese?

Those three words make me tilt my head with floor-wetting excitement like a dog being asked "biscuit, walk, fetch?"

The egg toast was awesome, though the raw egg on top took us by surprise. Mmm... truffle oil.

The figs were…

Kimmel Center For the Performing Arts
Neighborhood: Avenue of the Arts South, Washington Square West

300 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102

George R. writes: Upon first entering the Kimmel Center, the building itself is rather awesome. It has the grandeur of 19th Century theaters with 21st Century sensibilities and architecture. The outer shell of the Kimmel Center is a glass airplane hangar. On the…

Ortlieb's Jazzhaus
Neighborhood: Northern Liberties

847 N 3rd St
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Alexandra S. writes: you are doing yourself a great disservice if you live in or visit philly and don't go to ortlieb's.

i'd been wanting to go for months and was honestly a bit intimidated. not by the area, not by the stand-offish doorway. i just don't know that much…

Royal Tavern
Neighborhood: Bella Vista

937 E Passyunk Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Justin V. writes: Dear Royal Tavern,

Please pull some Eternal Sunshine shit and return me to the carefree days when tater tots or a halfassed salad were good bar food in my mind. Your gourmet delicacies have ruined me.
Do you think i can get pecan crusted red-pepper…

Monk's Cafe
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square

264 S 16th St
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Matt L. writes: I would kill a man for Monk's frites and dipping sauce. I might feel bad about it afterwards, but I would still do it. Don't even get me started on the 200+ bottle beer list.

Grace Tavern
Neighborhood: Graduate Hospital

2229 Gray's Ferry Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19146

e.lisa c. writes: pros:
- sweet jesus, the chicken tenders are good
- the bourbon sauce for the fries are to die for
- reese, one of the bartenders there, is a total sweetheart
- excellent beer choices

cons:
- i'm pretty sure the bathroom doors dont lock
- actually, come to…

Johnny Brenda's

1201 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19125

Aaron O. writes: I don't know that writing ANOTHER review of Johnny Brendas is neccassary, there are so many already, but I have to compliment the place.

1. Great acoustics.
2. Great crowd.
3. Great drink selection
= awesome place to see a show.

We saw Dengue Fever here…

Cuba Libre
Neighborhood: Olde City

10 S 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Lakara B. writes: OK, so... in celebration of Fidel Castro's resignation, Cuba Libre is offering a free Cuba Libre cocktail with every entree... Who could pass that up, right? Perfect excuse to go out to dinner. lol

Well, I like to drink. However, I don't like to drink…

El Fuego
Neighborhood: Market East

723 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Alex K. writes: In my never-ending quest to find the perfect Carnitas Tacos (see my last meal on earth), I was fortunate enough to stumble across El Fuego. While unfortunately, they don't have Carnitas at all, I found a delightful treat in their hard-shell tacos--…

Good Dog Bar and Restaurant
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Avenue of the Arts South

224 S. 15th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Tida A. writes: I went to this place without even realizing that I went to this place.

My 2nd time there I was like, yah, so, I heard about this place called Good Dogs with awesome fries/burgers/everything. Friend looks at me kinda weird and was like "um..funny, i…

Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center

1516 Sansom St
2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Alexandra S. writes: When I first came to Philly to look at apartments, we stopped into Nodding Head for a pint and some grub. It was fantastic! Awesome fries, great home-made chicken fingers with delicious sauces and really tasty beers to boot.

Then I went a few weeks…

Fiume
Neighborhood: Spruce Hill, Walnut Hill, University City

45th and Locust St
Philadelphia, PA 19139

Karen K. writes: fiume is my home. i have literally come from the airport in a taxi, ran inside and thrown my luggage down. it is the size of a matchbox. sometimes maybe you can smoke and sometimes you cannot. its all very confusing. i have no idea how live bands,…

The Khyber
Neighborhood: Olde City

56 S 2nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Justin V. writes: $10 open bar Sundays? And free AIDS?

What's not to love!

The Khyber is a fucking hole. A hole. A filthy, barely functioning hole full of leaking toilets and dirty, dirty women. It is a cesspool of hipsters and band-aids, lowlifes and layabouts,…

Trocadero Theatre
Neighborhood: Chinatown

1003 Arch St
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Carrie E. writes: Other than getting past a barricade of security that makes you feel like you're smuggling drugs across state lines, your concert going experience here should be quite nice. After all, it's lovely, dark and deep (name that poet!) and some pretty good…

Ten Stone Bar & Restaurant
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square

2063 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Carrie E. writes: When I found myself here around 12:30 am on a Saturday night / Sunday morning, my first impression was that I had accidentally stepped into a frat party from 1996. But since I had left the ol' time machine at home, I was fairly certain that I was…

Rouge
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square

205 S. 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

Sarah Y. writes: Bring your snot nosed friends and grab a table outside. This restaurant is all about the SCENE. I tried the "best of" burger, and it was good, although it wasn't anything to write home about. I'm certainly not going to bring people here for the…

Ministry of Information
Neighborhood: Northern Liberties

447 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

kathleen t. writes: simply put, minfo was a really good time. i'll miss the awesome juke, the pool tables that i never could play properly, and the oddly placed dartboard!

and!! tabletop pac-man, yo.

and!! really fucking good noodles!!!

sigh.

Chickie's & Pete's Cafe
Neighborhood: Mayfair, Tacony

4010 Robbins Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19135

serbelle i. writes: -isn't it chickie's and pete's?
-saw bon jovi on oprah saying this was his fave place when in town, hadda try it, specifically mentioned crab fries
-huge!!!
-any sport fan's dream place, sports on tv every corner of your eyeball
-wait was not too long…

The Sidecar Bar & Grille
Neighborhood: Graduate Hospital

2201 Christian St
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Stephanie M. writes: I adore the Sidecar. I first went early last summer and was thrilled to pieces to find that they actually did a proper Carolina-style barbeque plate, complete with cornbread and cracklins. (Carolina barbeque, for those of you who don't know, uses a…

James
Neighborhood: Bella Vista

824 S 8th St
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Hunter F. writes: "James" has become an adjective for me and my wife, as in when we go to other restaurants and we ask eachother if their entree is "James good." The answer is rarely yes.

There is too much to love about this restaurant. The food, most importantly,…

Vintage Wine Bar
Neighborhood: Market East

129 S. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107

stephy s. writes: Good God, I'm a pain in the ass sometimes.

But it's not my fault (okay it is), but my liver, palate and soul and I have spent sooooo much time learning about wines, developing likes and dislikes, that at this point, I know exactly what I like and if…

Chris' Jazz Cafe
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center, Avenue of the Arts South

1421 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Carrie E. writes: Not being into jazz, I will put it out there that I'm probably not the most qualified person to be reviewing this joint. That said, I had a perfectly lovely experience there and was impressed by the service at the bar as well as the general layout.…

The Dive Bar
Neighborhood: Bella Vista

947 E Passyunk Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Justin V. writes: Basically the only thing i will miss about all of Philadelphia.

Best staff in the whole city, good beer side by side with canned Schlitz, free pizza, cheap pool, forced mingling due to narrowness, a bunch of sluts, artfags, lesbians and…

National Mechanics Bar and Restaurant
Neighborhood: Olde City

22 S 3rd St
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Jenna C. writes: I love National Mechanics. Before I even went there, I wanted to love NM. It's so cool looking. Also, when I first wanted to try it, they had Yards Pynk on tap. Pretty awesome.

But, then, one fateful day, I tried to go to NM. The story goes like…

Nick's Old Original Roast Beef

2149 S 20th St
Philadelphia, PA 19145

Marian R. writes: the best roast beef sandwich around. we've been eating here for years (me plus my family = since it opened) and my favorite thing about my pool league is that two bars are right around the corner and i get to sneak away for a nick's every now and…

Marathon Grill
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center

121 S. 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Tarah H. writes: Apparently this is a bit of chain in Philly that has been buying out, and therefore replacing, all the locally owned family diners. A little sad, but not a bad replacement.

We went for breakfast, so I didn't sample any of the beers on tap. But it…

Fado Irish Pub
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Avenue of the Arts South

1500 Locust Street
Ste 1
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Dave H. writes: I had a ridiculously good time at Fado. At one point, I was even posing as a Japanese tourist (one who was obviously not Japanese, at least to other Asians and anyone who knows better).

Fado was part of a bar crawl I was part of. Our party stayed here…

Bob & Barbara's
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square

1509 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19146

josh f. writes: Yeah, its pretty much 4 stars here. Great prices. Dude, for 12 bucks you can get Nascar smashed. Seriously, what the fuck. I like this place. I like the PBR nostalgia, I like the special, I like the Thursday night drag show, and I like the way the…

The Cave
Neighborhood: Northern Liberties

700 N Delaware Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Vanessa W. writes: I was just here last weekend for a bachelorette party. I agree with Mia's review - the guys were pretty sweet, but the host was annoying. Being from out of town, I was a bit nervous about safety - and apparently there were some questionable…

Tattooed Mom
Neighborhood: Society Hill

530 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19147

Carrie E. writes: I'm re-visiting this review because last night Mom showed us that she was both large and in charge. Our Unofficial Yelp Happy Hour pulled in a massive amount of people and Bobby, the dude who was basically running the entire restaurant, took such…

Sofitel Philadelphia
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center

120 S 17th St
Philadelphia, PA 19103

stephy s. writes: You know what I realized sitting here in the Philly Int'l Airport today? No one writes letters anymore. It's becoming a lost art, so today is the day I will make my move to change that!

Dear Sofitel Bed,

It's been pretty amazing getting to know you…

Laurel Lanes

2825 Route 73 S
Maple Shade, NJ 08052

Scott L. writes: Finally, years after automating the scoring process, someone finally took bowling tech to the next level and put velcro on the shoes. I don't know why this impressed me so much but it just seems so much easier to press the shoes closed than to lace…

Keswick Theatre

291 N Keswick Ave
Glenside, PA 19038

Carrie E. writes: Last night was a milestone for me - I saw The Kids in The Hall perform at the Keswick, and lemme tell ya, it was a friggin laugh riot. But that's not the point of this review, now is it?

The theater is a little piece o' history, and it's very cool. I…

Susquehanna Bank Center

1 Harbor Blvd
Camden, NJ 08103

Zanna H. writes: Now the Susquehanna Bank Center.

Susan G is right the NIN show there in 06 was great, Bauhaus opening for them was amazing! I was glad I had seats and not on the lawn for that show since it was drizzly/raining on & off. My seats kind of sucked because…

Dirty Frank's Bar
Neighborhood: Washington Square West

13th and Pine St
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Bill M. writes: Probably my favorite real deal dive bar to hit up in the city, and not just because I get a kick out of seeing Frank Zappa, Ben Franklin, and a hot dog together on the mural.
you can't go wrong with the prices, jukebox selection, and random cast of…

The Fire
Neighborhood: Olde Kensington

412 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Carrie E. writes: The first time I ever did an open mic night was at The Fire, so it will always hold a special place in my well-worn heart. In fact, well-worn is a good way to also describe the inside of this place, which, while not exactly scary, isn't ever going to…

World Cafe Live
Neighborhood: University City

3025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Carrie E. writes: I've seen some amazing live shows here (including their "Peanut Butter and Jams" kids concert series...don't laugh...I may be a mom but I can still bust you up if I have to :) and last night I had the chance to dine here for the first time.

I…

Happy Rooster
Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square, Penn Center

118 S. 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102

Marissa B. writes: it's small and dark and the chairs are thick leather so you'll feel important.

my dad always told me that it's the kind of place that a man would take his mistress, and as i'm typing this, i'm wondering why he thought that.

shit.

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