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- Philadelphia Club was founded in 1834 and is located at 13th and Walnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia. It is the oldest city club in the United States and one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs.
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- Dirty Franks
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- The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company
- McNally’s Tavern
- Cherry Street Tavern
- Ralph’s Italian Restaurant
- The Olde Bar
- The Mask and Wig Clubhouse
- Pen & Pencil Club
- McGillin’s Olde Ale House
photo source: Vice Dirty Franks is one of Philly’s most famous dive bars and has been serving up the city since 1933, right around the time that Prohibition ended. The bar’s second owner was Frank Vigderman, who reportedly had poor hygiene, which is where the bar got its current name. Since then, Dirty Frank’s has changed ownership several times, b...
The ashes of one of Dirty Franks’s longtime patrons are resting somewhere in the back wall by the bar’s dartboard.
photo source: Conde Nast Traveler While Prohibition ended in 1933, the Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company has maintained its speakeasy vibe. The bar is now one of the top cocktail bars in America and frequented by cocktail snobs, tourists, and regular Philly locals.
photo source: TripAdvisor McNally’s Tavern was opened as McNally’s Quick Lunch in 1921 by Rose McNally. Initially, the McNally’s only sold lunch, but after Prohibition ended in 1934, the McNally family decided to get a liquor license and the restaurant became a tavern not long after. Today, the McNally family still runs the tavern, which has become...
photo source: Total Happy Hour Cherry Street Tavern has been continuously operating from the corner of 22ndand Cherry Streets since 1905. Like a few of the other bars on this list, Cherry Street Tavern survived Prohibition by openly switching to other services while still serving alcohol in secret. During this time, the actual bar was removed and t...
photo source: Yelp via Jeff H. Ralph’s Italian Restaurant is another entry on this list that is known for more than just its drink. As its name implies, Ralph’s is an Italian restaurant, in fact, it is oldest Italian restaurant in America, dating back to 1900. The restaurant was opened by Francesco Dispigno and his wife Catherine in South Philly. T...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons via Smallbones The Olde Bar was opened in 2015 by celebrity Chef Jose Garces in the historic building where the Old Original Bookbinder’s seafood restaurant was located for over 100 years. The contemporary oyster bar and cocktail lounge pays homage to the original restaurant and much of the historical woodwork and de...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons via Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) The Mask and Wig Clubhouse is another bar on this list that is not technically a bar, but is a private club founded in 1889 by Clayton Fotterall McMichael as an alternative to the existing theatrical and dramatic outlets at the University of Pennsylvania. Although the Mas...
photo source: Pen & Pencil Club While the Pen & Pencil Clubis technically more of a private social club for Philadelphia’s journalists, it has always served drinks and can arguably be considered a bar. The Pen & Pencil Club was founded in 1892 after the Stylus Club, the Journalist Club of Philadelphia, and the Reporters Club were joined. Under its ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Although City Tavern is technically older, McGillin’s Olde Ale Houseis the continuously operating bar in Philadelphia and has been slinging beers since 1860. Initially called The Bell in Hand, the bar was opened by Irish immigrants Catherine “Ma” and William “Pa” McGillin. Locals often called the tavern McGillin’s an...
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Coordinates: 39.949°N 75.162°W. Philadelphia Club was founded in 1834 and is located at 13th and Walnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia. It is the oldest city club in the United States and one of the oldest gentlemen's clubs. Notable members have included George Meade, Owen Wister, and many members of the Du Pont and Biddle families . History.
- City Tavern. The City Tavern is as much a piece of Philadelphia history as Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. The building was erected in 1773 and stood as the unofficial meeting place for the First Continental Congress.
- M Restaurant. In 1687, Anthony Morris founded the Morris Brewery, one of the first breweries in the nation. And today, situated in the historic Morris House Hotel, built in 1787, is one of the city’s finest restaurants and favorite outdoor beer gardens.
- McGillin's Old Ale House. lauren, Flickr // CC BY-NC 2.0. Welcome to Philadelphia’s oldest still-operating tavern. McGillin’s opened in 1860, and has been serving the good people of Philadelphia—as well as the likes of Tennessee Williams, Thomas Eakins, Ethel Merman, Vincent Price, the Marx Brothers, and W.C.
- National Mechanics. Kim Salmons, Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. The bar itself may be modern, but the National Mechanics Building has been around since 1837.
Jul 25, 2019 · Article last updated on July 25, 2019. 27 Great Bars in Philadelphia’s Historic District. Where to toast with a pint or two in the Historic District... Red Owl Tavern Photo by J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia. SHARE. Grab a drink at one of the awesome bars and nightlife spots in Philadelphia's Historic District...
Along with the northern part of Society Hill, Old City is one of Philadelphia's oldest neighborhoods and part of the area where William Penn and the Quakers first settled.
