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Ranstead Room is one of Philly.

1. Ranstead Room

8.6
2013 Ranstead St (btwn Chestnut & Market St), Philadelphia, PA
Speakeasy · Center City West · 73 tips and reviews
Locust Rendezvous is one of Philly.

2. Locust Rendezvous

7.6
1415 Locust St (btwn Broad St & 15th St), Philadelphia, PA
Dive Bar · Avenue of the Arts South · 40 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: Some places, you go for the cocktails or the beer. Some places, you go for the service or the vibe, or to be with the cocktail waitress you secretly love. The ’Vous? We go because it’s cheap.

Good Dog Bar & Restaurant is one of Philly.

3. Good Dog Bar & Restaurant

8.7
224 S 15th St (btwn Walnut & Locust Sts), Philadelphia, PA
Bar · Avenue of the Arts South · 169 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: It’s mostly a hipster gathering place these days, but the beers are still great, the menu is killer, and if you time it just right, you can have the entire third floor to yourself.

The Pen & Pencil Club is one of Philly.

4. The Pen & Pencil Club

7.7
1522 Latimer St (btwn 15th & 16th St), Philadelphia, PA
Speakeasy · Rittenhouse Square · 26 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: A quasi-private club and notorious late-night hang for reporters, restaurant crews and working media professionals? Well, we know where we’ll be spending our nights from now on

Tryst is one of Philly.

5. Tryst

1523 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Cocktail Bar · Center City West · 5 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: A good bar in the former Bar Lyonnaise space below Le Bec-Fin. Seems Georges Perrier’s attempt at attracting a younger demographic is working, with its swanky take on non-Prohibition-era cocktailing.

The Franklin Bar is one of Philly.

6. The Franklin Bar

112 S 18th St (btwn Chestnut & Sansom St), Philadelphia, PA
Cocktail Bar · Center City West · 141 tips and reviews

HomeSpeakeasyHomeSpeakeasy: There isn't much to say about the Franklin that hasn't already been said. The drinks are phenomenal, and the menu changes every season, so make sure to stop in regularly to keep up!

The Farmers' Cabinet is one of Philly.

7. The Farmers' Cabinet

1113 Walnut St (btwn 11th St & 12th St), Philadelphia, PA
Gastropub · Center City East · 68 tips and reviews

HomeSpeakeasyHomeSpeakeasy: The rustic decor and occasional ragtime piano player go great with Phoebe Esmon's cocktail creations at Farmers' Cabinet. They've even got two bars: beer to the left, cocktails to the right!