Philadelphia's Best Sports Bar

Reviews:

• “Nice spot, yet that is where it all ends. "
• “disappointing”
• “great neighborhood spot”
• “A Great Bar For Everyone!!”
• “Cool Staff, Good Food, Classy “Rittenhouse Crowd”"

Barristers Bar & Grille

Super-sized party multiplex for casual diners and serious drinkers who like a joystick with their drumsticks and swizzle sticks.

Reviews:

• “UNCOOKED MEAT !!!”
• “avoid at all costs”
• “Great first date place!”
• “Great Date Spot”
• “Surprised”

Tips: Dave & Buster’s is primarily geared toward adults. Minors must be accompanied by an adult, with each adult assuming responsibility for no more than four minors.

Dave & Buster’s

Queen Village’s upscale sports bar honors college teams, as well as the NFL.

Reviews:

• “Great Atmosphere…Great Staff!!!”
• “Great food, Great people, Great service”
• “EXCELLENT pub food”
• “Great Local Bar”
• “Avoid like the plague! "

Tips: Drink specials are from 5pm to 7pm Monday through Friday: $1 off wine; $3 off Samuel Adams, Yuengling Lager and Yards; $4 off well drinks, Smithwick’s, Guinness, Harp and Allagash White.

For Pete’s sake
email For Pete’s sake

Try to catch an Eagles game here—if you can get in the door.

Reviews:

• “worst service ever!”
• “you gotta be kidding”
• “the worst of the worst”
• “A good hometown bar!”
• “Could eat here every day”

Tips: This location features two floors for dining, three bars and multiple TVs for viewing sports.

Chickie’s & Pete’s Cafe

Neighborhood taproom serves up no-frills drinking and surprisingly inventive dining.

Reviews:

• “Quiet corner place with great food”
• “Reliable Neighborhood Hot Spot”
• “Amazing”
• “good food not so good service”
• “Why wait at Dmitri’s? Go eat at New Wave. Save yourself the grief.”

Tips: Feel free to linger at the bar if you’re waiting for a table across the street: Dmitri’s host will come and find you when your seats are ready.

New Wave Cafe

Sports restaurant-bar draws fans who love the food as much as the game.

Reviews:

• “Good food – & building a deck!”
• “order the french onion soup!”
• “Dinner with Pounder”
• “Ask for this waitress…”
• “In Love with themselves”

Tips: Join Champps’ Fan Club to find out about promotions and discounts. Ask the servers for more information.

Champps

A family restaurant for sports lovers searching for a second home.

Reviews:

• “Great food, good prices and great service”
• “Good food plus great service”
• “Phils Ribs”
• “Great food”
• “Phil’s Is Unbelievable!!!!”

Tips: Wings go for 20 cents each on Monday nights.

Phil’s Tavern

What is in a name? Far from selling ladies hats, this place requires no hat and the clientele is mostly male.

Reviews:

• “Great music and a good crowd”
• “dancing and drinking”
• “$1 Miller Lites and Tacos yummmyyy”
• “Neighbourhood Feel”

Tips: The small lounge space in Lucy’s hosts DJs throughout the week. Lucy’s still packs in a younger bar crowd out to make some noise.

Lucy’s Hat Shop

This ever-inviting watering hole proves that local denizens, sports fans and South Street revelers can party in peace.

Reviews:

• “My favorite Bar”
• “Thank God for White Trash Bars”
• “Awesome beer selection, great crowd, and good food.”
• “Don’t Waste Your Time – Rude Bartenders, White Trash Crowd”
• “Mixed feelings about this place, good music, bad entrees, cute female staff, rude males, reasonable prices”

Tips: O’Neal’s 19 taps rotate on a weekly basis, with local breweries—Yards Victory, Flying Fish—claiming a healthy share of the microbrew-heavy menu. Rare Irish whiskies and 13 single-malt scotches are also offered.

O’neal’s
email O’neal’s

This friendly family-run tavern is one of the city’s oldest watering holes.

Reviews:

• “Not all that its hyped up to be”
• “ONE BIG PROBLEM”
• “Best Bar in Philly”
• “If you’re over 30… Leave after Happy Hour”
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Tips: Late at night, McGillin’s is best approached from 13th Street, where street lamps cast light onto the otherwise vacant stretch of Drury.

McGillin’s Old Ale House