How to Turn 40 in Your College Bar
In “Deep Dive,” we send writers back to their college haunts to find out what treasures they still hold. Up now: Maris Kreizman regains her VIP status at the Blarney…
- story: Maris Kreizman
- illustration: Lydia Ortiz
Friday Saturday Sunday
In 2016, owners Chad and Hanna Williams took over this Rittenhouse landmark, one of the older names in Philly dining, and brought it up to contemporary standards. A big part…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Rex 1516
The cooking of the American South is the thing at Rex, and as such, the convivial rear bar executes the requisite Sazeracs and Mint Juleps remarkably well. But there is…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Martha
Whittled into an unassuming warehouse in Kensington, Martha is the lovingly appointed domain of Jon Medlinsky, a serious fermentation scholar with a puckish sense of humor. His fixation on all…
- story: Talia Baiocchi
Lucky 13 Pub
It certainly ain’t fancy compared to some of the soigné fine-dining options along the East Passyunk Avenue drag, but this approachability is what makes Lucky 13 such a comfortable place.…
- story: Bianca Prum
Las Vegas Lounge
As Center City Philadelphia swank-ifies, the downtown dive bar is a sadly fading breed—that’s why it’s so heartening that places like LVL are still around to set us straight. Deceptively…
- story: Bianca Prum
Manatawny Still Works
A relative newcomer to the city’s craft distilling scene, Manatawny is winning new fans via its centrally located spirits shop and tasting room, situated on South Philly’s hopping East Passyunk…
- story: Bianca Prum
Palizzi Social Club
For nearly a century, the Filippo Palizzi Social Club cranked along quietly behind a heavy unmarked door, a time-warp hangout exclusively for immigrant men from Vasto, Italy (Philly features a…
- story: Bianca Prum
Philadelphia Distilling
Established in 2005, Philly Distilling led the wave of local craft distilleries that’s methodically washed over the city in the past decade-plus, building a rep around bartender-beloved products like Bluecoat…
- story: Bianca Prum
ITV
Originally developed as a classy waiting area for chef Nick Elmi’s hot-ticket Laurel next door, ITV—“In the Valley,” the English translation of its Lenape Indian “Passyunk” street address—has established itself…
- story: Bianca Prum
