Best way to celebrate 21st birthday in philadelphia, food and drink?!
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This question has a lot of variables!. It depends on what you like, what you like to drink, and who you are going with!.
For starters, here is a raw idea on what you can expect to spend!. A lot of bars in the city that cater to younger adults you'll find yourself paying a cover charge, usually somewhere between $5-$10!. If you don't drink beer you will have a hard time to find anything inexpensive!. Mixed drinks usually start at or around $5!. Beers can be anywhere from $1-$5 depending on if there is a deal or what type of beer you are getting, Beers like guiness are often more expensive!. Drinks like Mike's Hard or Smirnoff are usually around $4-$5!. And shots are somewhere between $4-$10
If you are interested in a bar where you can dance, I would recommend 3 bars!. Finnegan's Wake, McFaddens, or Brownie's 23 East (Ardmore)!. They have great cover bands and great dj's playing!. There are multiple bars on the inside, and there are places to just hang out and talk if you'd like!. These bars do get crowded though but they're alot of fun!. At these bars you can occasionally find some deals too, like dollar bottles!. I know on Wednesdays, Brownie's has a $5 cover charge and once inside it's $!.50 drafts, $1 dollar mixed drinks!. These three are my personal favorites because of the price and what I enjoy doing when at a bar!.
Most of the bars in old city or center city you will find to be more expensive with no deals!. Bars in center city you will find have some more strict requirements to get in, such as nicely dressed, no hats, etc!. These bars are usually good for just standing/sitting around and talking with friends while enjoying a few drinks!. But they are more expensive and not the type of place you get sloppy drunk!. 2nd street between Market and Chestnut have some good bars, such as Plough and the Stars !.!.!. also there is a bar on chestnut right off 2nd st called Eulogy where they only serve imports, it is expensive but they have some incredible drinks there!.
Manayunk has quite a few good bars if you don't feel like staying at one place!. You can walk along main st!. and hit many different bars!. I usually go to Grape st(no longer there), manayunk brewery(has a nice outside area), pitcher pub(a little bit of a dive), and kildare(irish bar)!. But you can sometimes end up paying more doing that depending on which bars are charging a cover!.
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For starters, here is a raw idea on what you can expect to spend!. A lot of bars in the city that cater to younger adults you'll find yourself paying a cover charge, usually somewhere between $5-$10!. If you don't drink beer you will have a hard time to find anything inexpensive!. Mixed drinks usually start at or around $5!. Beers can be anywhere from $1-$5 depending on if there is a deal or what type of beer you are getting, Beers like guiness are often more expensive!. Drinks like Mike's Hard or Smirnoff are usually around $4-$5!. And shots are somewhere between $4-$10
If you are interested in a bar where you can dance, I would recommend 3 bars!. Finnegan's Wake, McFaddens, or Brownie's 23 East (Ardmore)!. They have great cover bands and great dj's playing!. There are multiple bars on the inside, and there are places to just hang out and talk if you'd like!. These bars do get crowded though but they're alot of fun!. At these bars you can occasionally find some deals too, like dollar bottles!. I know on Wednesdays, Brownie's has a $5 cover charge and once inside it's $!.50 drafts, $1 dollar mixed drinks!. These three are my personal favorites because of the price and what I enjoy doing when at a bar!.
Most of the bars in old city or center city you will find to be more expensive with no deals!. Bars in center city you will find have some more strict requirements to get in, such as nicely dressed, no hats, etc!. These bars are usually good for just standing/sitting around and talking with friends while enjoying a few drinks!. But they are more expensive and not the type of place you get sloppy drunk!. 2nd street between Market and Chestnut have some good bars, such as Plough and the Stars !.!.!. also there is a bar on chestnut right off 2nd st called Eulogy where they only serve imports, it is expensive but they have some incredible drinks there!.
Manayunk has quite a few good bars if you don't feel like staying at one place!. You can walk along main st!. and hit many different bars!. I usually go to Grape st(no longer there), manayunk brewery(has a nice outside area), pitcher pub(a little bit of a dive), and kildare(irish bar)!. But you can sometimes end up paying more doing that depending on which bars are charging a cover!.
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Everything Deitz said is spot on!. Philadelphia is full of cute BYOB's with excellent food!. These let you save money since you're buying the booze yourself!. Two excellent restaurants off the top of my head are Molcajete Mixto on 7th and Christian: Mexican food, bring-your-own-tequila margarita pitchers if you want, and Cafe de Laos: Thai/Cambodian on 11th off of Washington -- delicious food that's very reasonably priced!.
I find a couple bottles of wine with close friends can get you nice and toasty for cheap, so you don't end up spending too much at the bars!. If you're down in that area, Ray's Happy Birthday bar is an institution on Passyunk (i think) just down the street from pat's and geno's!.
Personally, my favorite bar is Doobie's, on 22nd and Lombard!. It's a bit of a dive, but has surprisingly great, cheap food, and pretty cheap drinks!. No dancing, but a great jukebox and an excellent place to chill out or chow down before hitting the town!.
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I find a couple bottles of wine with close friends can get you nice and toasty for cheap, so you don't end up spending too much at the bars!. If you're down in that area, Ray's Happy Birthday bar is an institution on Passyunk (i think) just down the street from pat's and geno's!.
Personally, my favorite bar is Doobie's, on 22nd and Lombard!. It's a bit of a dive, but has surprisingly great, cheap food, and pretty cheap drinks!. No dancing, but a great jukebox and an excellent place to chill out or chow down before hitting the town!.
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Manayunk Brewery has some fantastic home-brewed beers!.
Tattooed Mom's is also great!.
I celebrated my 21st at Mad River downtown!. On Friday nights from 7-9 (they may have changed it from 8-10, so I would call if I were you), you pay $5 to get into happy hour and then beers and mixed well drinks are only $1 apiece!. Great music and great, affordable bar food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Tattooed Mom's is also great!.
I celebrated my 21st at Mad River downtown!. On Friday nights from 7-9 (they may have changed it from 8-10, so I would call if I were you), you pay $5 to get into happy hour and then beers and mixed well drinks are only $1 apiece!. Great music and great, affordable bar food!.Www@FoodAQ@Com