2. Kung Fu Necktie
7.9
1250 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA
Rock Club · Northern Liberties - Fishtown · 40 tips and reviews
Gab Bonghi: Cheap cheap beers! Look at the back shelf behind the bartenders ;)
Maddie Lippincott: This place is super strange but my god is it fun. Incredible dance music, low-key vibe (like no need to dress up), and amazingly cheap drinks ($4 citywide shot-and-beer combo).
Men's Health Mag: Everything but the urinals were built by hand. The booths are made from reused bowling alley wood. Even the stage is a do-it-yourselfer. Come for the beer, stay for the woodworking lesson.
5. 12 Steps Down
7.9
831 Christian St (at 9th St), Philadelphia, PA
Bar · Bella Vista - Southwark · 24 tips and reviews
CITY GRIT: A dirty dive bar that feels like being in your friend's basement while their parents are out of town. Enjoy the cheap drinks, the great menu, and definitely the good times if you can stand the smoke.
Daniel Wolf: Kind of smokey but otherwise a really welcome and fairly unpretentious environment. Cheap beer, good vibes. Strange piercings.
Richie Stark: Quality bar. Great beer, and they have darts and pool. Smoking is allowed.
9. Doobie's
7.4
2201 Lombard St (at 22nd St), Philadelphia, PA
Dive Bar · Center City · 23 tips and reviews
Lindsay Marie Felton: Good bar. Cheap drinks. Nice people. Worst food I've ever had. Waited 30+ mins for a grilled cheese where nothing was grilled. The cheese was unmelted. Yeah.
Campbell Bird: One of the great dive bars in Philly. Awesome staff, good hot dogs, and great beer selection.
Philadelphia Magazine: “Reasonable beer prices, boardgames, a great jukebox and random pooches are just a handful of reasons as to why Doobies is on the list.”
10. Tattooed Mom
8.2
530 South St (btw 5th and 6th), Philadelphia, PA
Bar · Center City East · 113 tips and reviews
Lauren Ketcham: cheap beer and djs almost every night
Andrew C: Uh... There's so much graffiti all over the wall - had no idea anything about this bar, simply followed my friends and was not enthusiastic about this place!!! BUT they do have super cheap beer
Peter DiPrinzio: Cheap drinks, killer dive bar
11. Garage
8.2
1231 E Passyunk Ave (at 9th St), Philadelphia, PA
Bar · Bella Vista - Southwark · 43 tips and reviews
Michael Hong: Cheap beers, big foster's beer cans for $7! Nice chill bar. Would definitely come back.
claarrr: Rad spot with a great beer list and a rotating monthly food truck. Don't forget to play a quick and of skeeball in the back!
Serious Eats: An old auto garage turned canned-craft-beer haven, Garage provides a laid back escape from the insanity of South Philly's frenetic neon-lit "Cheesesteak Vegas."
13. North Bowl
8.5
909 N 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA
Bowling Alley · Northern Liberties - Fishtown · 111 tips and reviews
Campbell Bird: Bowling is best accompanied with cheap beer, and North Bowl's got $2.75 PBRs. Can't hate that.
Y Miller: Great place with great music and prices. This place has arcade games, pool tables and a lounge. They also have two bars in the facility. The workers are super friendly
Ricky Awesome: take pix in the photo booth :)
Daniel Shaw: The only club in Philly that I've actually enjoyed. Great music and a good crowd.
Philly.com: This newly renovated South Philly bar boasts some of the best dance parties in the city. The disco-vibe dance floor will have you totally entranced, all night long. Read more.
Gabe Stuart: "No asses or glasses" on the dancing table or the bartenders will put you in a headlock. Smoked marble/plastic bar - timeless cornerstone of humanity turned dance club.