Operating Hours: Monday – Friday: 6:30PM – 3AM Saturday – Sunday: 7PM – 3AMĪlso Serves Food: Yes (only on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, but hot dogs are always available) Parrish went on to create several murals for the Clubhouse and illustrated the earliest program covers. Did You Know?Īmerican painter and illustrator, Maxfield Parrish, received one of his first commissions from the Mask and Wig Club. The Mask and Wig Clubhouse is only open to the public during shows or for private rentals.
The Clubhouse consists of the Grille Room – the main bar and kitchen, plus a cocktail lounge – and the Ned Rogers Theatre, where the Mask and Wig Club puts on its show (food and drinks are also served in this area). Although the Mask and Wig Clubhouse was built sometime in the early 1800s, the club acquired the building in 1894. The Mask and Wig Clubhouse is another bar on this list that is not technically a bar, but is a private club founded in 1889 by Clayton Fotterall McMichael as an alternative to the existing theatrical and dramatic outlets at the University of Pennsylvania. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons via Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Operating Hours: N/A only open to public during shows or for private rentals Did You Know?Īlthough the first Old Original Bookbinder’s restaurant did not survive, the Taxin family – the restaurant’s last owners – still operate a second Bookbinder’s seafood restaurant in Richmond, Virginia and also sell a line of Bookbinder’s brand sauces at grocery stores across the U.S. The restaurant was in continuous operation until it started to face financial troubles in the early 2000s. Five years later, Bookbinder moved the restaurant to its current location. Old Original Bookbinder’s traces its history all the way back to an oyster saloon opened by Samuel Bookbinder in 1893. The contemporary oyster bar and cocktail lounge pays homage to the original restaurant and much of the historical woodwork and decor remain and have been restored. The Olde Bar was opened in 2015 by celebrity Chef Jose Garces in the historic building where the Old Original Bookbinder’s seafood restaurant was located for over 100 years.
Photo source: Wikimedia Commons via Smallbones Operating Hours: Monday – Thursday: 5PM – 11PM Friday: 5PM – 12AM Saturday: 4PM – 12AM Sunday: 4PM – 11PM In 2015, Ralph’s Italian Restaurant announced that it will be franchising its brand, led by Ryan Rubino, the great-great-grandson of founders Francesco and Catherine Dispigno.ĥ. Ralph’s Italian Restaurant has been serving food and drinks in the same spot for over 119 years and is still run by members of the Dispigno family – who are now Rubinos after Ralph’s grandchildren. The Dispignos had immigrated to America with their son Ralph (originally Rafel) a few years earlier. The restaurant was opened by Francesco Dispigno and his wife Catherine in South Philly. As its name implies, Ralph’s is an Italian restaurant, in fact, it is oldest Italian restaurant in America, dating back to 1900. Ralph’s Italian Restaurant is another entry on this list that is known for more than just its drink. Operating Hours: Sunday – Thursday: 11:45AM – 9:45PM Friday – Saturday: 11:45AM – 10:45PMĪlso Serves Food: Yes (better known for its food)