West

Good food and a large selection of craft beers, both local and from around the world. Although the name evokes the all-powerful Philadelphia labor union, the crowd reflects this West Philly neighborhood of young professionals and graduate students.

An American sports bar, with decent food and beer bongs. Quizzo that's two 'z's, outside of Patrick Hines's Quizo empire on Thursday nights.

An Irish pub a stone's throw away from the University of Pennsylvania, it's a popular hangout for students with good bar food. Home of the first Quizo game, which is still happens every Monday and Wednesday nights.

The Blarney Stone

Dive bar popular with Penn undergrads.

Fiume

Live bluegrass music on Thursday nights and $3 PBR/Whiskey specials. Located above Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant, enter on Locust street, and go up the stairs.

New Angle Lounge

A local bar on a triangle lot, hence its name. On Wednesdays, ordering a drink gets you a balloon which you pop, and there are instructions inside that tell you what to do next!

Rotating selection of local and German microbrews on draft.

Ethiopian restaurant with a resident DJ that plays Friday and Saturday after 10PM.

Changing selection of six microbrewed beers. Gourmet pizzas prepared in a wood burning oven.

Natalie's Lounge

Jazz club. Most popular night is on Saturdays, kicking it off with a jam session for anyone to join in and then with professional acts throughout the evening.

In West Philly, local dive bars and Irish pubs rule the roost.