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Happy hours in Old City

Spanish tapas and sangría, Cuban mojitos and a bar in an old bank: Old City's happy hours, steps from Independence Hall.

4in Old City in the app
$5cheapest drink here
3/3run on weekends

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A few favorites

Old City happy hours we'd start with

Most of these start around 4 PM and run until about 7 PM. 3 of the 3 also run on the weekend.

Amada

Spanish tapas · $$$
Sun–Fri · 4:30–6:30 PM
  • $6Mahou draft
  • $8Cava, garnacha or tempranillo
  • $9White, rosé or red sangría
+ 8 more deals in the app

Jose Garces's first restaurant, an Old City tapas house since 2005, with $9 sangría, $7 patatas bravas and $12 garlic shrimp at happy hour.

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National Mechanics

Bar & kitchen · $$
Today from 9 PM
Mon–Fri · 4–7 PMLate happy hour · Fri–Sun · 9–11 PM
  • $5Draft cocktail
  • $5Select draft Fri–Sun only
  • $7Well drinks Fri–Sun only
+ 3 more deals in the app

An Old City bar on 3rd Street with $5 draft cocktails and half-price drafts from 4 to 7 on weekdays.

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Cuba Libre

Cuban restaurant & rum bar · $$$
Mon–Fri · 4–7:30 PMSun · noon–4 PM
  • $7–8Classic or flavored mojito, caipirinha, or the signature Cuba Libre

The Old City Cuban restaurant and rum bar, with $7–8 mojitos and caipirinhas at the bar on weekday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

✓ Checked on the venue's own menuTheir menu ↗
Philadelphia Happy Hour · 34 places

1 more Old City happy hours in the app

With every deal, the On now filter and the whole of Philly on your own map — 34 happy hours in all.

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Every one lands on your own map in a tap — save them, rate them, plan around them. City Packs are included with Planner Pro.

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Getting there

Getting there & when to go

Take the Market-Frankford Line to 2nd or 5th Street; Old City is a short walk from both.

Old City's bars cluster along 2nd and 3rd Streets and Chestnut, a few blocks from Independence Hall, so a happy hour fits neatly after a day of sightseeing.

Also in Old City · free in the app
  • Independence Hall — Where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and signed. Tours are free with a timed ticket from the National Park Service; book ahead in busy months.
  • Liberty Bell — The cracked bell sits in a glass pavilion across from Independence Hall, free to visit with no ticket needed. Lines move fast early in the morning.
  • Elfreth's Alley — A cobbled Old City lane of 18th-century brick rowhouses where people have lived without a break since the 1700s, among the oldest such streets in the country. The small museum at Nos. 124–126 tells the residents' story.
The Whosly app

All 34 Philly happy hours, live

This page is a sample. The Philly Happy Hour pack in Whosly has every one of the 34 — 127 deals with their prices and times — and tells you which are pouring right now.

  • ✓On now, Today and Another day filters, by neighborhood or near you
  • ✓Save spots to your own map — mark them been or to-try, and rate them
  • ✓See the places your friends have saved and rated
  • ✓Make any happy hour a plan: text one link and see who's in — friends RSVP with no app
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FAQ

Old City happy hour questions

What's the best happy hour in Old City?
Start with Amada ($6 Mahou draft, Sun–Fri 4:30–6:30 PM). The others on this page — National Mechanics and Cuba Libre — are just as worth a stop, depending on the night.
What time is happy hour in Old City?
Usually from about 4 PM to 7 PM on weekdays. Each listing above shows its exact days and times.
Are there weekend happy hours in Old City?
Yes — Amada (Sun–Fri), National Mechanics (Fri–Sun) and Cuba Libre (Sun).
How do I get to Old City for happy hour?
Take the Market-Frankford Line to 2nd or 5th Street; Old City is a short walk from both.
What else is there to do in Old City?
From Whosly's free Philadelphia Essentials pack: Independence Hall, Liberty Bell and Elfreth's Alley. Independence Hall: Where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were debated and signed. Tours are free with a timed ticket from the National Park Service; book ahead in busy months.
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