2022: Philadelphia Voted McGillin’s Olde Ale House Best Bar!
McGillin’s Olde Ale House
1310 Drury Street
(215) 735-5562 – mcgillins.com
McGillin’s Olde Ale House is a Philadelphia institution. Established in 1860, this bar is the oldest drinking establishment in the city—and its brick walls and dark wood still hold all the same spirits. Come inside for an authentic Irish pub experience complete with fish and chips, Shepherd’s pie, and of course, plenty of Guinness. McGillin’s Olde Ale House has 30 beers on tap and a large selection of regional microbrews, including Sly Fox, Dogfish Head, Pizza Boys, and Stolen Sun. They also serve three house specialties–their golden Helles Genuine Lager, their 1860s hop-forward IPA, and their amber-colored Real Ale–brewed by Troegs Independent Brewing.
2021: Philadelphia Voted McGillin’s Olde Ale House Best Bar!
McGillin’s Olde Ale House
1310 Drury St
(215) 735-5562 – mcgillins.com
Build all the new bars you want. The oldest established drinking establishment in Philadelphia — McGillin’s Olde Ale House, erected in 1860 — is still the king. The Irish tavern originally opened as the Bell in Hand on the intimate, cobblestone Drury St, and still holds all of the same spirits, literally and figuratively, as it did before the turn of the Civil War!