The most endearing quality of these top-notch outdoor bars goes beyond the twinkling of string lights and the novelty of a hammock garden. It’s based on the fact that Philly’s outdoor season is fleeting. In just a few months, mild breezes give way to breezy breezy winds, and heat lamps don’t have the same charm as candlelight, do they?
Translation: Get to these outdoor locations as Mother Nature allows.
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Stratus Rooftop Lounge
Direction
433 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 215-925-2889
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Young professionals congregate in this elegant bar and restaurant, located 11 floors above the ground in the modern Hotel Monaco. Here, flames from a linear fire feature lick the summer air behind an upholstered bench, while ambient colored lights cast an atmospheric glow over martini-fueled nights.
The Hotel Monaco, 433 Chestnut St., Filadelfia, PA 19106
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Frankford Hall
Direction
1210 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 215-634-3338
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Interspersed with friendlier fire pits, the rows of picnic tables draw drinkers into the gravel patio at this contemporary ‘beer garden’, which is open year-round.
Waiters fill steins with German beers behind multiple bars, so the wait for a Hofbräu or Köstritzer is rarely long, while wiener schnitzel and giant soft pretzels provide sustenance for the after-hours crowd.
1210 Frankford Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19125
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Silk city
Direction
435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 215-592-8838
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A 3,000-square-foot beer garden adds another role to the multi-tasking nightclub, retro dining, and cocktail lounge, aka Silk City. When it opens in the spring, the beer garden is a picturesque place to sip sangria under the crossing of string lights. Return in the morning for Silk City’s often dazzling brunch.
435 Spring Garden St., Filadelfia, PA 19123
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Spruce Street Harbor Park
Direction
301 S Christopher Columbus Blvd , Filadelfia , PA 19106 , EE . UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 215-922-2386
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The jewel in the crown of Philadelphia’s seasonal bars, Spruce Street Harbor Park transforms a stretch of the Delaware River shoreline into an urban “beach” every summer. Instead of sand, however, visitors are greeted by a hammock garden, a boardwalk made of repurposed shipping containers, and pay-as-you-go concessions encompassing tacos for brewing.
Once the sun goes down, a canopy of color-changing LED lights impart an otherworldly glow over the beloved outdoor space.
301 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Filadelfia, PA 19106
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Morgan pier
Direction
221 N Christopher Columbus Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19123-1402, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 215-279-7134
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Located right on the Delaware River and seating 500, the seasonal Morgan’s Pier works overtime as a restaurant, beer garden, and entertainment venue (think DJs and live music).
Don’t leave without trying the bar’s popular Watermelon Rickey and taking a selfie with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
221 N. Columbus Blvd., Filadelfia, PA 19123
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Talula garden
Direction
210 W Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106, EE. UU.Get directions
Telephone
+1 215-592-7787
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Romantic Restaurants
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A tangle of English ivy and string lights scale the walls within the green courtyard at Talula’s Garden, a charming farm-to-table restaurant next to Washington Square Park. Back on dry land, seasonal flowers sprout from a host of planters, adding a pop of color to a space dominated by the dark tones of reclaimed wood.
Pro tip: Arrive after sunset and have your pinot gris and cheese platter at the garden bar.
210 W. Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106
