16. Chris’s Jazz Cafe
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 568-3131
Address: 1421 Sansom St.
Description: Tickets are generally $10 ($5 for students)—from $15 to $20 for headline performers.
17. Warmdaddy’s
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 462-2000
Address: 1400 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd.
Insider Pick:
Description: Southern-style blues, zydeco, rhythm and blues, and soul every night of the week. Shows are usually around $15. To really get you in the mood, start with a soulful Southern dinner, maybe fried chicken and waffles, low-country catfish, or shrimp and grits ($$). Or come for the Sunday Jazz Brunch ($$$).
18. World Cafe Live
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 222-1400
Address: 3025 Walnut St.
Description: Actually two venues in one, this University City hosts live musical artists that run the gamut from rock to jazz, folk to world music, comedy to children’s concerts in its downstairs bistro music hall and upstairs at its street level cafe. Tickets for regular concerts are usually around $25 ($15 for students); for kids’ performances they are $13 ($8 for the young’uns).
19. ComedySportz
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Address: 2030 Sansom St.
Description: Comedy is a team sport at this family-friendly improv club. You call out the topics and award the points for the players who make you laugh the most. Tickets are $15 ($12 for students and seniors).
20. Laff House
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 440-4242
Address: 221 South St. (between 2nd and 3rd Stree
Description: Headliners and rising stars from around the country make this comedy club their home away from home while enjoying the brotherly love of Philly fans.
21. Buffalo Billiards & Metropolitan Lounge
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 574-7665
Address: 116 Chestnut St.
Description: Two floors, 2 bars, 9 billiard tables ($8 for one person, $12 for two), 16 HDTVs.
22. Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 665-9500
Address: 1823 Sansom St.
Description: Twenty HDTVs show every game you could possibly want to see. Look for half-price pub food and discounted drink specials.
23. Chickie’s and Pete’s Crab House and Sports Bar
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 218-0500
Address: 1526 Packer Ave.
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Description: Ride the free “Taxi Crab” on game days from the stadium for some spirited celebration or some liquid consolation. Seafood is the star, and rumor has it that Jon Bon Jovi loves the lobster pizza.
24. Cavanaugh’s
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 386-4889
Address: 119 S. 39th St. (at Sansom Street)
Description: Get there early for a laid-back libation from the international beer collection or join the college crowd for an evening of unbridled energy.
25. Il Bar
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 922-7800
Address: 14 N. Front St.
Description: You can’t help but be impressed by the “cruvinet,” the largest wine preservation and dispensing system in the world, which allows this oenophile’s oasis to keep an ever-changing collection of 120 bottles on tap at any given time. Order by the 3-ounce tasting glass, 5-ounce regular glass, or 5-variety flight or bottle. The ambience is pleasantly posh, as a wine bar should be.
26. Rave Motion Pictures (formerly The Bridge Cinema De Lux)
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 386-0869
Description: Six screens.
27. United Artists Main Street 6
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 482-6138
Address: 3720 Main St.
Description: In addition to being the site of the upscale Park Hyatt Hotel and such renowned fine dining establishments as The Palm, this gorgeous, French Renaissance–style, circa-1904 landmark also features a few selected shops such as Polo Ralph Lauren (215-985-2800), Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland (215-546-7600), Tiffany & Co. (215-735-1919), Vigant Italian Handbags (215-735-5057), and Williams-Sonoma (215-545-7392).
28. United Artists Riverview Plaza Stadium 17
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (215) 755-2353
Address: 1400 S. Columbus Blvd.
Description: In addition to being the site of the upscale Park Hyatt Hotel and such renowned fine dining establishments as The Palm, this gorgeous, French Renaissance–style, circa-1904 landmark also features a few selected shops such as Polo Ralph Lauren (215-985-2800), Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland (215-546-7600), Tiffany & Co. (215-735-1919), Vigant Italian Handbags (215-735-5057), and Williams-Sonoma (215-545-7392).
29. United Artist King of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
City: Philadelphia, PA
Category: Nightlife
Telephone: (610) 337-0282
Address: 300 Goddard Blvd.
Description: In addition to being the site of the upscale Park Hyatt Hotel and such renowned fine dining establishments as The Palm, this gorgeous, French Renaissance–style, circa-1904 landmark also features a few selected shops such as Polo Ralph Lauren (215-985-2800), Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland (215-546-7600), Tiffany & Co. (215-735-1919), Vigant Italian Handbags (215-735-5057), and Williams-Sonoma (215-545-7392).