Sassafras

Sassafras is a lounge Center City East Philadelphia located in United States.

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ratings
  • Phone

    (215) 925-2317

  • Website

    sassafrasbar.com

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  • Type

    Lounge

Address

48 S 2nd St Philadelphia , PA 19106 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards Yes (incl. American Express)
Outdoor Seating No
Music Live Music
Menus Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 38


Keywords:

cocktails jazz music good for dates great value happy hour pretzels staff city good for special occasions classic drinks cherries liquor rye restaurants
Devin Healey

I did not personally witness the women's bathroom but I hear it's quite a unique experience. Cocktails also a unique experience.

Mark Lippi

Great bar ! Do not place lump this place in with the typical Old City scene. Congenial staff and fantastic jazz on Thursdays. $10-$12 cocktails , $5-$6 beers .

Kara Lindstrom

Such good food! And this is a great cocktail spot too.

Stacy Bo Bacy

Great place to have a tasty, swanky cocktail . Service and ambience meets the price point. Restroom upstairs is eclectic and includes a couch .

Stuart Bridgett

Great cocktails in a classic bar environment. Good Boulevardier, and the house Gimlet , with grapefruit infused gin , is no slouch either.

Jahy Tse

Great for Classic Drinks . Tell them how, and they will make it. Tight on space but great time. Live Jazz now and again. Great Rye Manhattan , get an extra cherry in it. #bomb!

Rachel Shifman

Perfect for dropping in for just a drink or two. Both their classic cocktails and invented ones are delicious

Kathleen M

Everything Pretzel is a great bar snack !

Michael Carrabine

Try the Moscow Mule in the copper cup.

Chris Hartshorne

If I were the headmaster of a fancy bartender academy. These guys at Sassafras would be the valedictorians. Great service. They like what they do!

Marcus D

A hidden gem . Excellent, well-thought out beer selection . Kindest bartenders . Definitely would recommend for a peaceful chat!

Carol

Nice bar with interesting cocktails . Intimate vibes, good for dates !

Tinashe Dhliwayo

Delicious cocktails , live jazz , and the food is really good too. All around solid.

James

Someone should find out why the hell Entertainment Weekly was playing on the TVs at the COOLEST BAR IN THE CITY , and promptly do something about it.

Michael Prasuhn

Excellent cocktails ! Best I've had in old city .

Jonathan Cole

Cocktails are Amazing! The food was okay, my soup had a lot of salt, and my friend’s burger and fries came out cold…

Lili Marie

The bartenders are ultra hot and Irish. I could so go here just to check those two guys out.

Philadelphia Magazine

An oasis of sanity and refinement in Old City . Where neighborhood grown-ups come to drink something that doesn’t come in a 40-ounce can spiked with caffeine.

Cathy Henry

One of our old favs....glad to see not all restaurants go out of business & part of the local culture????????????

Tatiana Ann

Super friendly bartenders and great customer crowd. Can't go wrong with this place.

Julia S

Great drinks, great atmosphere. Music selection is awesome. Cocktail menu isn't extensive, but what they do have is quality.

Bre Bonner

Great place to just sit at the bar and get to know the bartenders .

Philadelphia Magazine

Rest assured: there is a bar in Old City where adults can go and avoid the swarms of psyched up, newly employed drunken twenty-somethings. Read more

John Strawbridge

The interior is decadent and beautiful! The place is very clean and Chris the bartender is really friendly .

Chris Brito

Good martini . Really good sweet potato fries !

Nate Coe, Jr.

Recommend the Vesper and the Pomegranate Martini .

Visit Philly

Beer lovers can rest easy—there’s always a single local beer on tap .

Shawn H.

$5 for a proper pint of Guinness .

Jahy Tse

Great pours

Raunaq Patwardhan

Innis and Gunn on tap !!

Dan Monbourquette

Come have a beer with John Deer!!!

Jeff Donnelly

The deers name is Paul. Just ask the beautiful brunette serving you drinks.

Marissa Hill

For people 50+

Susan G

Summer manhattan .

Siobhán

Make sure you check out the finest ladies' bathroom in the city

Jennifer McCoy

Ask Mike, the weekend bartender , to make you a "Philadelphian".

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#SexyHipsters

Glen Gilmore

Nice jazz . No cover.

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