Sassafras
Lounge and Gastropub$$$$
Center City East, Philadelphia
"Delicious cocktails, live jazz, and the food is really good too."(15 Tips)
"Live Jazz now and again."(2 Tips)
"Great place to have a tasty, swanky cocktail."(2 Tips)
"Beer lovers can rest easy—there’s always a single local beer on tap."(2 Tips)
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Devin HealeyJanuary 21, 2017I did not personally witness the women's bathroom but I hear it's quite a unique experience. Cocktails also a unique experience.
Mark LippiDecember 14, 2012Great 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.
- Stacy Bo BacyNovember 12, 2023Great place to have a tasty, swanky cocktail. Service and ambience meets the price point. Restroom upstairs is eclectic and includes a couch.
- 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!
Stuart BridgettSeptember 3, 2016Great cocktails in a classic bar environment. Good Boulevardier, and the house Gimlet, with grapefruit infused gin, is no slouch either.
Chris HartshorneJuly 21, 2013If I were the headmaster of a fancy bartender academy. These guys at Sassafras would be the valedictorians. Great service. They like what they do!
Rachel ShifmanApril 25, 2016Perfect for dropping in for just a drink or two. Both their classic cocktails and invented ones are delicious
- Tinashe DhliwayoJanuary 28, 2016Delicious cocktails, live jazz, and the food is really good too. All around solid.
Marcus DMay 20, 2012A hidden gem. Excellent, well-thought out beer selection. Kindest bartenders. Definitely would recommend for a peaceful chat!
The bartenders are ultra hot and Irish. I could so go here just to check those two guys out.
Super friendly bartenders and great customer crowd. Can't go wrong with this place.
Julia SJanuary 22, 2011Great drinks, great atmosphere. Music selection is awesome. Cocktail menu isn't extensive, but what they do have is quality.
JamesJanuary 21, 2013Someone 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.
John StrawbridgeJune 18, 2011The interior is decadent and beautiful! The place is very clean and Chris the bartender is really friendly.
Philadelphia MagazineJanuary 3, 2012An 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.- Philadelphia MagazineDecember 2, 2011Rest 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
Cathy HenryOctober 26, 2015One of our old favs....glad to see not all restaurants go out of business & part of the local culture😄😄😄
Jeff DonnellyOctober 21, 2011The deers name is Paul. Just ask the beautiful brunette serving you drinks.
Make sure you check out the finest ladies' bathroom in the city
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(215) 925-2317
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