"Martha in Fishtown is worth a hang all year long, but it doesn’t really get crowded until the first nice day of Spring. As soon as that threshold is broken, Martha stays pleasantly full pretty much every night through late September. Their big back porch is filled with vintage tables with people eating hoagies, and there’s table service outside so you don’t have to walk back to the bar inside every time you want a refill. They also have a bocce ball court if that’s your thing, and, if it’s not, there are usually three or four dogs that you can hang out with instead." - candis mclean, alison kessler