Bar Jawn

"Before the Pizza Jawn team opened Bar Jawn, we had to light a prayer candle and hope the busy Manayunk pizza place didn’t sell out of cheesesteaks. Now, you can head to their rowdy corner Manayunk bar and order one while watching the Flyers let you down. Thankfully this sandwich—with hunks of ribeye hanging out with melted cooper sharp on a long, crackly seeded roll—won't ever do that." - candis mclean, alison kessler

"Bar Jawn in Manayunk makes our favorite smash burger in Philly. Maybe it’s the Fishtown Pickle Project’s habanero dill pickles, the blanket of melted cooper sharp, the "special sauce” that adds a tangy heat, or all of the above. But something about the double patty on a soft, seeded bun has a certain uncomplicated magic. It also comes with a stack of quarter-sized cottage fries, which we don't see too often in this city." - candis mclean, alison kessler

"This Manayunk restaurant hasn’t been open for long, but like the Eagles' alternate Kelly green jerseys, sometimes newness brings greatness. Run by the team behind Pizza Jawn—a pizza shop we can’t get enough of—they’ve added another dish to the roster worth obsessing over: the South Philly Chopped Cheese. It comes with chopped sausage, fried onions, cherry peppers, banana peppers, crisp iceberg lettuce, and cooper sharp oozing from the peppery mix. After one glorious, filling sandwich, you’ll want to hit snooze on any plans for the rest of your day—and every other sandwich you’ll have for the rest of your life. " - candis mclean

"Manayunk has a few places for a casual, post-work drink, and other solid sandwich-heavy spots. Only one place in the neighborhood seamlessly pulls off both: Bar Jawn. You can watch people stroll by on Main Street, catch a game on the TVs, and enjoy a menu full of comfort food that’s perfect for carb lovers. Besides grabbing one of the top cheesesteaks and burgers in the neighborhood, try the gooey mozzarella triangles, an order of peppery cacio e pepe wings, and their crispy chicken parm. It’s a great place to share a bunch of dishes with your friends, go Hungry Hungry Hippos on all of them, and wash it all down with $7 beers while screaming at referees. " - candis mclean

"Manayunk has a few places for a casual, post-work drink, and other solid sandwich-heavy spots. Only one place in the neighborhood seamlessly pulls off both: Bar Jawn. From the team behind Pizza Jawn—one of our favorite pizza shops in the city—and located in the old Manayunk Tavern, you can watch people stroll by on Main Street, catch a game on the TVs, and enjoy a menu full of comfort food that’s perfect for carb lovers. Besides grabbing one of the top cheesesteaks and burgers in the neighborhood, try the gooey mozzarella triangles, an order of peppery cacio e pepe wings, and their crispy chicken parm. It’s a great place to share a bunch of dishes with your friends, go Hungry Hungry Hippos on all of them, and wash it all down with $7 beers. " - candis mclean