Charlie was a sinner.
Vegan restaurant · Washington Square West
131 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
![Charlie was a sinner. by Jackie Freiberg [Charlie was a sinner.]](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/68497947/CWAS_WINTER_ITEMS_FREIBERG_MAC_AND_CHEESE_3.0.jpg "Charlie was a sinner. by Jackie Freiberg [Charlie was a sinner.]")
Highlights
Creative vegan small plates & cocktails in a sexy, dark setting
Creative vegan small plates & cocktails in a sexy, dark setting
"Trying to get into Charlie Was A Sinner on a Saturday night is as difficult as getting an “I’m sorry” out of that one friend who’s never wrong. That's because a) it’s one of the most popular vegan spots in the city, b) the interior looks trendy enough to film one of those group hang scenes in Gossip Girl, and c) the cocktails are great. The small dining room has a long bar, velvety booths, and is dimly lit by a wine bottle chandelier. The drinks are made with fresh fruit juice and organic liquor–try one of the cocktails with barrel-aged or sundew tea gin. The small plates, like zucchini sliders with an Old Bay remoulade and caramelized eggplant bao buns, are tasty enough to make that friend think you’re right about something, at least for one night." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"You can bring your non-vegetarian friends to Midtown Village’s Charlie Was A Sinner and they probably won’t even notice that it’s an entirely vegan bar. On top of cocktails with ingredients like wheatgrass and dehydrated beet, they also have small plates like fried oyster mushroom calamari and a pan seared cauliflower pad thai. It’s small and dark inside, so use it for a first date with someone who really likes vegetables or post-work drinks and snacks with a coworker who’s tired of eating pizza for a week straight." - candis mclean
"You can bring your non-vegetarian friends to Charlie Was A Sinner; they probably won’t even notice that it’s an entirely vegan bar. On top of cocktails with ingredients like wheatgrass and dehydrated beet, they also have small plates like eggplant bao buns and a “ricotta” that tastes like the real thing. It’s small and dark inside, so use it for a first date with someone who likes vegetables a lot or post-work drinks and snacks with a coworker who’s tired of eating pizza for a week straight." - candis mclean
"You can bring your non-vegetarian friends to Charlie Was A Sinner; they probably won’t even notice that it’s an entirely vegan bar. On top of cocktails with ingredients like wheatgrass and dehydrated beet, they also have small plates like eggplant bao buns and a “ricotta” that tastes like the real thing. It’s small and dark inside, so use it for a first date with someone who likes vegetables a lot or post-work drinks and snacks with a coworker who’s tired of eating pizza for a week straight." - candis mclean
"Trying to get into Charlie Was A Sinner in Midtown Village on a Saturday night is as difficult as finding motivation to work out the morning after. That's because a) it’s one of the most popular vegan spots in the city, b) the interior looks trendy enough to film one of those group hang scenes in a rom-com, and c) the cocktails are great. The small dining room has a long bar, velvety booths, and is dimly lit by a wine bottle chandelier. The drinks are made with fresh fruit juice and organic liquor–try one of the cocktails with barrel-aged or sundew tea gin. Small plates, like caramelized eggplant bao buns and artichoke sliders, are light enough that you could fill up on them and not feel the need to work anything off the next morning." - candis mclean
