Fishtown Social

"Fishtown Social, a wine bar on Frankford Avenue, has a ton of interesting sustainable and organic wine on the menu, as well as a couple of things to eat like an enormous meat and cheese board. There’s also a hidden bottle shop behind the bar that’s easy to miss—you can purchase bottles of everything that’s on their menu plus a rotating selection of wines that you won’t find elsewhere in the city." - alison kessler

"This Fishtown wine bar and bottle shop’s small menu of snacks goes big when it comes to charcuterie and cheese boards, offering four options (traditional cheese, charcuterie, vegan cheese, and tinned fish). Enjoy while you sip on a glass of one of its wide-ranging and top quality selection of local and global wines." - George Banks-Weston

"This wine bar and retail shop has been on Frankford Avenue since before Fishtown was cool. It’s still the place to go for organic, biodynamic, and natural wines. Fishtown Social owner Vanessa Wong sources her bottles from less-common regions and small wineries around the globe. Pair the drinks with a charcuterie board or a plate of Fishtown Pickles. Wong also runs the wine shop Wahine Wine Company down the Jersey Shore in Ventnor City." - Sarah Maiellano

"Fishtown Social features natural wines from small producers at a full bar — don’t miss happy hour specials daily, even on weekends — and at a pretty retail shop, so you can sample many of the goods before deciding what to take home. The shop’s prominent tasting notes lower the intimidation factor of browsing unfamiliar wines, and the knowledgeable staff can step in at any time to help narrow the many choices from small producers." - Carolyn Desalu, Noelle Allen

"Vanessa Wong, owner of Fishtown Social, anticipates that wine from regions with COVID-interrupted tourism will begin making their way onto Philadelphia's lists." - Noelle Allen