Graffiti Bar
Bar · Washington Square West
124 S 13th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Highlights
Pan-Asian eats & cocktails in a snug, year-round outdoor bar
Pan-Asian eats & cocktails in a snug, year-round outdoor bar
"The Deal: $5 Beers, Wines, and Sakes, $9 Cocktails, $25 Scorpion Bowls, And $7 Small Plates One of the most crowded Center City bars is hidden down an alley. During Happy Hour, the covered colorful patio is full of people drinking watermelon rum scorpion bowls and splitting plates of kung pao chicken wings and crab rangoon." - candis mclean
"When you want your Summer Friday to last until Saturday, head straight from your office to Graffiti Bar. The small-ish bar hidden in the alley behind Sampan turns from casual Happy Hour spot to full-on party when the scorpion bowl drinks start coming out. You can also order small bites like kung pao chicken wings and edamame dumplings from the Sampan kitchen, but you’re probably not here to do much eating - at least not on a Friday night when the tables are already covered with a bunch of giant punch bowls." - sydney mcelwee
"When: Daily, 4-7pm The Deal: $5 Beers, Wines, and Sakes, $9 Cocktails, $25 Scorpion Bowls, And $7 Small Plates One of the most crowded Center City bars is hidden down an alley. During Happy Hour, the covered colorful patio is full of people drinking watermelon rum scorpion bowls and splitting plates of kung pao chicken wings and crab rangoon. " - candis mclean
"Yes, there is a lot of graffiti on the walls of Graffiti Bar, a small bar hidden behind Sampan in Midtown Village. There are also a few TVs (perfect for watching Saturday afternoon Phillies games in the summer), large format scorpion bowl drinks, and a retractable roof that means you don’t have to leave just because it starts raining. You can also order small bites like kung pao chicken wings and edamame dumplings from the Sampan kitchen." - Candis R. McLean
"Your mom may have taught you to avoid long, dark alleyways, but scout’s honor, this one leads somewhere safe (though, maybe less so for your liver). Just off Midtown Village’s bustling 13th Street, Graffiti Bar sits around back from Sampan, the much-lauded Asian restaurant from restaurateur Michael Schulson. (Bonus: the restaurant, with its kung pao chicken wings and edamame dumplings, also services the bar). Opening onto a 30-seat open-air patio, there's also a three-story-high mural commissioned by local artist Ali M Williams serving as a backdrop; the bartop and two rectangular communal tables are likewise decorated with graffiti. Drink choices consist largely of Asian-inspired revamps of the classics, like the Ming Mule (vodka, lychee, mint, and ginger) and the Hashi Old Fashioned (Applejack rum, bourbon, and smoked caramel), though we're also big fans of the sharing-sized (read: large) Scorpion Bowls with a tequila, vodka, or whiskey base." - Katie James Watkinson
