McGillin’s Olde Ale House threw open its doors the year Lincoln was elected president. That’s shortly after the Liberty Bell cracked and long before ground was broken for Philadelphia City Hall. The beer taps have been flowing since 1860 — making it the oldest continuously operating tavern in Philadelphia and one of the oldest taverns in the country.
Pumpkin Martini, Eggnog Martini, Candy Cane Martini, Poinsettia (split of champagne, cranberry juice, triple sec/mix your own), Snowshoe (hot chocolate, butterscotch liquor, served in a mug with whipped cream), White Christmas Sangria, The Grinch (Stateside Vodka, melon liquor, sour mix, club soda), Old St Nick (Hot Apple Cider, Captain Morgan’s Spiced Rum in a mug with cinnamon stick), Merry Mule (Ketel One, Ginger Beer, cranberry) and more!
We’ll celebrate the way May McGillin always did – by giving out carnations. In 1937, on her 90th & last birthday, she gave out nearly 4,000 carnations. November 12.
Enjoy a $5 glass of beaujolais nouveau on the third Thursday in November. Half-priced French Onion Soup too! Third Thursday in November.
Get your Christmas spirit (& spirits) at McGillin’s. Make it a tradition to stop by before/after shopping & Christmas shows for meal/drinks. McGillin’s Olde Ale House is like a Winter Wonderland with hundreds of ornaments, bows and strings of lights.
Get this season’s Eagles Super Mug for $5 & get $2 refills of Bud Light — every Eagles game — all season long! For our Birds, Beers & Brotherly Love t-shirt, click here.
Open 7 days a week. Closed 6 days a year – Easter, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day. Close at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Is it true that Alexander Hamilton ate here? No! But it is true that we’re only 5 minutes from the Forrest Theatre. Stop by for our Revolutionary Pie, Hamiltini and My Shot (Jack Daniel’s Honey Whiskey & Lemonade).
