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The Pen & Pencil Club

Speakeasy and Pub$$$$

Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia

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7.5^/10

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"popular with attorneys and Industry folk as with reporters."(2 Tips)
"FREE hotdogs every night!!"(4 Tips)
"Very good service!!!!"(2 Tips)
"restaurant crews and working media professionals?"(3 Tips)

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Sandy SmithMarch 19, 2014
Been here 100+ times
Oldest press club in the nation, but as popular with attorneys and Industry folk as with reporters. Good drink prices & friendly staff.
Philadelphia MagazineDecember 5, 2011
It's like a work and party people speakeasy, but it's legal. Pen and Pencil is one of the best places to grab a drink if your job takes you into the after-hours. Read more
Michael LeisFebruary 23, 2015
Neat little out of the way place for poetry. They still have ashtrays on every table (but people still go outside to smoke)
Philadelphia MagazineAugust 29, 2012
Anthony Bourdain drank an Irish Car Bomb and a shot of hot dog water (after losing rock-paper-scissors) here while in town filming for his show The Layover.
Sandy SmithMay 1, 2017
Been here 100+ times
The corner bar of clubs, and you don't have to be a journalist to join. Convivial crowd, great variety of events. Things get lively after the restaurants close.
Bobbi BookerJuly 27, 2016
Dan, the Club manager, makes the BEST Manhattan in the city. Here's a tip: sip slow, savor and never do more than two.
Philadelphia MagazineJanuary 3, 2012
A quasi-private club and notorious late-night hang for reporters, restaurant crews and working media professionals? Well, we know where we’ll be spending our nights from now on
VidasJanuary 11, 2010
The P&P is a private club, but it's pretty easy to talk your way inside. The bar allows smoking and is cash only. Keep an eye out for the free hot dogs cooking in the crock pot.
Brad GrahamFebruary 27, 2014
Chefs Marc Vetri and Mike Solomonov take Tony to the local press and chef bar, Pen & Pencil, for some late-night drinks.
JayDecember 20, 2012
Tried to get in here for a wrap party and because it was 5 minutes past 3 they slammed the door in my face and would hear me out. Last time I'll be coming here.
Kim ElliottFebruary 20, 2016
Unique experience. Great people!
Nicholas JarrettMarch 17, 2010
Legend says there's a brass plaque @ a prominent spot in Philly, over the till, that reads, to the 'tenders. "P&P: Always a Bad Idea." It is. But it's an institution, a privilege. Straight Philly. Go.
Angie KNovember 25, 2010
Been here 25+ times
you must show a pay stub or 'clock in' card to prove you work in the restaurant industry and you must get there by 3!
Scott AllanApril 7, 2013
Get the alcohol. It will make you smile.
Bobbi BookerMay 31, 2012
Been here 10+ times
It's off the record...shhhhh!
Tim WilliamsJuly 27, 2013
Been here 25+ times
You always end up wondering how you got here
Calvin OckletreeMarch 16, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Very good service!!!!
Paul EllisAugust 1, 2014
Been here 100+ times
Tell bartender Mike you're adding him on Facebook
Mikhail BMarch 21, 2014
Shhh, members only.
Robert MoranMarch 4, 2010
Been here 50+ times
If you mention Foursquare to Dan the Baretender, he will say: Huh?
Robert MoranFebruary 15, 2012
Been here 50+ times
Always a good idea
Paul EllisApril 29, 2012
Been here 100+ times
I'd be the mayor of this place if I realized I was here.
Karen ElizabethMarch 11, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Prove you're supposed to be there, or shell out $45 for a 'membership'.
Shawn MatzkeJuly 25, 2010
FREE hotdogs every night!!
Meghan HorganOctober 5, 2010
Oh The good Old Poop and Pee!!
Terence LewisNovember 5, 2010
the hot dogs have aids

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