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City Tavern

Colonial America is recreated at this Old City tavern...

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City Tavern offers a historic dining experience, complete with Colonial haute cuisine, costumed wait staff and Colonial-era drinks and desserts.

Award-winning Chef Walter Staib earned his restaurant a Five Star Diamond Award with his hearty choices of traditional American cuisine, like the turkey pot pie in a delectable sherry cream sauce and the escalopes of veal served with mushrooms, sauce Bearnaise and season vegetables.

In the warm-weather months, diners at the Historic District tavern can enjoy the traditional American cuisine from a garden-side seat.

A waiter in Colonial garb carries a tray away from a table at City Tavern A waiter in Colonial garb carries a tray away from a table at City Tavern

  — Photo by J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia

History & More

John Adams called the City Tavern “the most genteel tavern in America,” and the restaurant, founded in 1773, has hosted celebrations since the beginning of the American Revolution.

Staib, a winner of more than a dozen Emmy Awards for his hit series A Taste of History, has created a menu our founding fathers would enjoy.

The space boasts three floors, 10 dining rooms and a spacious garden to accommodate patrons year-round.

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