Football Season is in full swing, and for many Eagles fans, watching the game while swigging beer and downing grub with fellow fans is part of the whole experience. If you can’t be at the game itself, yelling and cheering while watching on TV is the next best thing. Here’s a list of local spots offering food and drink specials, plenty of screens and lots of love for the home team.
Xfinity Live – Happening List Winner for Best Sports Bar
1100 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia
(267) 534-4264
Located in the Wells Fargo Complex, Xfinity Live is a popular entertainment destination before, during and after the game. Xfinity Live hosts six individual restaurants with an open, central meeting place with bars, seating and view of the entire complex.
Chickie’s & Pete’s – Happening List Finalist for Best Sports Bar
1526 Packer Ave, Philadelphia
(215) 218-0500
The South Philly Chickie & Pete’s was named a Finalist in the 2019 Happening List, but everyone knows that crab fries are a Game Day favorite at every location. As a proud partner of the Philadelphia Eagles, Chickie’s & Pete’s offers drink specials every Monday, Thursday and Sunday during football season. Score $2.75 Budweiser and Bud Light drafts, $5 personal pitchers of domestic drafts and beer towers of domestic drafts for $20.99. (Prices vary at casino locations.)
BRU Craft & Wurst – Happening List Winner for Best Beer Bar
1318 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Midtown Village
(215) 800-1079
Specials for NFL games with sound on the 105 projection wall plus 8 HD flat-screen TV’s above the bar with the sound on, 39 beers on tap, German fare. New for 2019, look for these specials:
Food Features at BRU:
$12 Cheesesteak
$12 Roast Pork Sandwich
$8 Wings (multiple rotating varieties that will include herry BBQ and Garlic Buffalo Wings)
$5 German Pretzel
Drink Specials at BRU:
$5 local drafts
$15 1 liter boots/$10 refill
$7 Manatawny maple and honey shots
Nick’s Bar & Grille – Happening List Winner for Best Burger
16 South Second Street, Philadelphia
Old City District
(215) 928-9411
This Old City staple and neighborhood bar will pick up for the new season with all your Eagles, NFL, college and pro action. Look for the game with sound on at the bar, the games on in the dining room (with select sound), and specials as outlined below. Plus, don’t miss out on seven kinds of wings, including house-smoked signature hot-sweet wings, plus mild, hot, Old Bay, BBQ, garlic parm, hot honey.
Sunday football:
$12 Miller Lite buckets
$3 domestic drafts
$3 tacos
$6 Spanish Tots
Monday night football:
$12 Yuengling lager and Pilsner buckets
$8 pulled pork sandwich
Thursday night football:
$12 bud light buckets
$12 cheesesteak nachos
Miller lite is on special for ALL eagles games.
Saturday college ball:
$14 beer buckets all day
McGillin’s Olde Ale House – Happening List Winner for Irish Pub
1310 Drury St., Philadelphia
(215) 735-5562
This historic spot in the Midtown Village offers an incredible special that lasts the entire Eagles season. Each year, the friendly Irish pub creates an Eagles SuperMug that can be purchased for just $5. Get refills of Bud Light in your SuperMug for $2 during every Eagles game, all season long. Pair your beer with bar favorites such as potato skins, beer-battered onion rings, wings, “The Big Burger” and more. In addition to drink specials, McGillin’s offers regular Sunday and Monday specials including a hearty Sunday brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with $3.99 Bloody Marys, Belinis & Mimosas. For evening games, there are pitcher specials. For Monday night games, enjoy 1/2 priced pizzas and pitcher specials. Fans can watch the games on the projector screen & high def TVs.
Tap Room on 19th – Happening List Winner for Best Wings
2400 S. 19th Street, Philadelphia
(267) 687-7817
A cross between a neighborhood bar for locals and a gastropub, this South Philly spot features several large plasma TVs, a rotating selection of craft beers and a menu of upscale comfort food. Visit during any NFL game for $3 Workhorse Brewing Company Helles cans or $4 Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company draughts. Plus, their award-winning wings are often 1/2 price during games!
Tradesman’s
1322 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Midtown Village
(267) 457-3994
This is only the second season that Tradesman’s has been open, but it was already one of the largest and most popular game day hot spots last year. Watch the game in four different spaces, two different levels, and on multiple HD TV’s plus a giant ten foot media wall about the main bar. Plus, don’t forget about the premium sidewalk window seats where you enjoy the nice weather and watch the game through the custom open-to-the-bar windows.
Specials for NFL Sunday games for 2019:
– $20 Beer Buckets (6) Founders Solid Gold cans
– $5 American Classics
– $7 Three Bitches Mules
– $7 Maple & Honey Manatawny shots
– $6 Jalapeno Poppers & Loaded French Fries
– $8 Bacon Onion Dip & Brisket Chili in a Bread Bowl
– $10 Wings & Chicken Nachos
Craft Hall
901 N Delaware Ave, Philadelphia
(267) 297-2072
Craft Hall is one of Philadelphia’s largest restaurant and bars with 35,000 square feet for over 500 people. Craft Hall is ready to score a touchdown for its first full season of football – and is the only place in Philadelphia to cater to families during the game. While grown-ups watch the HD flatscreens above the main and lower level bars, and giant projection wall, the kiddos can play the day away in the indoor playground keeping them occupied with video games, skee-ball, climbing equipment, porch swings and more.
Craft Hall goes big for football specials with a giant meant-to-be-shared and great for groups Roast Pork Sandwich that comes in one foot ($12) or two foot ($20) sizes. Plus get green wings (sauce made with local green peppers) for $10 per pound and mini pretzel bites for the kids with cheese sauce = $3. Plus $10 select beer pitchers.
Specials are for NFL EAGLES SUNDAYS (DURING GAME TIMES). Craft Hall is also working on game-day special fun for the kids on top of the existing play ground – including a mini football field for Sunday games.
Piazza Pod Park
1075 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia
(215) 710-8185
Piazza Pod Park is ready for its first football season with the debut of its new outdoor 20 foot screen above the stage – for NFL Sunday games and select Thursday games – with drink specials from Urban Village Brewing Company, Tiki Tako, Bru Craft & Wurst, Blume and Wine Bar pods.
Evil Genius Beer Company
1727 N Front St, Philadelphia
(215) 425-6820
Catch the game in Fishtown on a giant projection wall plus HD flat screens above the bar. Enjoy serious beer with seriously funny names – including many varieties on draft during games you can only enjoy at Evil Genius Beer Company’s bar and tasting lab.
During Eagles and Penn State Games – Specials:
Beer:
$1 off all beers during Eagles and Penn State Games.
Our team wins? It’s happy hour for the next hour: $5 Pints, $5 Ciders, $6 Wines
Food:
Big Dipper: Platter of awesomeness: Buffalo Chicken Dip, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Rotel Dip, French Onion Dip, AND a pretself – $16
Little Dipper: 2 of the above, and a pretzel – $9
Paddy Whacks Irish Sports Pub
150 South St, Philadelpia
(215) 464-7544
This laidback neighborhood spot is also a game day favorite. Check out their game specials below. Plus, be sure to check their Facebook page for their NFL Pick’m Contests. Make predictions about the game for chances to win gift cards.
All Eagles games:
$10 Miller Lite Buckets
$12 64 oz Miller Lite Pitchers
$4.50 22oz Miller Lite drafts
$3 Bud, Bud light, and Michelob Ultra bottles
½ priced Sliders
All Thursday night NFL games:
$2 Bud light bottles
$6 Bud Light pitchers
$3 Effen Vodka Drinks
$10 Buckets
½ priced wings
Monday night games:
$3 Corona and Corona lights
½ priced pizzas