Been coming here for 25 years, since I moved to Philadelphia. Hasn’t changed. Still the best bar in town!! This IS a smoking bar, always interesting clientele, bathrooms are on the rough side, alcohol prices are cheap for CC, I come for the atmosphere, jukebox, conversation, and the Chili Dogs. May not be to everyone’s liking, but it is to mine. If you are on a Dive Bar tour it’s not to be missed. If you like your bars a bit smoky, edgy, with eclectic tunes, it’s a Philadelphia Classic, not to be missed. You can lose an afternoon in here very easily, and you won’t want it back. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Addendum… Just found out that McGlincheys is closing this Friday - August 22nd 2025. Farewell old friend. 🍺🚬🌭🥃 …………………………………………………………………………………………
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken Bobst
McGlinchey's Bar a throw back to another era now known as a dive bar where smoking was permitted inside has closed it's doors. I've stopped in here on occasion when in center city and it always brought back memories of when I smoked and went ti bars that sponsored us for sports n bar games. I know the regulars will miss it sorely for it was a place where everyone knew their name. Cheers!! to the McGlinchey regulars. I gave a 5 for atmosphere n nostalgia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe “Avid Urbex” Brown
Been going here a while sad to see it go. Definitely a end of an era . Been going for close to 90nyears ..Thats one heck of a run. I went for the final night the place was mobbed to the gills . Rest in Peace Mcglinchey's Bar . I'm sure whatever replaces this gem is garbage . Oh well .Life goes on
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
D F
I don't remeber how I first stumbled into McGlinchey's, but I'm glad I did. We had some fun times here. I'll miss it.
bret arterbridge
Warm beer, bad service. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Tyler Kontra
Simply the best
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Marissa Schnell
Please don’t close this city needs you
Sadie Kenyon- Dean
PLEASE DONT CLOSE!!!! WE LOVE YOU MCGLINCHEY 🩷
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chayette Shorts
Cute little place out the way Bartender was very friendly and inviting
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Benjamin Natividad
Oh man, this place has character. I have to come back here, and I recommend anyone to pop by as part of a bar crawl.
This place is dirty and run down. The men's bathroom is indescribable. In other words, it's absolutely perfect. You couldn't replicate this place if you tried....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Lusick
A Real Dive bar!
Callie Levin
let me tell you something personal. when i was 18 i studied abroad in london, and went on to meet one of my lifelong closest friends there. we connected through our bizarre habit of loving approaching and conversing with the most maniacal looking strangers possible. we would go out near nightly, hit the seediest bars and clubs we could, and talk to the most unpleasant seeming characters we could find for hours on end. i have stories for a lifetime, and it’s one of the most cherished phases of my life.
mcglincheys is a bar that makes me feel like i’m back in london, 18 years old, can talk to anyone and leave with a ridiculous story. i love the absolute chaos of their refusal to reinstall a lock on their broken bathroom door—we unironically need more of this in the world. thank god there’s a place where i can still smoke a cigarette with a stranger indoors. thank god for mcglincheys.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Dog
Creighton Wright
Excellent area and setup, ideally, but the servers could use some help. The male working acknowledged customers and took orders. A blonde female acted like you needed her attention before a drink.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
Jonas Thacker
Cool dive bar but the service is absolute dog shit.
Been coming here for 25 years, since I moved to Philadelphia.
Hasn’t changed.
Still the best bar in town!!
This IS a smoking bar, always interesting clientele, bathrooms are on the rough side, alcohol prices are cheap for CC, I come for the atmosphere, jukebox, conversation, and the Chili Dogs.
May not be to everyone’s liking, but it is to mine.
If you are on a Dive Bar tour it’s not to be missed.
If you like your bars a bit smoky, edgy, with eclectic tunes, it’s a Philadelphia Classic, not to be missed.
You can lose an afternoon in here very easily, and you won’t want it back.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Addendum… Just found out that McGlincheys is closing this Friday - August 22nd 2025.
Farewell old friend. 🍺🚬🌭🥃
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
McGlinchey's Bar a throw back to another era now known as a dive bar where smoking was permitted inside has closed it's doors. I've stopped in here on occasion when in center city and it always brought back memories of when I smoked and went ti bars that sponsored us for sports n bar games. I know the regulars will miss it sorely for it was a place where everyone knew their name. Cheers!! to the McGlinchey regulars. I gave a 5 for atmosphere n nostalgia.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been going here a while sad to see it go.
Definitely a end of an era . Been going for close to 90nyears ..Thats one heck of a run.
I went for the final night the place was mobbed to the gills . Rest in Peace
Mcglinchey's Bar . I'm sure whatever replaces this gem is garbage . Oh well .Life goes on
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don't remeber how I first stumbled into McGlinchey's, but I'm glad I did. We had some fun times here. I'll miss it.
Warm beer, bad service. Wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Simply the best
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Please don’t close this city needs you
PLEASE DONT CLOSE!!!! WE LOVE YOU MCGLINCHEY 🩷
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute little place out the way Bartender was very friendly and inviting
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Oh man, this place has character. I have to come back here, and I recommend anyone to pop by as part of a bar crawl.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is dirty and run down. The men's bathroom is indescribable. In other words, it's absolutely perfect. You couldn't replicate this place if you tried....
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A Real Dive bar!
let me tell you something personal. when i was 18 i studied abroad in london, and went on to meet one of my lifelong closest friends there. we connected through our bizarre habit of loving approaching and conversing with the most maniacal looking strangers possible. we would go out near nightly, hit the seediest bars and clubs we could, and talk to the most unpleasant seeming characters we could find for hours on end. i have stories for a lifetime, and it’s one of the most cherished phases of my life.
mcglincheys is a bar that makes me feel like i’m back in london, 18 years old, can talk to anyone and leave with a ridiculous story. i love the absolute chaos of their refusal to reinstall a lock on their broken bathroom door—we unironically need more of this in the world. thank god there’s a place where i can still smoke a cigarette with a stranger indoors. thank god for mcglincheys.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Dog
Excellent area and setup, ideally, but the servers could use some help. The male working acknowledged customers and took orders. A blonde female acted like you needed her attention before a drink.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 1
Cool dive bar but the service is absolute dog shit.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 1
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