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Frankford Hall
This indoor/outdoor oasis in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood is a deceptively simple concept — take a traditional German biergarten and give it a modern edge.
Pass through Frankford Hall’s red-and-white candy-striped doors and enter the spacious beer garden with seating for 150 people inside and 250 more in the outdoor courtyard.
The renovated industrial space features exposed brick walls with reclaimed industrial metals.
The indoor space is separated from the gravel-lined courtyard by metal garage doors, which remain open during the warm summer months.
Communal picnic tables provide plenty of seating while three separate bars — one specifically reserved for beer — keep the drinks flowing.
As many as 15 beers are on tap at any given time an can be ordered by the half-liter or in a one-liter stein.
When you start to feel the pangs of hunger, head to Frankford Hall’s walk-up counter for a variety of German favorites like bratwursts served with sauerkraut or pickled red cabbage, schnitzels, rotisserie chicken, spätzle, fries with curry ketchup and more from restaurateur Stephen Starr.
Frankford Hall’s signature soft pretzels, roughly the size of your head, are the perfect tool to soak up all that delicious beer.
Those with a competitive edge can play a friendly game of table tennis on the free-to-use pingpong tables in the courtyard.
The Visit Philly Overnight Package — booked more than 190,000 times since 2001 — comes with free hotel parking (worth up to $100 in Center City Philadelphia), overnight hotel accommodations and choose-your-own-adventure perks.
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