Here’s something for your Palm Pilot: “Make a date for girls’ night out.” Call up old college roommates or mingle with the ladies in the office because there’s no better time than the fall to have a weekend get together for dinner, drinks, dancing or all of the above. From after hour clubs to the trendiest new restaurants, Aroundphilly.com has your ultimate girls’ night out guide.
McFadden’s Ballpark
Gals that secretly skim the sports page or just love an atmosphere of testosterone can skip the pink martinis and order up cold drafts and buffalo wings at McFadden’s second location in South Philly. There’s plenty of space for large parties so no one will mind if you hog a table or two for most of the night talking about everything from the Eagles’ offense to a new salon opening. Saturday nights McFadden’s hosts a DJ from 9pm to close.
Girls’ night out bonus? Unload excess cold weather bulk at McFadden’s coat check and show off that new fall purse.
One Citizens Way, 215.952.0300, www.mcfaddensballpark.com
Woody’s
Who’d have thought that girl’s night could be so much fun with boys around? It’s a bar, nightclub and cyber café all rolled into one at this Center City spot and the hub of the “Gayborhood.” Ladies will feel right at home on the dance floor alongside muscled go-go dancers, dressed up drag queens and clusters of shirts-optional guys with some of the best house music in town. Grab the girls and come early on Friday nights for country western line dancing. It’s something you can laugh about over the phone the next day.
Girls’ night out bonus? Woody’s has an ATM in case you over draw on fun.
202 S. 13th St., 215.545.1893, www.woodysbar.com
Denim
Slip past the red velvet ropes at Denim for a totally glam girls’ night on the town. It’s a discreet second-level lounge, accessible only by elevator, which opens to a gaping space with banquet seating and views of the Rittenhouse Row scene below. But skip the views- you’ll want to mingle farther down the hardwood catwalk to order martinis and get a glimpse of Denim’s consistently beautiful crowd. Or even celebrities, who’ve been known to drop by on occasion. Needless to say, come collectively dressed to impress.
Girl’s night out bonus? Bottle service for conspicuous consumption in one of the Denim lounges.
1712 Walnut St., 215.735.6700, www.denimlounge.com
The Bishops Colllar
If you’re looking for just a good old pub to have a good time with the girls, this little spot offers it up. The Art Museum location on Fairmount Avenue is a perfect in-between for city and suburban gals to meet up. A laidback, regular crowd of students and professionals come for regional microbrews on tap and good pub fare if it gets late.
Girls’ night out bonus? Free street parking.
2349 Fairmount Ave., 215.765.1616
Lounge 125
If bar hopping until the wee hours is your girls’ night agenda then enjoy last call- (but don’t stay until the lights come on- always a bad idea if you’ve been out all night)- and gather up your girls for Lounge 125, located beneath an Old City parking garage. Inside, swirling lights and heavy house music rotation by international and local DJs keep the dance floor packed. Don’t be misled by a concentrated space of shiny club attire – you’ll fit in fine with jeans and heels.
Girls’ night out bonus? One more hour for cocktails!
125 S. 2nd St., 215.351.9026, www.lounge125.com
Continental Midtown
It’s trendy, it’s hip and it’s perfect for dinner and drinks with your closest gal pals. The lipstick red exterior gives way to retro fun on the inside, with aqua blue window booths and a fun, sunken center floor for larger parties with cushy roundtable seating, ideal for crowding around the small plate portions that made the first Continental so great. In fact, the menu’s the same so indulge on sushi, teriyaki filet mignon and wasabi mashed potatoes and desserts for the table. After dinner, have another Buzz Aldrin, Continental’s signature cocktail, before calling it a night.
Girls night out bonus? A third-level outdoor deck is perfect for nice nights.
1801 Chestnut St., 215.567.1800.
North
A night out with the girls doesn’t always have to be on the weekends. In fact, North, South Street’s only upscale lounge, has given gals every excuse to get over the mid-week hump together with their popular free martinis for ladies weekly Wednesday special. That’s right, order as many Cherry Blossom martinis as you can sip (a lady never gulps down something pastel) until midnight. North’s dimly lit setting and eclectic crowd is the perfect complement to a night strictly reserved for catching up.
Girls’ night out bonus? Bring enough money for tips and cab fare.
North, 222 South St., 215.238.0298, www.northonsouth.com
AroundPhilly Staff
