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A shot and a beer, also know as at the Citywide, which was said to have originated at Bob & Barbara's.
A shot and a beer, also know as at the Citywide, which was said to have originated at Bob & Barbara's.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer

Bob and Barbara’s Lounge

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Bob & Barbara’s is among Philly’s best dives not only for its top-notch live music, that cushiony Naugahyde rail along the bar, and a decades-long drag-show tradition. It also originated the Special, the dirt-cheap shot-and-a-beer combo that spread across the city, hence becoming “the citywide.”

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Restaurant Details

1509 South St., Philadelphia, PA, 19146
215-545-4511
https://www.bobandbarbaras.com/
bobandbarbs
Doesn't take reservations