Cuisine:

• American
• Continental
• Brew, Pubs, Microbreweries
• Bar

City Tavern Description:
Chef-proprietor Walter Staib brings his exuberant attention to detail to this Colonial tavern, called "the most genteel tavern in America" by John Adams upon his arrival in Philadelphia in 1774 for the First Continental Congress. Staib, a native of the Black Forest region of Germany, delivers authentic (and updated) Colonial classics to the table at the restored Tavern, the original of which was razed in 1854. Located in the nation's most historic square mile---Independence National Historical Park---City Tavern offers candlelit rooms, colonial-garbed staff and tables set with Paul Revere-style pewter ware. Try Staib's West Indies pepper pot soup, hand-made Pennsylvania Dutch sausage with sauerkraut and Chesapeake-style crab cakes. Thomas Jefferson's sweet potato biscuits are especially flavorful. Enjoy Martha Washington's chocolate mousse cake for dessert and feel as if you dined with your forefathers. A pint of George Washington ale will have the same effect.


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