Doobie's
Doobies is the absolute epitome of the corner bar in Philadelphia: it's a no-frills pub with no sign outside, dim lighting inside, and a helluva jukebox. Well, ok, there is one problem: you don't actually enter through the corner door. The entrance is on the side of the building. But aside from that, this place gets our vote for the best corner bar in the city, and perhaps the best bar, period. Drinks are cheap, the beer selection is decent, the tunes are fantastic (we admit that we are a sucker for David Bowie, of which the jukebox offers plenty), and the waitstaff is both friendly and weird enough to always make things fun. But probably the best thing about Doobies is the atmosphere. Yeah, it's dark, and it's smoky—though maybe not, post-smoking ban—but it's the kind of place where the TV is on, but no one's watching because they're too busy actually talking to each other. Ok, they're probably drunk and the conversation might not make much sense, but at least there's some real human interaction taking place. C'mon, how many of those reality shows make sense anyway?
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