Il Bar
Philadelphia, PA 19106-2202
Phone: (215) 922-7800
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- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-11pm, Sun 5pm-9pm
Editorial Review for Il Bar – by Jim Anderson
In Short
Set alongside its companion Ristorante Panorama, Il Bar resides amid a striking array of drapes, comfy chairs, an indoor waterfall and magnificent trompe l'oeil murals. The bar's 120-bottle wine keeper--which allows patrons a single glass from any of the bottles--is one of the largest in the U.S. The selections are on the cutting edge and rotate daily, and are available in two sizes as well as in imaginative flights.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasTo show you how serious these folks are, the bartenders throw away the first pour of the day from each bottle to make sure the wine you get is in proper shape.
When To GoLive jazz is featured on weekends.
User Reviews for Il Bar
06/05/2005 Posted by harrisonma
My husband and I went to a pre-dinner wine tasting at Il Bar. The idea of flights of wine was very fun and we enjoyed the experience. However, I'm not sure their preservation system works 100%. We both agreed that a strange taste ran through the wines -- they tasted very flat and very alcohol-like. It wasn't as much of a problem with the fuller-bodied wines like Cabernets and Zifs but definitely a problem with lighter wines.
Pros: Fun, Different, Interesting
Cons: Funny Taste, Expensive, Dark
