A Lush Summer in Philadelphia: Center City Sips

Remember when you used to leave the office in time for happy hour? Now there's added enticement to get all of your work done on time, in the form of Center City Sips. The annual ode to happy hour is back with plenty of sips and bites to snag before 7 pm. Stay for dinner and receive a 15% discount.

You know the rules. The participating restaurants will feature special $4 cocktails, $3 wine, $2 beers and half-priced appetizers every Wednesday from June 2 through August 25.  This year, you can keep up with the deals via Twitter/CCDSips. They're already taunting us with deals. You can view the list of participating bars and restaurants and their special offerings at the CC Sips website.

Newcomer Cooperage in Washington Square West whips into the Sips fray with two inventive cocktails and all of their appetizers marked half off. The Johnny Be Good sounds like our summer drink.

Specials: Cooperage

Beer
Stella (Draught)
Miller Lite (bottled)

Wine
Shiraz
Pinot Grigio

Cocktails
Sangria Rose: Grapefruit & Rosemary infused Leblon, white wine & rosewater
Johnny Be Good: Pimms No.1, muddled citrus, cucumber, rhubarb bitters, ginger ale

Rittenhouse Square's Noble Cookery will be pouring quite nicely, with the rye whiskeyed LBJ, and the scrumptious chickpea fries that we love to dip in their housemade catsup.

Specials: Noble

Wine
Bridlewood Chardonnay, William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon

Cocktails
The Ladybird: vodka, fresh squeezed lemon, simple syrup, clubsoda, Peychaud’s
The LBJ: rye whiskey, fresh squeezed lime, simple syrup, clubsoda, Angostura

Appetizers
Chickpea Fries, Fried Chicken Wings

Specials: Chifa

Chifa, in Washington Square West, is your ceviche chill spot. Get your Vitamin C with a lychee sangria.

[photo: centercityphila.org]