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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gayborhood corner bar and restaurant on 12th and Locust since 2007.
Parked on the corner of 12th and Locust in Midtown Village, Knock has been a neighborhood mainstay since 2007, when longtime community figure Bill "Woody" Wood opened the space with his brother. The long U-shaped bar, the sidewalk seating that spills onto the corner in warmer months, and the easy flow between dining room and lounge have made it one of those spots that works equally well for a first date, a birthday dinner, or a happy hour that quietly turns into something more. The American menu leans into crowd-pleasers — crab cakes, stuffed burgers, salmon, a full brunch on weekends — and the cocktail list runs from classic martinis and cosmos to house creations that regulars come back for. The entertainment calendar is what gives Knock its personality, and it runs basically every night of the week. Show tunes, trivia, karaoke with a rotating roster of local drag hosts, and piano bar nights fill out the schedule, with the specific lineup shifting throughout the year. The crowd is social and chatty without tipping into club-level volume, which makes it a good landing spot if you actually want to hear the person you're sitting next to. Come for dinner, stay for whatever's happening that night, and let the rest of the evening find you from there.
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