Six Pack: Movie Nights at Philadelphia Bars & Restaurants


For a movie experience that isn’t all about expensive tickets, dirty theaters, loud patrons and sticky floors; skip the movieplexes and check out these Philadelphia bars and restaurants that offer movie nights.

Movies Under the Stars at Bistrot La Minette

Three times a week Bistrot La Minette shows a French language movie in its beautiful garden courtyard. Plan to have dinner as you watch or come in for a light snack, a bottle of wine or dessert. See the Bistrot La Minette movie schedule here.

Bistrot La Minette (Queen Village)
623 S 6th Street
215-925-8000
Dinner and a movie: Mondays and Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., Fridays at 9:30 p.m.

Pizza and Beer Theater at Nomad Pizza

Pizza, beer and a movie, sounds like a great date to us. Nomad Pizza off of South Street makes dating easy by offering the combination three times a week. See the Nomad Pizza movie schedule here.

Nomad Pizza (Bella Vista)
 611 S 7th Street
215-238-0900
Pizza and a movie: Sundays 8 p.m., Wednesdays, 8:30 p.m., Fridays 10 p.m. 

Earth Bread+Brewery Offers Kid Friendly Movies on Mondays

On Mondays Earth Bread+Brewery in Mt. Airy shows family oriented movies in the upstairs dining room.

Earth Bread+Brewery (Mt. Airy)
7136 Germantown Avenue
215.242.MOON(6666)
Kid friendly movies: Mondays at 6 p.m.

Wear Your Fancy Pants to North 3rd’s Movie Nights

Twice a month North 3rd hosts Fancy Pants Cinema, a collection of short films brought in by customers that night. Fancy Pants movie nights are also accompanied by $2 Pabst Blue Ribbon specials and $3 Yards drafts.

North 3rd (Northern Liberties)
801 N 3rd Street
215-413-3666
Movie Nights: Fancy Pants Cinema is on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 10 p.m.

Movie Mondays at the Troc

Movie Monday occurs every Monday there isn’t a show at Chinatown’s Trocadero. Cost is $3 but goes towards your first drink, popcorn or candy. Get one free beer if you enter before 7 p.m. Movie Mondays at the Troc schedule.

The Trocodero (Chinatown)
1003 Arch Street

215-922-6888
Movie Nights: Every Monday at 8 p.m., doors open at 6:30.

Wine, Popcorn and Movies at Jet Wine Bar

Every Thursday Jet Wine Bar on the 1500 block of South Street hosts a movie night. Settle in for a movie with wine specials, a $5 cocktail option and of course free popcorn. Follow Jet Wine Bar on Twitter to find out the movie.

Jet Wine Bar (Graduate Hospital)
1525 South Street
215.735.1116
Movie Night: Every Thursday at 9 p.m.