Skip to content
Link copied to clipboard
Link copied to clipboard

Treat dad to a Father’s Day feast at these 10 Philadelphia restaurants and then take him dancing

Consider beermosas and mini golf, brunch on the Delaware River, or free salsa dancing classes with the guest of honor.

Consider brunch on the Delaware River for Father's Day.
Consider brunch on the Delaware River for Father's Day.Read moreCourtesy of City Experiences

June 16 is the day to celebrate dads, uncles, grandfathers, or whoever your paternal figures may be. And nothing may be better than enjoying a meal or going dancing with that leading man.

With Father’s Day right around the corner, here are 10 Philadelphia restaurants and bars offering brunch, dinner, and drink specials. Consider beermosas and mini golf, brunch on the Delaware River, or free salsa dancing classes with the guest of honor.

Just be sure to get reservations in soon — seats are filling up fast.

Randy Rucker and daughter, Ruby, at River Twice, her father's restaurant.
Randy Rucker and daughter, Ruby, at River Twice, her father's restaurant.Read moreAmanda Rucker

In East Passyunk, River Twice invites guests to an elevated outdoor celebration this Father’s Day. Celebrate dad with steak house classics. The pre-fixe dinner includes blue crab salad toast with asparagus and horseradish gribiche; shells and St. Malachi cheese with fried onions and summer truffle, and dry-aged New York strip with cauliflower gratin and sauce forestière. Finish with butterscotch pudding with salted bourbon caramel for dessert. The four-course meal is $95 per person with optional additions. Reserve on Resy.

📍1601 E. Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., 19148, 📞 267-457-3698, 🌐 rivertwicerestaurant.com

Consider a special three-course meal on North Broad Street this holiday. Dine in the dining room, bar/lounge area, or the chef’s counter at South Restaurant & Jazz Club for $55 per guest (with 20% gratuity). The menu offers a choice of appetizers, including lobster tomato bisque and deviled eggs; main courses, including buttermilk fried chicken and beef short ribs; and a sampler of mini desserts, featuring brown sugar bread pudding, lemon meringue tart, and double chocolate brownie. Book on Resy.

Note: Guests who choose to book in the Jazz Club pay $75 per person for the three-course menu and one jazz set.

📍600 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa., 19130, 📞 215-600-2049, 🌐 southjazzkitchen.com

Townsend EPX is offering Côte de Boeuf this Father's Day.
Townsend EPX is offering Côte de Boeuf this Father's Day.Read moreMichael Ray, Townsend EPX.

Chef Townsend Wentz invites dads to share a 32-ounce rib-eye aged in-house for 28 days and topped with a signature sauce au poivre with a loved one — or just enjoy the dish all by themselves. The “Côte de Boeuf for two” is $150. Reservations are encouraged — book via Resy.

📍1623 E. Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., 19148, 📞 267-239-5643, 🌐 townsendepx.com

At Square 1682, on the ground level of the Kimpton Hotel Palomar in Rittenhouse, the holiday brunch menu features the Philly Special, with roast pork, poached eggs, braised greens, English muffin, hollandaise, and breakfast potatoes, for $18. There are also buttermilk pancakes served with Pennsylvania maple syrup and berries for $16, and shrimp and grits featuring sautéed Cajun-style shrimp, chorizo, peppers, and onions for $18. Dinner service will be closed June 16. Reservations can be made via OpenTable.

📍121 S. 17th St., Philadelphia, Pa., 19103, 📞 215-563-5008, 🌐 square1682.com

This Father’s Day, Rittenhouse’s Butcher Bar is offering a brunch for $48 per person and a group “trough” option for $350.

The “Top It Off” brunch features stacks of pancakes, cocktails, and more. Groups of eight or more can indulge in a trough tray with Nashville hot fried game hen, IPA sausages, baby back ribs, sliders, chef’s choice of meat, house-smoked bacon, smoked chicken wings, roasted bone marrow, lamb Milanese, and house-cut parmesan truffle fries.

There’s also Prime Rib Sunday — with a 16-ounce smoked prime rib, seasonal veggies, mashed potatoes, and au jus, a side of bone marrow bacon butter and black truffle hollandaise sauce for $65 per person.

Reservations can be made online — brunch must be made 24 hours in advance, and the special trough 48 hours in advance.

📍2034 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103, 📞 215-563-MEAT (6328), 🌐 butcherbarphilly.com

At Libertee Grounds, you can drink hyper local beers and play mini golf.
At Libertee Grounds, you can drink hyper local beers and play mini golf.Read moreHira Qureshi

This Fairmount Asian-fusion bar with a mini golf course is offering unlimited beermosas and a free round of mini golf to all dads on Father’s Day. The promotions are just for dad, sorry kids. Make a table and tee time at exploretock.com/liberteegrounds.

📍1600 W. Girard Ave., Suite C5, Philadelphia, Pa., 19130, 📞 267-324-3487, 🌐 liberteegrounds.com

Sail on the Delaware River for Father’s Day brunch with City Cruises Philadelphia. Enjoy views of the Ben Franklin Bridge and waterfront, and a brunch buffet featuring French toast bake and scrambled eggs, for $85 per adult and $70 per child. There will also be DJ entertainment, bottomless mimosas, and a cash bar. Hop aboard the cruise at 11:30 a.m. for a two-hour ride.

There is also a special dinner at 5 p.m. for $103, with birria-style chicken and Caribbean jerk-braised pork on the menu. Book tickets online.

📍401 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, Pa., 19106, 🌐 cityexperiences.com/philadelphia/city-cruises/fathers-day-brunch-cruises

Joshua Scheid, beverage manager, makes a Royal Martini, at Rex at the Royal, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, August 22, 2023.
Joshua Scheid, beverage manager, makes a Royal Martini, at Rex at the Royal, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, August 22, 2023.Read moreJessica Griffin / Staff Photographer

This Southern-style restaurant in Center City is celebrating Father’s Day with flights of mimosas and old fashioneds. A $15 mimosa flight gets you three drinks: pear ginger, blood orange, and kumquat water ice mimosas. For $18, enjoy three old fashioneds with Old Grand Dad Bottled in Bond, Eigashima Akashi Ume, and Sojourner Barrell Select #2 whiskey and bourbon libations.

📍1524 South St., Philadelphia, PA 19146, 267-319-1366, 🌐 rexphl.com

Customers take a seat outside at Sor Ynez in the Norris Square neighborhood on Friday, September 10, 2021.
Customers take a seat outside at Sor Ynez in the Norris Square neighborhood on Friday, September 10, 2021.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

Norris Square’s upscale Mexican restaurant is offering one free Michelada cocktail for dads all day long. Stop in with dad for his free drink and the breakfast tacos, stuffed with a scramble of egg, chorizo, black beans, Oaxaca cheese, and serrano pepper. The tacos come two to an order, with salsa verde, avocado, and crema.

📍1800 N. American St., Unit G, Philadelphia, Pa., 19122, 📞 215-309-2582, 🌐 sorynez.com

Put some fire under papa’s feet and bring him to a free salsa dancing class and dance party at Fringe Bar in Old City. Salsa class is from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. followed by a dance party until 8 p.m.

📍140 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, Pa., 19106, 📞 215-375-7744, 🌐 fringebarphilly.com