Standard Tap

Opened in 1999, Standard Tap has a reasonable claim to being America's first gastropub, and Northern Liberties has been rallying around it ever since. All 20 taps pour exclusively from local breweries, and the kitchen sources ingredients with the same regional conviction. The food punches well above bar-food expectations: chicken pies, soft-shell crabs, and a brownie sundae that earns its place on the menu. It's a multilevel, no-frills room that rewards regulars and first-timers equally.