What are the opening hours?

Monday 5pm - 11:45pm Tuesday 11:30am - 12am Wednesday 11:30am - 12am Thursday 11:30am - 12am Friday 11:30am - 12am Saturday 11:30am - 12am Sunday 11:30am - 12am

Monk's Cafe

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264 S 16th St. Philadelphia. World-class beer emporium and restaurant.
(2998)

11/07/2026

Fonta Flora Brewery is celebrating 13 years of wild life today! We're joining in the party with five happy taps of Fonta Flora's unique elixirs.

Festive bubbles, hot dishes, and sweet treats await, from 11:30am on Saturday.

🎂 Fonta Flora 13th Birthday Draft List

🍰 Happy Birthday West Coast IPA
13th anniversary West Coast-style India Pale Ale hopped with Krush and Riwaka. 7% ABV

🍰 Happy Birthday Hazy Double IPA
13th anniversary hazy double india pale ale hopped with rhapzody along with mosaic tgo, cryo and liquid lupulin 8.2% ABV

🍰 Estate Pils
A pilsner-style l***r b**r conditioned on estate-grown lemon grass, lemon balm, and lemon basil. 5.2% ABV

🍰 Birthdayw**e 13
A blended barleyw**e-style ale double barrel-aged in bourbon and Kilchoman peated scotch barrels. 12% ABV

🍓Rhythm Rug
A barrel-aged Appalachian wild ale fermented with local strawberries. 6.4%

10/30/2026

Will you surrender to darkness?

Shadow of a Doubt is both a Hitchcock and Russian River Brewing Company thriller. The Imperial Porter version–now on draft–was born in Santa Rosa, California, where the film was shot. Merry widows, beware... this one is dangerously drinkable at 9.8% abv.

10/22/2026

Share your best story, amusing anecdote, or smartass remarks in the Comments for a chance to win a gorgeous Cityillustrator
print of Monk's Café, delivered to your US address.

Comments will be judged on truthiness, humor, street wisdom, and heart. Share your memories of moments with friends and strangers! Eavesdropped gold! Bad advice!

Comment contest will be live until the stroke of Midnight (Philly time) on Halloween. Follow Cityillustrator for art and to get in our good graces. You can purchase your own Monk's (and many other icons of Philadelphia) print at https://www.etsy.com/shop/jrsillustration.

10/02/2026

Friendship Friday: Leave your homes and experience the thrill of the public house and fellow humans.

Flashback photo of Tom & Jimmy captured by Eddy Marenco, www.MarencoPhoto.com

09/27/2026

Did you know that Chimay is a not for profit organization? The revenue from the global sales of these benchmark Trappist brews support the monks of Scourmont Abbey, and every euro of the excess is donated via the Chimay-Wartoise Foundation and the monks' Cistercian Solidarity association.

From September 28 through October 4, one dollar from every Chimay sold will benefit Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's work fighting childhood cancer. This locally-founded nonprofit is very close to our hearts. Their tireless work to raise funds to find the cures for children's cancer is inspiring to our Monk's Café family, and we support them with our annual Pliny the Younger Day fundraiser. Please join us in boosting Alex's and enjoy a classic Trappist brew at once!

09/15/2026

Freshly Tapped: Trappistes Rochefort Triple Extra

We are excited to once again be able to pour this first draft offering from legendary Brasserie des Trappistes Rochefort. Inspired by a 100 year-old strong l***r recipe previously brewed at the monastery, this is a triple-style, keg conditioned blond b**r with light hoppy aroma and a slightly fruity finish. 7.6%abv

09/09/2026

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"If I was on death row, the steak frites salad from this place would be my go-to last meal. I'd wait 5 hours to get this food and I dont even like to eat. I've also tried burgers from here that I would fight a bear for, so I'm not sure you can go wrong ordering food from this place. Plus I love the music and cozy atmosphere."

~Tyffany Brooks via Google reviews

08/24/2026

A delicious shipment of Hill Farmstead Brewery bottles has arrived! We're cracking caps beginning at 5pm on Monday, August 24. Yes, that is today–dear leader Tom's the spontaneous type. In addition to these bottled selections, we have four Hill Farmstead brews on draft: Anna: Foudre; Edward; George; and Society & Solitude #8. Join us for a taste of Vermont's finest.

Hill Farmstead Featured Bottles
Monday, August 25 at 5pm.

🌾 Anna
🌾 Arthur
🌾 Civil Disobedience Blend 31
🌾 Civil Disobedience Blend 33
🌾 Florence
🌾 Samuel
🌾 Works of Love: Monk's

Full bottle list with descriptions: https://monkscafe.com/events

08/17/2026

Summer in Maine is practically perfect in every way, and so is Allagash Brewing Saison.

This is a Belgian-influenced Farmhouse ale with barley, rye, oats & dark Belgian candi sugar. We're tasting notes of black pepper & tropical fruit from the yeast, and a bit of citrus from the hops. Refreshingly dry finish. 6.1%abv

07/10/2026

Hold the shell phone, Scallops are back?

That's right, my mer-people, our famous Monk's Flemish Seared Scallops are back on the menu. Cooked to a perfect medium, these mollusks are tenderly served with a "beurre rouge" sauce made with Monk's Café Flemish Sour Ale, red w**e vinegar, shallots, and butter.

Light and fresh yet rich, these summery bites bring the sea to you.

Photo Credit: Eddy Marenco, www.marencophoto.com

Address

264 S 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19102

Opening Hours

Monday	5pm - 11:45pm
Tuesday	11:30am - 12am
Wednesday	11:30am - 12am
Thursday	11:30am - 12am
Friday	11:30am - 12am
Saturday	11:30am - 12am
Sunday	11:30am - 12am

Website

http://www.monkscafe.com/

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