Woody's Bar & Restaurant Reviews and Photos, Philadelphia

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Woody's

October 8, 2004
Rated 3 of 5 by FlyBalletGuy from New York, New York

Woody’s is about two blocks to the north of Bump on 13th Street. It’s large with several options of where to go and what to do, including a discotheque on the second floor with gogo boys ($5 cover on Friday nights).

Drinks are less expensive than Bump, and the atmosphere is less chic, but it seems to get a bigger crowd of more varied types.

From journal Philadelphia - An underrated weekend destination

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Woody's

January 25, 2001
Rated 4 of 5 by kylebarber from Seattle, Washington

This is without a doubt the most popular gay bar in Philadelphia, drawing huge crowds every night that I have visited. While there is a dance floor, the place seems much more like a large friendly bar than a dance club. This suits me fine as I enjoying talking with people and drinking more than cutting up the rug, but friends of mine from New York were a little surprised by the atmosphere and feel of "the club" Woody's.

This would be a great place to go if you're just coming out, as so many of the patrons are ridiculously young. I didn't feel out of place as many other guys were in their late 20's, but Woody's is definitely the most consistently young bar I've been to. Perhaps that helps explain its ongoing popularity!

Food is served downstairs, and there is a video bar upstairs housed in a separate room from the dance floor area. Lots of room for circulating and attempting to make eye contact with the man of your dreams.

From journal Pennsylvania: Philadelphia

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Woody's

November 5, 2000
Rated 4 of 5 by Lulu Byrd from Baltimore, Maryland

One of Philly's oldest Gay bars/dance clubs. Downstairs is a restaurant--standard American fare. My Chicken Caesar was delicious as was my friend's chef salad. On afternoons/early evenings, the clientele is mostly older (30s-60s). There are 3 bars; two downstairs, one upstairs. The crowd is more conservatively dressed at the bars. Saturday night is apparently THE night to go. While quiet until 11:30pm, things really picked up and the place was packed at Midnight. The music was some really kick-a** house/techno music (with some NYC influence), some with more Latin beats. The music and ambience could be described as electric at times; I found my feet and body just moved to the rhythms naturally. Some around me were also quite good dancers, who also seemed to appreciate the music. Not cheesy commercialized music that you find in bars in many cities (although of course there was Madonna's requisite 'Music').

The crowd was like no other Gay bar in North America I'd ever been to...50% black/Latino, with the rest a mix of Asian, Arabic and various people of European extraction. Very macho crowd on the whole, not much in the way of femme. More snazzy dressers than in the bar section, which is quite casual. People were quite sociable; it seemed like the place for friends to gather. I had a blast.

From journal "Philadelphia Freedom I love love love"