Happy Hour
Forsythia
Chef-Driven
The happy hour
| Sun–Thu | 5–8 PM (bar only) |
|---|---|
| Fri | 5–7 PM (no happy hour during special events) |
Drinks
- $11 La Vie en Rose (gin, Carpano Bitter, lime cordial, Lillet Rosé)
- $11 Metro A (rye, Dolin Dry Vermouth, salted maple, orange bitters)
- $10 Gimlet (vodka or gin, lime, simple syrup)
- $10 Old Fashioned (bourbon, bitters, simple, orange twist)
- $10 house wine (sparkling, blanc, rosé, or rouge)
- $5 Kronenbourg 1664 pale lager
- $12 The Story (bourbon, chocolate amaro, graham cracker syrup, Licor 43, mezcal — comes with a crowd-sourced notebook to add to an ongoing story)
- Rotating punch cocktails, bar's special seasonal sippers
Food
- $5–$9 elevated small plates including foie gras toast with Rohan duck and chicken rillette
- $6 radishes & butter (purple, watermelon, breakfast radishes with citrus seaweed butter and chamomile ash)
- $6 pumpkin-black truffle beignets with apple butter-miso aioli
- $5 beet-pickled deviled eggs with smoked salmon, vadouvan, and lemon ash
- $9 beer-battered cornichons with smoked pimento rouille
- Ham and cheese beignets, charcuterie, Cerignola olives
- Red & green Cerignola olives, chicharrones-corn nut trail mix
Deal last verified June 2026 (QA). Confirmed on the venue’s own website.
The vibe
Chef Christopher Kearse's contemporary French restaurant is Old City's most elevated happy hour experience. The L-shaped marble-topped bar hosts one of the most inventive happy hour menus in the city — where else can you get foie gras toast for under $9? The 'Story' cocktail (with its crowd-sourced narrative notebook) has become a cult Philadelphia bar ritual.
Getting there
233 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106