WELCOME to the BLACK CAT TAVERN on 12th!

BAR + DINING HOURS —

Currrently Closed

A tiny ‘Mom & Pop’ Tavern, located in beautiful, deep South Philly, at the corner of 12th Street & Oregon Avenue.

We’re just a 10-15 minute walk from the local Stadiums & the Casino Hotel — Stop by before or after a concert, or sports event; if you need a change of scenery from your hotel room and casino area; or after work to unwind.

We aim to maintain our welcoming-to-all, ‘we-accept-you’ atmosphere where everyone can turn off the world, relax and just enjoy a good time & a nice meal together!

We’re also honored to have won “BEST IN PHILLY” for our PIEROGIS & think it’s so neat that we can share a dish we remember making with our Grandmom in her Port Richmond, Philly kitchen, long ago and far away! We hope we’re making her proud! : )

Dine on our scratch-made comfort food, our playful twists on some Polish and Eastern European dishes, and our fun foodie Specials - with options for carnivores & vegetarians alike. We also have some pretty amazing house cocktails (if we do say so ourselves ; ) and a rotating selection of seasonal craft beers on draft, can & bottle.

Enjoy the beautiful Philly weather at our outdoor dining tables, or relax and dine at our bar or indoor tables - We also have a whole buncha arts events that we host throughout the year, and encourage other artists, musicians, & comedians to check out our events & space!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Love, luck & pierogis,

—Marlise + Tom, and The Black Cat Tavern Team

ORIGIN of the BLACK CAT

It was a dark and stormy night when the Black Cat Tavern on 12th opened on Friday the 13th, May 2016....because, of course... & is meow open for business!  

The owners, Marlise & Tom, are just regular Philly folks (well, he’s from VA, but we’ll let him stay), who've struggled to make something of their art school backgrounds, and have fought tooth and goshdarn nail thru this COVID-pocolypse nightmare, to keep their dream of maintaining the we-accept-you-one-of-us, Island of Misfit Toys, low-key, magical, warm & accepting, beacon-in-the-storm, welcoming-to-all environment they’ve built with some of the best crew of talented maniacs, and well-loved regulars, neighbors, performers, artists, community characters, and fun-loving visitors from all over the world (seriously)!

Let’s share traditions, try some unique foods, enjoy delicious drinks and celebrate togetherness, community, and a goshdarn good time!

CHEERS!

Photos Courtesy of Marlise & Tom, and Neil Johnson, Jennifer Levitt & poorly PhotoShopped images from the Interwebs