The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Co.

Hidden Door2009 4.5 (2200)$$$

A basement room disguised as a defunct investment office, one of the bars credited with dragging Philadelphia into the modern cocktail era.

Getting in

Unmarked steel door beneath the neon sign that reads only "Investment Co."

Order this

Bartender's choice, tell them a mood

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