Official Monk's Café photo collage with the café sign, mussels, beer, and dining room

Philadelphia · Since 1997

The Soul of Belgium
in the Heart of Philadelphia.

A Philadelphia institution for world class beer, house made food, fine wine, and good conversation.

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264 S. 16th Street · Philadelphia

Walk ins welcome

MONK'S CAFÉWorld class beer
since 1997.

The beer board

Now pouring

A living list of Belgian classics, American standouts, and bottles worth making a night around.

Draft list updatedAugust 21, 2026

2SP Cherry St. Sour

Mixed fermentation sour with tart cherries, aged in French oak.

PennsylvaniaSour4.8%

Allagash Haunted House

Pitch black porter with roast, coffee bitterness, and complex malt.

MainePorter6.66%

BFM Square Root 225 Anniversary Sour Historic

Belgian style saison with wild pears and apples.

SwitzerlandFruited sour5%

Boon Geuze Sélection

Full bodied lambic with signature sourness and low carbonation.

BelgiumGeuze6.3%

Chimay 175

Limited edition Trappist ale with spice, fruit, and a dry finish.

BelgiumBlond ale6.5%

Hill Farmstead Society & Solitude #8

Experimental imperial IPA brewed with Citra, Mosaic, and Simcoe.

VermontImperial IPA8%

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25Beers on tap

200+Bottles

SINCE
1997Pouring world-class beer

5×James Beard Award semi finalist

From the kitchen

Beer brought you here.
The food will keep you.

House made daily, with Belgian comfort at the center of the plate. Start with frites or cheese, stay for mussels, and leave room for one more pour.

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A few reasons to stay

Mussels

Five preparations, always with pommes frites.

$22

Pommes Frites

Fresh cut, double fried, with bourbon mayonnaise.

Cheese Plate

Today's trio with jams, honey, fruit, and pickles.

$18

Squash & Mushrooms

Costata Romanesco squash, local mushrooms, and corn purée.

$22

The cellar catalogue

The beer bible

Over 200 bottles. Belgian classics, rare lambics, Trappist ales, and beers from breweries around the world.

Use the Beer Bible as a guide to find a beer that fits your palate. If you like Bordeaux, Port, or scotch, there is a beer for you here.

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A Hof ten Dormaal bottle and beer glass at Monk's Café

Since 1997

A Philadelphia beer institution.

Independent, knowledgeable, and serious about hospitality without taking the good parts of a night out too seriously.

Monk's Café is in a never ending quest to bring guests the finest beers in the world. The team keeps draft lines clean, pushes each beer with the right gas mixture, serves it in clean glassware, and stores the bottle list under optimum conditions.

Brewers from around the world stop in because Monk's knows how to care for beer and the people who come to share it. The food is made in house daily, the wine and cocktail bar are ready, and the welcome is walk in.

The warm bar room at Monk's Café behind a Hof ten Dormaal bottle

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264 S. 16th Street.
Walk ins welcome.

Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 545 7005

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The Monk's Café sign and dining room in Philadelphia

HoursMonday 5pm to 11pmTuesday to Sunday from 11:30amFull menu until 11pm · Full bar service until 11:45pm

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