NBC10’s Frances Wang tries some of the spooky creations being offered at pop-up Halloween bars in Philadelphia as the Nightmare Before Tinsel and Nightmare Before Christmas at Craftsman Row Saloon arrive in time for Friday the 13th.
Halloween may still be a few weeks away, but two Center City bars are kicking off the spooky season early.
Craftsman Row Saloon and Tinsel, two popular bars in Philadelphia, are opening their doors this Friday, the 13th.
This year, Tinsel's spooktacular pop-up bar -- Nightmare Before Tinsel -- brings a new theme dubbed “Haunted Mansion” and coincides with an expansive second-floor launch.
The new expansion allows guests to enjoy ghoulishly-good cocktails and brews, over-the-top décor, and nightmarish surprises in a whole new way.
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In addition to the design transformation, the eerie-sistible beverage menu features craft cocktails, including blood bags, drunkula's, green witch horrors and more horrific options.
Nightmare Before Tinsel will run Friday, Sept. 13 through Thursday, Oct. 31, and operate on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., Saturday from 2 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday from 2 p.m. to 12 a.m. For October, they will be open at 2 p.m. on Fridays.
The Scene
If you are looking for more Halloween fun, Craftsman Row Saloon will be decked out from top to bottom with dozens of floating witches' hats, pumpkins and Jack-O’-Lanterns, Halloween lights, skulls, and bones, cobwebs, floating ghouls, a new spider installation with giant spiders crawling from the ceiling and so much more.
If you dare to visit, look out for inspiration and references to Jack Skellington, Sally and the Boogie Man, but also nods to the hit movie Beetlejuice and Netflix series Wednesday.
On the Halloween menu, check out the pumpkin mac n cheese, witches fingers, Jack-O’-Lantern guacamole and chips, Mummy Stromboli and perhaps the Vampire Burger. At the bar, look out for the special menu of potions and cocktails, including a blood bag, pumpkin king margarita, pinata full of spiders mojito, and the skellington sangri.
Grab your friends and get your spook on at Craftsman Row Saloon from Friday, Sept.13, through Thursday, Oct. 31.
For more information and to make reservations, visit craftsmanrowsaloon.com.
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