City Tavern - reconstructed colonial tavern on original site

City Tavern at 138 S. 2nd Street is a reconstructed 18th‑century tavern built on the site of the original establishment where delegates to the Continental Congress and other prominent figures dined. The modern restaurant opened in 1976 as part of Independence National Historical Park’s bicentennial restorations and aims to replicate colonial recipes and atmosphere. The site interprets the social and political role of taverns in revolutionary‑era Philadelphia.