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Bards the

Imagine a Dublin taproom packed with red-nosed regulars with whiskey-soaked brogues. That fantasy is the most accurate representation of the Bards you'll find on this side of the Atlantic. A true Irish pub swimming in a sea of shamrock-soaked imitations, the Bards avoids the gimmicks with classier decor. Think shillelaghs instead of four-leaf clovers, and Irish tribal drums instead of orange-green-and-white flags. Besides encouraging pint after pint of Guinness or that extra shot of Tullamore Dew, this Center City tavern keeps amusements low-key, save twice-weekly quizzo nights. The Bards is the real deal.

HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS

Sundays
10p-2a - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, & $4.50 Well Drinks

Mondays
5p-7p - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, $4.50 Well Drinks, 50 cent apps - chicken wings/tenders, mini corn dogs, chili tacos, $5 nachos/mussels, $2 chips

Tuesdays
5p-7p - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, $4.50 Well Drinks, 50 cent apps - chicken wings/tenders, mini corn dogs, chili tacos, $5 nachos/mussels, $2 chips

Wednesdays
5p-7p - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, $4.50 Well Drinks, 50 cent apps - chicken wings/tenders, mini corn dogs, chili tacos, $5 nachos/mussels, $2 chips

Thursdays
5p-7p - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, $4.50 Well Drinks, 50 cent apps - chicken wings/tenders, mini corn dogs, chili tacos, $5 nachos/mussels, $2 chips

Fridays
5p-7p - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, $4.50 Well Drinks, 50 cent apps - chicken wings/tenders, mini corn dogs, chili tacos, $5 nachos/mussels, $2 chips

Saturdays
5p-7p - $5 Guinness, Harp, Smithwicks, Glasses of House Wine, Stoli Martinis & Cosmos. $1 Off Domestic Drafts & Bottles, $4 Imported Bottles, $4.50 Well Drinks, 50 cent apps - chicken wings/tenders, mini corn dogs, chili tacos, $5 nachos/mussels, $2 chips