Next of Kin
Venue Brief
Fishtown cocktail bar on Frankford Avenue with rose-lit arched booths, playful flavour-forward drinks and neighbourhood-bar warmth that keeps it busy until 2 AM.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatIntimateCasual
- Age guide
- 21-3025-45
- Dress code
- Casual Chic
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsLocalsCouples
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table Service
- Open times
- Mon 4 PM – 12 AMTue 4 PM – 12 AMWed 4 PM – 12 AMThu 4 PM – 2 AM BestFri 4 PM – 2 AM BusySat 4 PM – 2 AM BusySun 4 – 10 PM
- Vibe score
- 5.9 / 10
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About Next of Kin
Behind a red neon-framed window on Frankford Avenue, the room glows pink: arched booth alcoves, a long wooden bar, dark shelving and candlelit tables. The drinks are built to surprise, and reviewers describe combinations that should not work and do, from a Crocodile Tears served in a crocodile-shaped vessel to Summertime at the LBC and a much-praised dirty martini. A large menu covers most palates, though the style is flavour-forward rather than spirit-heavy, something classic-cocktail purists point out. The staff draw the loudest praise, from the bartenders to the door person who keeps the short weekend queue moving. It opens at 4 PM every day and runs to midnight Monday to Wednesday, 2 AM Thursday to Saturday and 10 PM on Sunday, with a few outdoor seats. With 4.8 stars on Google from more than 260 reviews, it is one of Fishtown's highest-rated bars; the only recurring complaint is noise once the booths fill with larger groups.
