The Continental Mid-town
Venue Brief
Stephen Starr's multi-level retro diner and cocktail lounge at 18th and Chestnut, serving globe-trotting comfort plates with a rooftop deck above the street.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatCasualVintage
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Casual
- Cuisine
- AmericanInternational
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsLocalsTourists
- Music genre
- Commercial Hits
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table ServiceBrunch
- Open times
- Mon 11:30 AM – 3 PM, 5 – 11 PMTue 11:30 AM – 3 PM, 5 – 11 PMWed 11:30 AM – 3 PM, 5 – 11 PMThu 11:30 AM – 3 PM, 5 – 11 PMFri 11:30 AM – 3 PM, 5 PM – 12 AM BestSat 10 AM – 3 PM, 4 PM – 12 AM BusySun 10 AM – 3 PM, 4 – 11 PM
- Vibe score
- 6.9 / 10
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About The Continental Mid-town
Wicker swing chairs, bubble-light chandeliers, curved booths and a red-tiled facade set the retro tone at this Stephen Starr corner on 18th and Chestnut, which stacks a ground-floor dining room, a mezzanine and a rooftop deck. The menu roams widely: chickpea fries, onion soup dumplings, crispy Brussels sprouts, Peruvian chicken, shaking beef and tikka masala sit side by side, and the dirty martini has fans going back fifteen years. Lunch runs from 11:30am on weekdays and brunch from 10am at weekends, with dinner until 11pm, or midnight on Friday and Saturday. The Google score is 4.4 across more than 3,700 reviews, with praise for friendly servers, big desserts and a menu with something for every appetite. The roof deck is the draw on warm evenings, while the dining floors absorb groups, shoppers and walk-ins through the day. Prices sit in the moderate range for Center City.
