Rotating jazz trios play Thursday through Saturday from 6–9 p.m. at Time Restaurant on Sansom Street. A $5 per-person music charge supports the musicians directly. The venue offers three distinct spaces: a dining room, a whiskey bar with 200+ bottles, and an upstairs Bohemian Absinthe Lounge. Laid-back cocktail-lounge atmosphere in historic Old City.

Thursday nights downstairs at this woman-owned Manayunk brewery. Sign-ups at 6:30 p.m., music 7–11 p.m. Fat Lady opened in 2021 with a circus theme and a philosophy of radical welcome—founder Jane Lipton built the space specifically to attract women and groups often underserved by traditional beer bars. Bring your own food (Pizza Jawn is next door), play board games, catch the Wednesday jam session upstairs at 9 p.m.