PHILADELPHIA, PA — Craftsman Row Saloon has reopened its annual Christmas-themed restaurant and bar in Philadelphia’s Jewelers’ Row district, expanding its seasonal menu and operating hours to attract holiday diners and visitors through January 2027.
The Winter Wonderland pop-up, located at 112 S. 8th Street, features more than 60,000 ornaments, at least 20,000 lights, thousands of feet of garland and hundreds of holiday decorations throughout the restaurant.
Owners George and Vasiliki Tsiouris, a brother-and-sister restaurant team, have expanded the installation with new decorative displays, five specialty milkshakes and a revised menu of holiday-inspired dishes and cocktails.
The seasonal food menu began Nov. 6 and will continue through January, alongside the restaurant’s regular offerings.
Craftsman Row is operating seven days a week from the beginning of the holiday season, with extended weekend hours and additional service hours planned for December.
The restaurant is open Monday through Thursday from 4 to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to 1 a.m., and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.
The expanded schedule follows last year’s holiday operation, which the owners credited with generating substantial customer interest.
“We love to see the joy on people’s faces when they walk in the front door,” George Tsiouris stated. “Our family has been doing this tradition year after year.”
This year’s installation includes a 70-foot train track running along the ceiling beneath a new cloud-themed display, additional greenery and moss installations, and oversized holiday decorations.
A North Pole-themed section features four-foot nutcrackers, gift displays and mailboxes designated for guests identifying with Santa’s naughty or nice lists.
The exterior includes a four-story lighting display, extending the holiday decorations beyond the restaurant’s dining areas.
The expanded food menu includes Christmas at Grandma’s Carbonara, prepared with spaghetti, Parmesan, pancetta, sweet peas and sage.
Other new entrees include Jingle Bell Braised Short Rib, featuring beef braised in red wine for four hours and served with sweet potato mash and vegetables, and Scrooge’s Un-Wellington, made with pork tenderloin, prosciutto, mushrooms, onions and puff pastry.
North Pole Roasted Chicken, served over herbed rice with gravy, is another addition.
The restaurant is also offering a Christmas Dinner Burger with two smashed beef patties, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potato fries and American cheese.
A separate Gobbler sandwich will remain available until Thanksgiving.
Additional seasonal selections include a Holiday Havana Cuban Sandwich with ham, turkey, Swiss cheese and apple-cranberry chutney aioli, along with a Buffalo Chicken Seasonal Wreath stromboli.
The dessert menu features five themed milkshakes, including All I Want for Christmas, combining vanilla ice cream, eggnog and sugar cookies, and Santa’s Cookies, made with cookie dough ice cream and chocolate chip cookies.
Other varieties include Pumpkin’ to Talk About, Christmas Memories with mint ice cream and a keepsake ornament, and Winter Wonderland, an alcoholic milkshake containing coconut rum, vanilla ice cream and powdered sugar donut holes.
The holiday cocktail menu includes a S’mores Martini, Sugar Cookie Martini, Christmas Light Spectacular and Ornament Globe, the latter served with a take-home ornament.
Additional drinks include Frosty Approved, served in a keepsake snowman cup, and Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, presented in a souvenir tree-shaped cup.
Seasonal shots include Peppermint Bark, Santa Hat Lemon Drop and The Grinch.
The holiday selections are available alongside Craftsman Row’s regular menu, which includes burgers, macaroni and cheese dishes, and other American comfort food.
The Tsiouris family also operates Drury Beer Garden in Philadelphia’s Midtown Village neighborhood.
Craftsman Row occupies a restaurant and bar location with approximately a century of hospitality history. The property previously housed Coco’s, which opened in 1984.
The current owners retained elements of the former establishment, including its original bar facade and nameplates commemorating longtime patrons.
The restaurant’s holiday operation has become an annual component of the family’s business, drawing customers from Philadelphia and the surrounding region.
“We are excited to bring the festive fun back to Jewelers’ Row with the Craftsman Row Saloon’s Christmas Pop-up,” Vasiliki Tsiouris stated.
Reservations are available through OpenTable.
Craftsman Row Saloon is located at 112 S. 8th Street, Philadelphia, and can be reached at 215-923-0123. Additional information is available at craftsmanrowsaloon.com.
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