FX · 2005 to now · set in South Philadelphia, made in Los Angeles
Rob McElhenney
Glenn Howerton
Charlie Day
Kaitlin Olson
Paddy’s Pub is a South Philadelphia bar that exists only on a street corner in Los Angeles. Its address and its door are on different streets, and the city it plays turns up at night, in the credits. Walk round the block below.
Mateo and Palmetto
Four sides, four truths about where the bar is. Each lap, the Philadelphia side shows a different view from the night-time credits.
The address
Mateo Street at Palmetto Street, Arts District, Los Angeles
The bar’s outdoor scenes are shot at a warehouse on Mateo Street. Den of Geek gives the number as 551; Live the Movies and Film Oblivion give 544.
Most of the show is shot in Los Angeles. The gang films on location in Philadelphia once or twice a season.
A working warehouse, not a bar: there is nothing to go into. Look from the pavement on Palmetto Street, round the corner from the Mateo Street address.
Mateo Street: the address. Lap 1.
The pitch, 2004
Pilot · shot by the three of them
It’s Always Sunny on Television
The show began as a pilot called It’s Always Sunny on Television, about struggling actors in Los Angeles. Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day made it for less than $200.
FX thought there were too many Los Angeles sitcoms on air, so the show moved to Philadelphia, where McElhenney was born and raised. The first episode aired on 4 August 2005.
The pilot, as the three of them made it.
Broadway and 11th Street
Seasons 1 and 2 were mainly filmed in the Herald-Examiner building, where the first Paddy’s bar was a standing set.
Julia Morgan designed the building for Hearst’s Los Angeles Examiner. It was built in 1913. The paper, by then the Herald Examiner, used it until it closed in 1989. Hearst considered pulling it down for a car park, and dropped the idea after public support.
It became a popular filming location even as it fell into disrepair. An $80 million rehabilitation turned it into offices; it reopened in 2021 with Arizona State University as its main tenant.
Offices since its 2021 reopening, with Arizona State University as the main tenant. See the building from Broadway and 11th Street.
Los Angeles
Live marketplace results for walks through downtown Los Angeles and Broadway. None is about the show; check the routes.
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Compare toursOn location, once or twice a season
Recurring
South 9th Street from Fitzwater Street to Wharton Street, South Philadelphia
The gang spy, plot, eat and argue around the market.
Mac tries to return an already-eaten piece of fruit for Charlie.
Visit Philadelphia says the gang has been seen in front of both Pat’s and Geno’s, the cheesesteak rivals at the market’s south end.
An open-air street market with shops and stalls along 9th Street; go in the morning. Pat’s and Geno’s face each other at Passyunk Avenue at the south end.
Season 4
Logan Circle, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
In season 4 the gang share their beliefs about the fountain’s “magical” powers.
In the middle of Logan Circle on the Parkway, open at all hours. The Franklin Institute is across the circle.
Season 3
1020 Pattison Avenue, South Philadelphia
Charlie’s Green Man makes his debut in a season 3 episode in which the gang try out for the Eagles.
The Eagles’ stadium in the South Philadelphia sports complex, a short walk from Citizens Bank Park. The Broad Street Line ends at NRG Station beside it.
Seasons 5 and 8
Citizens Bank Way and Pattison Avenue, South Philadelphia
In season 5 the gang try to get seats for the World Series.
In season 8 they pose as a Canadian couple in a luxury box.
In August 2025 Abbott Elementary filmed a season 5 episode here, and its cast filmed in section 114 at a Phillies–Braves game.
Home of the Phillies. Ballpark tours last about 75 minutes and run rain or shine; buy ahead online or on 215-463-1000, as no tickets are sold on the day.
South Philadelphia · Rain or shine · tickets in advance only · 215-463-1000
About 75 minutes through the dugout, the clubs, the broadcast booth and the media room of the ballpark where the gang chased World Series seats.
Book a tourPhiladelphia
Live marketplace results for food walks through the Italian Market and South Philadelphia. None is about the show; check the routes.
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A field trip, 2024
On 3 October 2024 Rob McElhenney posted photos of himself, Charlie Day and Danny DeVito with Quinta Brunson, William Stanford Davis and Tyler James Williams in front of the Abbott Elementary school set on the Warner Bros. lot.
On 17 October he shared a photo of the full crossover cast. The crossover aired on Abbott Elementary on ABC on 8 January 2025. Both shows sit on Disney-owned networks; Sunny is on FXX.
Lisa Ann Walter, who plays Melissa on Abbott, called the episode unhinged: the Sunny characters do not follow rules.
Visit the Abbott Elementary World
A working lot, open to visitors on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, 3400 Warner Blvd. Tours run 8.30am to 3.30pm; book ahead, and children must be five or older. Which sets you pass depends on what is filming.
3400 Warner Blvd., Burbank · 8.30am–3.30pm · ages five and up · book ahead
A guided tour of the 110-acre backlot, where the gang was photographed in front of the Abbott Elementary school set. Which sets you pass depends on what is filming.
See the tourClosing time
7 places in Philadelphia and 3 in Los Angeles. The bar itself is a door on Palmetto Street: look, and keep walking.
226 South Street
Fifteen apartment-style suites on South Street, with its own shop and café, Wim. A few doors from the credits stretch at number 301.
Read about the hotel201 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard
350 rooms on the Delaware waterfront, with an indoor pool over the river. Penn’s Landing and the Ben Franklin Bridge are both in the opening credits.
Read about the hotel10 places you can visit. The Mateo Street warehouse and the Herald Examiner Building are seen from the street; the Warner Bros. lot is on the Studio Tour.
Pins mark public places; private homes are named but not pinned.
Site reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. A long shopping and eating street, busiest in the evening. Walk it west from Front Street.
Site reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Best seen at night, as in the credits, from the Delaware River waterfront at Penn’s Landing.
Site reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. The rowing clubs are private; the lights are best seen after dark from the opposite bank or from the path below the art museum.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. In the middle of Logan Circle on the Parkway, open at all hours. The Franklin Institute is across the circle.
Site reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. An open-air street market with shops and stalls along 9th Street; go in the morning. Pat’s and Geno’s face each other at Passyunk Avenue at the south end.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. The Eagles’ stadium in the South Philadelphia sports complex, a short walk from Citizens Bank Park. The Broad Street Line ends at NRG Station beside it.
Building reference · Public access · Not an exact scene or camera position; not a visitor route. Home of the Phillies. Ballpark tours last about 75 minutes and run rain or shine; buy ahead online or on 215-463-1000, as no tickets are sold on the day.
Philadelphia · South Street from Front Street to 10th Street, Philadelphia
The opening credits are a night-time drive through Philadelphia.
A long shopping and eating street, busiest in the evening. Walk it west from Front Street.
Philadelphia · Over the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Camden
The Ben Franklin Bridge is the first place Visit Philadelphia lists in the opening credits’ night drive.
Best seen at night, as in the credits, from the Delaware River waterfront at Penn’s Landing.
Philadelphia · Kelly Drive on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia
Boathouse Row is one of the night views in the opening credits.
The rowing clubs are private; the lights are best seen after dark from the opposite bank or from the path below the art museum.
Philadelphia · Logan Circle, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
Swann Fountain is in the opening credits.
In the middle of Logan Circle on the Parkway, open at all hours. The Franklin Institute is across the circle.
Philadelphia · South 9th Street from Fitzwater Street to Wharton Street, South Philadelphia
The gang spy, plot, eat and argue around the market.
An open-air street market with shops and stalls along 9th Street; go in the morning. Pat’s and Geno’s face each other at Passyunk Avenue at the south end.
Philadelphia · 1020 Pattison Avenue, South Philadelphia
Lincoln Financial Field is in the opening credits.
The Eagles’ stadium in the South Philadelphia sports complex, a short walk from Citizens Bank Park. The Broad Street Line ends at NRG Station beside it.
Philadelphia · Citizens Bank Way and Pattison Avenue, South Philadelphia
In season 5 the gang try to get seats for the World Series.
Home of the Phillies. Ballpark tours last about 75 minutes and run rain or shine; buy ahead online or on 215-463-1000, as no tickets are sold on the day.
Stay
A suite hotel on South Street and a waterfront hotel at Penn’s Landing.
226 South Street
Fifteen apartment-style suites on South Street, with its own shop and café, Wim. A few doors from the credits stretch at number 301.
Read about the hotel201 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard
350 rooms on the Delaware waterfront, with an indoor pool over the river. Penn’s Landing and the Ben Franklin Bridge are both in the opening credits.
Read about the hotelGo there
The Phillies’ ballpark and the Burbank studio tour, plus marketplace walks in both cities.
South Philadelphia · Rain or shine · tickets in advance only · 215-463-1000
About 75 minutes through the dugout, the clubs, the broadcast booth and the media room of the ballpark where the gang chased World Series seats.
Book a tour3400 Warner Blvd., Burbank · 8.30am–3.30pm · ages five and up · book ahead
A guided tour of the 110-acre backlot, where the gang was photographed in front of the Abbott Elementary school set. Which sets you pass depends on what is filming.
See the tourPhiladelphia
Live marketplace results for food walks through the Italian Market and South Philadelphia. None is about the show; check the routes.
Live marketplace results · itineraries change
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Live marketplace results for walks through downtown Los Angeles and Broadway. None is about the show; check the routes.
Live marketplace results · itineraries change
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Take it home
The gang’s tie-in book.
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The tie-in book credited to the gang; Titan’s 2015 UK edition.
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Mateo Street at Palmetto Street, Arts District, Los Angeles
Three actors make a pilot about actors in Los Angeles for under $200; FX moves the show to Philadelphia.
A Mateo Street warehouse plays the outside of Paddy’s, from its Palmetto Street side.
Broadway at 11th Street, Downtown Los Angeles
The first two seasons are mainly shot in the empty newspaper building, with Paddy’s as a standing set.
Film Oblivion places the bar’s back exit in an alley on 11th Street, just east of Broadway.
Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California
McElhenney, Day and DeVito are photographed with the Abbott Elementary cast in front of the school set; the crossover airs on 8 January 2025.
South Street from Front Street to 10th Street, Philadelphia
The opening credits drive through Philadelphia at night, South Street among the views.
Over the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Camden
The Ben Franklin Bridge at night, in the opening credits.
Kelly Drive on the Schuylkill River, Philadelphia
Boathouse Row at night, in the opening credits.
Logan Circle, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia
In the credits, then in season 4, when the gang share their beliefs about the fountain’s powers.
South 9th Street from Fitzwater Street to Wharton Street, South Philadelphia
The gang spy, plot, eat and argue around the market.
1020 Pattison Avenue, South Philadelphia
Charlie’s Green Man first appears when the gang try out for the Eagles.
Citizens Bank Way and Pattison Avenue, South Philadelphia
The gang chase World Series seats; three seasons later they bluff their way into a luxury box.
Every place in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia leads somewhere else.
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