The Penny Bar is hands down one the greatest and strangest dive bars you will ever have the pleasure of sipping a beer at. I'm a lover of dive bars and have been in hundreds all over the country and this is right up there among the elite.
Cheap beer, heavy cigarette smoke, incredible pickled eggs (if you go here and don't eat a pickled egg, you've committed a crime), an eccentric yet friendly owner who will throw you out for dropping an F-bomb or if he sees you acting disrespectful towards a female.
And of course, the pennies. You just have to see it.
Grab a Yuengling, play some ping pong, and enjoy the best that an old, strange city like Meadville has to offer.
UPDATE: The Penny Bar is closed.
The greatest dive bar in the world is the Penny Bar.
Enjoy playing Connect Four or some free pool or ping pong. Â
Fact: There was a penny shortage in Meadville when all the lacquering was going on.
Do not wear anything that you don't mind smelling like smoke.
I recommend the Long Island Ice Teas -- cheap!
Watch for the homeless lady and her shopping cart.
Do not drop the F-Bomb or you will get tossed.