Guidebook for Philadelphia
Food Scene
Menagerie Coffee
18 S 3rd StGreat cold brew.
The best hoagies and pizza steaks in Philly no matter what people from South Philly say. Get the pepperoni put on the pizzasteak.
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Campo's Philly Cheesesteaks
214 Market StThe best hoagies and pizza steaks in Philly no matter what people from South Philly say. Get the pepperoni put on the pizzasteak.
You can get meat, cheese, fruits and vegetables all from local sources. Plus great food venues. A must visit.
739 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th StYou can get meat, cheese, fruits and vegetables all from local sources. Plus great food venues. A must visit.
It makes you feel like you are on the Amalfi Coast. Beautiful blue and white airy design. The food is Mediterranean and delicious. Great seafood.
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Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
212 Walnut StIt makes you feel like you are on the Amalfi Coast. Beautiful blue and white airy design. The food is Mediterranean and delicious. Great seafood.
Classic restaurant, Old Original Bookbinders updated in a respectful manner by Jose Garces. The best french toast and excellent seafood.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
The Olde Bar
125 Walnut StClassic restaurant, Old Original Bookbinders updated in a respectful manner by Jose Garces. The best french toast and excellent seafood.
Great restaurant fashioned after an English pub. The Duck liver parfait will make you faint. The pork belly is crispy and unctuous. The Pimms Deluxe is one of the best drinks I have ever had.
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The Franklin Bar
1715 S 18th StGreat restaurant fashioned after an English pub. The Duck liver parfait will make you faint. The pork belly is crispy and unctuous. The Pimms Deluxe is one of the best drinks I have ever had.
Tartes is a walk-up window bakery. The tarts, cookies, scones, etc are beyond delicious! It looks like a little pink house that has a little display window that begs you to stop and buy something. The Key Lime Tart and the Pecan Bourbon Tart are sublime. The crust they use is the perfect thickness, flakiness and butteriness. PERFECTION.
Tartes
212 Arch StTartes is a walk-up window bakery. The tarts, cookies, scones, etc are beyond delicious! It looks like a little pink house that has a little display window that begs you to stop and buy something. The Key Lime Tart and the Pecan Bourbon Tart are sublime. The crust they use is the perfect thickness, flakiness and butteriness. PERFECTION.
Delicious food for the spicy food lover in all of us. Many levels of heat for all palates. The DanDan noodles are super yummy. If you like your food bland, do not go.
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Han Dynasty
123 Chestnut StDelicious food for the spicy food lover in all of us. Many levels of heat for all palates. The DanDan noodles are super yummy. If you like your food bland, do not go.
Some of the best Sushi in Philly. The prices are reasonable. It is a small intimate space perfect for a quiet date.
Uzu Sushi Bar
104 Market StSome of the best Sushi in Philly. The prices are reasonable. It is a small intimate space perfect for a quiet date.
They recently redid their menu and the burgers are amazing. Thick and juicy. You can also order tasty pizza from the pizza place next door and the pass it through the connecting window.
Silence Dogood's Tavern
216 Market StreetThey recently redid their menu and the burgers are amazing. Thick and juicy. You can also order tasty pizza from the pizza place next door and the pass it through the connecting window.
Great British pub with Fish and Chips, Scotch Eggs and Monty Python Holy Grail Beer. Excellent location to root for your favorite Premier League Team or to watch any sports.
The Victoria Freehouse
10 S Front StGreat British pub with Fish and Chips, Scotch Eggs and Monty Python Holy Grail Beer. Excellent location to root for your favorite Premier League Team or to watch any sports.
The best Indian restaurant in Philly. They have both Northern and Southern cuisine.
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Karma Restaurant & Bar
114 Chestnut StThe best Indian restaurant in Philly. They have both Northern and Southern cuisine.
Drinks & Nightlife
The New Orleans menu is authentic. But the music is what has kept me coming for 30 years.
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Khyber Pass Pub
56 S 2nd StThe New Orleans menu is authentic. But the music is what has kept me coming for 30 years.
Sassafras has great food, great live jazz and top flight scotch. A very friendly place to relax and listen to some cool music. A single female can feel comfortable here.
24 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sassafras
48 S 2nd StSassafras has great food, great live jazz and top flight scotch. A very friendly place to relax and listen to some cool music. A single female can feel comfortable here.
Arts & Culture
GREAT MUSIC VENUE! Right in Northern Liberties just a 10 minute cab ride away.
94 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden StGREAT MUSIC VENUE! Right in Northern Liberties just a 10 minute cab ride away.
Walnut Street Theatre
825 Walnut StExcellent venue for concerts, great food, home of UPenn radio station WXPN. There is a stage on the main floor where the restaurant is located. Small acts, local artists. Then downstairs they have their main stage where you can food delivered to your table.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
World Cafe Live Philadelphia
3025 Walnut StExcellent venue for concerts, great food, home of UPenn radio station WXPN. There is a stage on the main floor where the restaurant is located. Small acts, local artists. Then downstairs they have their main stage where you can food delivered to your table.
Opera, ballet,orchestra, Broadway shows, spoken word, etc. The Academy is almost 150 years old. I saw my first concert there when I was 6 years old. Liza Minelli. Stunning architecture and great sound.
46 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Academia de Música
240 S Broad StOpera, ballet,orchestra, Broadway shows, spoken word, etc. The Academy is almost 150 years old. I saw my first concert there when I was 6 years old. Liza Minelli. Stunning architecture and great sound.
Museo Nacional de la Historia Judía Americana
101 S Independence Mall EParks & Nature
Largest city park in America. The zoo, famous boathouse row, sculling races, hiking and much more.
398 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fairmount
Largest city park in America. The zoo, famous boathouse row, sculling races, hiking and much more.
Sightseeing
Betsy rocked and she gives a real feel for life back in her day. Two blocks from my house.
210 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Betsy Ross House
239 Arch StBetsy rocked and she gives a real feel for life back in her day. Two blocks from my house.
Christ Church Burial Ground
340 N 5th StFor landlubbers and seafarers alike.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo del Puerto de la Independencia
211 S Christopher Columbus BlvdFor landlubbers and seafarers alike.
FANTASTIC VIEW of Philadelphia. There is a bar a few floors below that has a great view as well and great drinks.
74 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
One Liberty Observation Deck
1650 Market StFANTASTIC VIEW of Philadelphia. There is a bar a few floors below that has a great view as well and great drinks.
The first museum in the country devoted to only the American Revolution. Permanent exhibitions and rotating ones. Great artifacts and documents. Fantastic!
122 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de la Revolución Americana
101 S 3rd StThe first museum in the country devoted to only the American Revolution. Permanent exhibitions and rotating ones. Great artifacts and documents. Fantastic!
The battleship is anchored across the river and offers tours. Very cool. On News Year Eve you can spend the night. You can take the ferry from Penn's Landing across the river to Camden. The ferry is also very cool.
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Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial
100 Clinton StThe battleship is anchored across the river and offers tours. Very cool. On News Year Eve you can spend the night. You can take the ferry from Penn's Landing across the river to Camden. The ferry is also very cool.
The depth and breath of how much Franklin created, invented and established is simply stunning. We owe him for our libraries, fire houses, bifocals, butter churns, etc. This museum is great for people of all ages. A must see spot.
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Benjamin Franklin Museum
317 Chestnut StThe depth and breath of how much Franklin created, invented and established is simply stunning. We owe him for our libraries, fire houses, bifocals, butter churns, etc. This museum is great for people of all ages. A must see spot.
Getting Around
Regional rail line is here. Transport to the suburbs, airport, train station.
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Jefferson Station
Regional rail line is here. Transport to the suburbs, airport, train station.
This corner also has numerous buses going all over Philly.
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2nd St Station
This corner also has numerous buses going all over Philly.
The bike share is on Market at 2nd street. Next to the dog park. These easy to use kiosks are located all over Philly. A great way to get around if you do not mind sharing the road with some free form drivers.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Indego Bike Share Station
The bike share is on Market at 2nd street. Next to the dog park. These easy to use kiosks are located all over Philly. A great way to get around if you do not mind sharing the road with some free form drivers.
Entertainment & Activities
Great indie flicks. There are two more theaters around the corner, also Ritzs.
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Landmark's Ritz Five
214 Walnut StGreat indie flicks. There are two more theaters around the corner, also Ritzs.