Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Drinks & Nightlife

Delicious food and craft beers within walking distance.
167 locals recommend
American Sardine Bar
1800 Federal St
167 locals recommend
Delicious food and craft beers within walking distance.
My favorite place to go out. It's a whiskey bar with go-go dancing.
36 locals recommend
The Trestle Inn
339 N 11th St
36 locals recommend
My favorite place to go out. It's a whiskey bar with go-go dancing.
An awesome speakeasy.
79 locals recommend
Hop Sing Laundromat
1029 Race St
79 locals recommend
An awesome speakeasy.
A speakeasy that is really small but makes their own bitters.
Ranstead Street
Ranstead Street
A speakeasy that is really small but makes their own bitters.
Has the best black bean burger in the city.
135 locals recommend
The Sidecar Bar & Grille
2201 Christian St
135 locals recommend
Has the best black bean burger in the city.
One of my favorite cozy places to grab a beer, eat gourmet bar grub, and play pool.
32 locals recommend
Good Dog Bar
224 S 15th St
32 locals recommend
One of my favorite cozy places to grab a beer, eat gourmet bar grub, and play pool.
Fun, hole in the wall bar to catch drag shows and live jazz music. Started the city-wide special.
305 locals recommend
Bob and Barbara's Lounge
1509 South Street
305 locals recommend
Fun, hole in the wall bar to catch drag shows and live jazz music. Started the city-wide special.
Very hip place to eat and get beer. The upstairs is covered in graffiti. Can also play pool here.
60 locals recommend
Tattooed Mom
530 South St
60 locals recommend
Very hip place to eat and get beer. The upstairs is covered in graffiti. Can also play pool here.
A bar in the basement in what used to be a sugar mill. Serves great pierogies.
Sugar Mom's
225 Church St
A bar in the basement in what used to be a sugar mill. Serves great pierogies.
Love this place for a night out and to see live jazz. Can order drinks and food here. Also, there are 3 bars and a dance club upstairs. Dress up for this place. Also may be a cover at the door.
70 locals recommend
Time
1315 Sansom St
70 locals recommend
Love this place for a night out and to see live jazz. Can order drinks and food here. Also, there are 3 bars and a dance club upstairs. Dress up for this place. Also may be a cover at the door.
Nice sports bar with a mostly mellow crowd.
22 locals recommend
The Black Sheep Pub and Restaurant
247 S 17th St
22 locals recommend
Nice sports bar with a mostly mellow crowd.
Go here to watch soccer. It's a big bar with lots of seats and tvs. The soccer crowd is a little rowdy but really fun. Food is good too.
12 locals recommend
Fado Irish Pub
1500 Locust St
12 locals recommend
Go here to watch soccer. It's a big bar with lots of seats and tvs. The soccer crowd is a little rowdy but really fun. Food is good too.
Great hole in the wall bar with good music in the jukebox and cheap $2 lagers. Can order fries wit whiz too. Worth the visit.
16 locals recommend
Oscar's Tavern
1524 Sansom St
16 locals recommend
Great hole in the wall bar with good music in the jukebox and cheap $2 lagers. Can order fries wit whiz too. Worth the visit.
This is a microbrewery that serves good food too.
Triumph Brewing Company
117 Chestnut Street
This is a microbrewery that serves good food too.
I've seen some great bands here. Check out the list if you want to see live music.
248 locals recommend
Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Ave
248 locals recommend
I've seen some great bands here. Check out the list if you want to see live music.

Food Scene

Little diner to go for brunch.
265 locals recommend
Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th St
265 locals recommend
Little diner to go for brunch.
Thai-American food with dining and takeout options.
60 locals recommend
Circles Thai
1516 Tasker St
60 locals recommend
Thai-American food with dining and takeout options.
Some great Indonesian food.
39 locals recommend
Hardena
1754 S Hicks St
39 locals recommend
Some great Indonesian food.
Takeout cook to order food and fresh fish.
8 locals recommend
Ippolito's Seafood
3400 South Lawrence Street
8 locals recommend
Takeout cook to order food and fresh fish.
The best pizza in Philadelphia and the US. Try the pescatarian, tomato and artichoke pies. Also can order by the slice. If you dine there on Th-Sun, you will hear the servers perform opera.
28 locals recommend
Francoluigi’s Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen
1547 S 13th St
28 locals recommend
The best pizza in Philadelphia and the US. Try the pescatarian, tomato and artichoke pies. Also can order by the slice. If you dine there on Th-Sun, you will hear the servers perform opera.
The best place for bun rieu and pho.
6 locals recommend
Viet Huong Restaurant
1110 Washington Ave
6 locals recommend
The best place for bun rieu and pho.
Great sandwiches and is very vegetarian and vegan friendly.
24 locals recommend
Breezy's Cafe
1200 Point Breeze Ave
24 locals recommend
Great sandwiches and is very vegetarian and vegan friendly.
Can order coffee and beer here.
171 locals recommend
Ultimo Coffee
1900 S 15th St
171 locals recommend
Can order coffee and beer here.
A great greasy diner open 24 hours.
23 locals recommend
Little Pete's
2401 Pennsylvania Ave
23 locals recommend
A great greasy diner open 24 hours.
Favorite place to eat health, fast food that is 100% plant-based.
67 locals recommend
HipCityVeg
127 S 18th St
67 locals recommend
Favorite place to eat health, fast food that is 100% plant-based.
Delicious BYOB for dinner.
58 locals recommend
Dmitri's
795 S 3rd St
58 locals recommend
Delicious BYOB for dinner.
Only the best coffee and croissants in the city. The coffee shop has a very social atmosphere. Don't come here to do work but instead to have a meeting or chat with friends.
334 locals recommend
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford Ave
334 locals recommend
Only the best coffee and croissants in the city. The coffee shop has a very social atmosphere. Don't come here to do work but instead to have a meeting or chat with friends.
Great sandwiches and pizza.
Pizzeria Pesto Inc
1925 S Broad St
Great sandwiches and pizza.
Order drinks and/or food on the top of skyscraper with floor to ceiling windows to see the city. Dress up for this place or wear nice shoes with your jeans.
55 locals recommend
R2L Restaurant
50 S 16th St
55 locals recommend
Order drinks and/or food on the top of skyscraper with floor to ceiling windows to see the city. Dress up for this place or wear nice shoes with your jeans.
Great little bakery.
Le Bus Bakery
129 S 18th St
Great little bakery.
Only get frozen yogurt here. It's very similar to greek yogurt that is slightly sweet and tart and natural. Also has troblerone topping.
9 locals recommend
Yogorino
233 South 20th Street
9 locals recommend
Only get frozen yogurt here. It's very similar to greek yogurt that is slightly sweet and tart and natural. Also has troblerone topping.
Best place to get sushi.
Shiroi Hana
222 S 15th St
Best place to get sushi.
A little hole in the wall restaurant to get a quick, steaming hot bowl of ramen.
Nom Nom Ramen
20 S 18th St
A little hole in the wall restaurant to get a quick, steaming hot bowl of ramen.
Oldest soda fountain in the country that serves delicious ice cream in takeout chinese containers and homemade soda. It's a very charming place.
90 locals recommend
The Franklin Fountain
116 Market St
90 locals recommend
Oldest soda fountain in the country that serves delicious ice cream in takeout chinese containers and homemade soda. It's a very charming place.
Best Ethiopian food in the city. There is also a bar upstairs called Fiume that is very homey. Serves great beer and whiskey. Also has live music on Thursdays and Sundays.
56 locals recommend
Abyssinia Restaurant
229 S 45th St
56 locals recommend
Best Ethiopian food in the city. There is also a bar upstairs called Fiume that is very homey. Serves great beer and whiskey. Also has live music on Thursdays and Sundays.
Great place for fireside dining and beer. May be closed since there was a fire upstairs.
51 locals recommend
Hawthornes
738 S 11th St
51 locals recommend
Great place for fireside dining and beer. May be closed since there was a fire upstairs.
Best place to get donuts and fried chicken.
130 locals recommend
Federal Donuts
1219 S 2nd St
130 locals recommend
Best place to get donuts and fried chicken.
Great fine, white table cloth dining that is inexpensive and BYO.
14 locals recommend
La Viola
253 S 16th St
14 locals recommend
Great fine, white table cloth dining that is inexpensive and BYO.
Friend's family owns the restaurant. Big soccer fans from Napoli. It's expensive but worth it. Request the sea bass baked in salt. It's such a delicious experience.
Girasole
440 S Broad St
Friend's family owns the restaurant. Big soccer fans from Napoli. It's expensive but worth it. Request the sea bass baked in salt. It's such a delicious experience.
Delicious greek cypriot food. It's very quaint and cozy. Go there for brunch.
23 locals recommend
Kanella South
757 South Front Street
23 locals recommend
Delicious greek cypriot food. It's very quaint and cozy. Go there for brunch.
Great thai takeout place. The owners are very sweet.
Thai Singha House To Go
106 S 20th St
Great thai takeout place. The owners are very sweet.
A french restaurant with windows facing the waterfront. Have had brunch here a handful of times but it's only served on Sundays. It's inexpensive and very delicious. Entrance off of Market Street.
Bistro St. Tropez
2400 Market St
A french restaurant with windows facing the waterfront. Have had brunch here a handful of times but it's only served on Sundays. It's inexpensive and very delicious. Entrance off of Market Street.
Don't recommend dining here since there is better vietnamese restaurants, however there is an asian grocery store in the same plaza.
7 locals recommend
Nam Son Bakery
1600 Carpenter St
7 locals recommend
Don't recommend dining here since there is better vietnamese restaurants, however there is an asian grocery store in the same plaza.
Come here on a weekend morning to get dim sum. It's delicious and a nice experience if you want authentic chinese food.
Imperial Inn
146 N 10th St
Come here on a weekend morning to get dim sum. It's delicious and a nice experience if you want authentic chinese food.
One of my favorite and romantic restaurants. It is very open and filled with plants. It's like eating a meal in the garden.
18 locals recommend
Rose Tattoo Cafe
1847 Callowhill St
18 locals recommend
One of my favorite and romantic restaurants. It is very open and filled with plants. It's like eating a meal in the garden.
Mexican american food where a lot of hipsters go but ok food and margaritas. One drink will make you very tipsy. Also next to a lot of locally-owned shops.
137 locals recommend
Cantina Los Caballitos
1651 E Passyunk Ave
137 locals recommend
Mexican american food where a lot of hipsters go but ok food and margaritas. One drink will make you very tipsy. Also next to a lot of locally-owned shops.
A little out of the way under a highway but hands down the best cheesesteak in Philly.
37 locals recommend
Tony Luke's
39 E Oregon Ave
37 locals recommend
A little out of the way under a highway but hands down the best cheesesteak in Philly.
Steer clear of the touristy cheesesteak places and eat here. Locals say this is also one of the best.
204 locals recommend
Jim's Steaks
400 N 62nd St
204 locals recommend
Steer clear of the touristy cheesesteak places and eat here. Locals say this is also one of the best.
Order takeout or eat in a very small dining area next to the little grocery. Authentic and delicious food.
10 locals recommend
Bitar's
947 Federal St
10 locals recommend
Order takeout or eat in a very small dining area next to the little grocery. Authentic and delicious food.

Everything Else

A place to go for sweets which also is a major distributor of baked goods to many local businesses.
36 locals recommend
Kermit's Bake Shoppe
2204 Washington Avenue
36 locals recommend
A place to go for sweets which also is a major distributor of baked goods to many local businesses.
Nearby hospital for emergencies.
Methodist Hospital-Jefferson
2301 S Broad St
Nearby hospital for emergencies.
Closest subway stop to my place.
48 locals recommend
Tasker-Morris Station
48 locals recommend
Closest subway stop to my place.
Big shopping district.
620 locals recommend
Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
620 locals recommend
Big shopping district.
Go to a yoga class while you are visiting!
10 locals recommend
Wake Up Yoga South
1839 E Passyunk Ave
10 locals recommend
Go to a yoga class while you are visiting!
It's a beautiful building w/ old art & murals worth seeing even if you are not catching a train. However, if you want to go to casinos or beach, you can catch an inexpensive train to Atlantic City.
222 locals recommend
30th Street Station
2955 Market St
222 locals recommend
It's a beautiful building w/ old art & murals worth seeing even if you are not catching a train. However, if you want to go to casinos or beach, you can catch an inexpensive train to Atlantic City.

Essentials

Grocery store.
353 locals recommend
ACME Markets
1400 E Passyunk Ave
353 locals recommend
Grocery store.
Great place to get prepared gourmet food to take and eat in Rittenhouse Park. Offers many types of cheese.
44 locals recommend
Di Bruno Bros
1730 Chestnut St
44 locals recommend
Great place to get prepared gourmet food to take and eat in Rittenhouse Park. Offers many types of cheese.
Best place in Philly to get cannolis tucked in the Italian Market but you have to get there early in the day before they are all gone.
45 locals recommend
Isgro Pastries
1009 Christian St
45 locals recommend
Best place in Philly to get cannolis tucked in the Italian Market but you have to get there early in the day before they are all gone.
If you need groceries you can always hop on a bus to go back and forth. Acme is much closer.
238 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
2121 Market St
238 locals recommend
If you need groceries you can always hop on a bus to go back and forth. Acme is much closer.
Highly recommend visiting here in an old railroad building with many food vendors, fresh meats and fish, and a little shopping. Right next to Chinatown too.
739 locals recommend
Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
739 locals recommend
Highly recommend visiting here in an old railroad building with many food vendors, fresh meats and fish, and a little shopping. Right next to Chinatown too.

Shopping

24 hour convenience store and pharmacy.
326 locals recommend
CVS
4314 Locust St
326 locals recommend
24 hour convenience store and pharmacy.
Cute little boutique. Check out their other store across the street for bags, jewelry, and chocolate truffles made on site.
13 locals recommend
Open House Store
107 S 13th St
13 locals recommend
Cute little boutique. Check out their other store across the street for bags, jewelry, and chocolate truffles made on site.
Favorite store for clothing and it's in an old ritzy mansion. I think it's their landmark store as the company is local to Philly.
23 locals recommend
Anthropologie
1801 Walnut St
23 locals recommend
Favorite store for clothing and it's in an old ritzy mansion. I think it's their landmark store as the company is local to Philly.
Great consignment clothing store. Find all of my jeans here.
2nd Time Around
1728 Chestnut St
Great consignment clothing store. Find all of my jeans here.
Know the owners who you often see at the bookshop. They are very selective with their books.
Joseph Fox Bookshop
1724 Sansom St
Know the owners who you often see at the bookshop. They are very selective with their books.

Arts & Culture

A little neighborhood theatre for plays
7 locals recommend
Theatre Exile
1340-48 S 13th St
7 locals recommend
A little neighborhood theatre for plays
Nearby music venue that works with R5 productions
57 locals recommend
Boot & Saddle
1131 S Broad St
57 locals recommend
Nearby music venue that works with R5 productions
Great place for dancing with DJs from the Making Time scene but very hipster.
45 locals recommend
The Dolphin Tavern
1539 S Broad St
45 locals recommend
Great place for dancing with DJs from the Making Time scene but very hipster.
If you are visiting during the summer, check to see the list of bands. It's a beautiful outdoor amphitheater and you can get seats or lay out on a blanket. Tends to get some good bands.
55 locals recommend
The Mann Center
5201 Parkside Ave
55 locals recommend
If you are visiting during the summer, check to see the list of bands. It's a beautiful outdoor amphitheater and you can get seats or lay out on a blanket. Tends to get some good bands.

Sightseeing

Awesome area of the city to check out with many sidewalk vendors selling produce. Also, visit Molly's bookstore and record shop!
419 locals recommend
Italian Market
919 S 9th St
419 locals recommend
Awesome area of the city to check out with many sidewalk vendors selling produce. Also, visit Molly's bookstore and record shop!
The finest, most beautiful masonry in the country. Also, can get a tour to the top of the building.
62 locals recommend
City Hall Visitor Center
1400 S Penn Square
62 locals recommend
The finest, most beautiful masonry in the country. Also, can get a tour to the top of the building.
Free museum that is easy to miss but tells a very interesting history about the city. Highly recommended. Also in a beautiful area of the city.
14 locals recommend
Water Works by Cescaphe
640 Waterworks Dr
14 locals recommend
Free museum that is easy to miss but tells a very interesting history about the city. Highly recommended. Also in a beautiful area of the city.
Come here for a brewery tour and to sample beer at the end.
64 locals recommend
Philadelphia Brewing Co.
2440 Frankford Ave
64 locals recommend
Come here for a brewery tour and to sample beer at the end.
One of my favorite museums in the country.
110 locals recommend
Penn Museum
3260 South St
110 locals recommend
One of my favorite museums in the country.
You'll see mosiacs around the city but this is the garden worth visiting. The artist is often there.
385 locals recommend
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
1020 South St
385 locals recommend
You'll see mosiacs around the city but this is the garden worth visiting. The artist is often there.