Guidebook for Philadelphia

Samantha
Guidebook for Philadelphia

Drinks & Nightlife

Living room atmosphere, neighborhood spot. Games. Bar food+ with things like bacon wrapped dates & spaghetti squash w goat cheese as well as burgers. Kitchen open til 1am. Less than a block from home.
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Growlers
736 S 8th St
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Living room atmosphere, neighborhood spot. Games. Bar food+ with things like bacon wrapped dates & spaghetti squash w goat cheese as well as burgers. Kitchen open til 1am. Less than a block from home.
Old school Philly spot. Dark wood, classic bar and deep rich dining room. Great steaks and amazing spinach salad - trust me. Closed Sundays. Lots of history here.
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Saloon Restaurant
750 S 7th St
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Old school Philly spot. Dark wood, classic bar and deep rich dining room. Great steaks and amazing spinach salad - trust me. Closed Sundays. Lots of history here.
Another high quality place open late (kitchen til 1am). Small but wonderful wine list, beers, one of the best burgers in the city, cheeseboard, brunch - everything is here. Across from Nomad Pizza.
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The Good King Tavern
614 South 7th Street
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Another high quality place open late (kitchen til 1am). Small but wonderful wine list, beers, one of the best burgers in the city, cheeseboard, brunch - everything is here. Across from Nomad Pizza.
Looking to splurge on your trip? How about one of the best steakhouses you'll ever go to? I had my first and best taste of Kobe here, it's in a library setting, and they take their jobs very seriously
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Barclay Prime
237 S 18th St
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Looking to splurge on your trip? How about one of the best steakhouses you'll ever go to? I had my first and best taste of Kobe here, it's in a library setting, and they take their jobs very seriously
One of the most consistently excellent restaurants in the city for me. Good bread, serious and delicious French food, great desserts.
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Bistrot La Minette
623 S 6th St
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One of the most consistently excellent restaurants in the city for me. Good bread, serious and delicious French food, great desserts.
The yelp reviews only give this place about three stars but it has come far from there. Don't miss brunch. Serious about their beers all the time. **One of the best roast pork sandwiches around**.
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Bainbridge Street Barrel House
625-627 S 6th St
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The yelp reviews only give this place about three stars but it has come far from there. Don't miss brunch. Serious about their beers all the time. **One of the best roast pork sandwiches around**.
My favorite sushi place in the city.
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Fat Salmon Sushi
719 Walnut St
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My favorite sushi place in the city.

Food Scene

Parking! But it's only a block away so you don't need it. I'm picky about French toast and they do it well. Delicious breakfast and lunch fare. Bright sunny space. Been here forever. Check it out.
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Fitzwater Cafe
728 S 7th St
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Parking! But it's only a block away so you don't need it. I'm picky about French toast and they do it well. Delicious breakfast and lunch fare. Bright sunny space. Been here forever. Check it out.
My friends and I jokingly call it "diet pizza" because the crust is so thin. High quality toppings, local ingredients, beer, sometimes movies upstairs! Extremely, dangerously tasty. Little pricey.
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Nomad Pizza
611 S 7th St
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My friends and I jokingly call it "diet pizza" because the crust is so thin. High quality toppings, local ingredients, beer, sometimes movies upstairs! Extremely, dangerously tasty. Little pricey.
Best ramen and udon soups with a few other awesome things on the menu.
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Terakawa Ramen
204 N 9th St
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Best ramen and udon soups with a few other awesome things on the menu.
You can get good pho so many places here - we're spoiled. Just across Washington Avenue (pretty big street but good crosswalks). Super fast, pay at the counter amazing hot Vietnamese food.
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Pho Ha
600 Washington Ave
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You can get good pho so many places here - we're spoiled. Just across Washington Avenue (pretty big street but good crosswalks). Super fast, pay at the counter amazing hot Vietnamese food.
IMHO on par or better than Vedge, which is widely known as one of the best vegan restaurants in the country. Easier to get in, but a small space. Amazing drinks incl. non-alc and careful, tasty food.
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Charlie was a sinner.
131 S 13th St
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IMHO on par or better than Vedge, which is widely known as one of the best vegan restaurants in the country. Easier to get in, but a small space. Amazing drinks incl. non-alc and careful, tasty food.
Vegan pizza joint. Amazing crust, cool people. Soups and cookies and stuff, oh my!
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Blackbird Pizzeria
507 South 6th Street
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Vegan pizza joint. Amazing crust, cool people. Soups and cookies and stuff, oh my!
Great place next to a nice park. Pick up a coffee, cappuccino, specialty drink, fresh salad, sandwich or something more serious to eat in or go. Neighbor sister restaurant Talula's Daily is beautiful.
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Talula's Daily
208 W Washington Square
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Great place next to a nice park. Pick up a coffee, cappuccino, specialty drink, fresh salad, sandwich or something more serious to eat in or go. Neighbor sister restaurant Talula's Daily is beautiful.
Like an even pickier Whole Foods. Mostly vegan, started as a place the original owner could have his often very ill clients shop at freely. Best vegan hot food bar in the city. Also beauty/medicine.
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Essene Market & Café
719 S 4th St
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Like an even pickier Whole Foods. Mostly vegan, started as a place the original owner could have his often very ill clients shop at freely. Best vegan hot food bar in the city. Also beauty/medicine.
The exterior shots for the cafe in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia were done here back when it was Philly Java. Still a really nice quality coffee spot.
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Milk & Honey Cafe
518 S 4th St
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The exterior shots for the cafe in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia were done here back when it was Philly Java. Still a really nice quality coffee spot.
Do you like food? Then go here. You can make a nice day trip of it and Chinatown, if your stomach can handle it. If you want Amish indulgences (donuts!) go any day but Sunday.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
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Do you like food? Then go here. You can make a nice day trip of it and Chinatown, if your stomach can handle it. If you want Amish indulgences (donuts!) go any day but Sunday.
Do you need food and it's 3 am? There are surprisingly few 24 hour places around but this will cure what ails ya for a straight up nice 24 hour diner experience.
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South Street Headhouse District
407 Pine St
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Do you need food and it's 3 am? There are surprisingly few 24 hour places around but this will cure what ails ya for a straight up nice 24 hour diner experience.

Everything Else

You might be staying at an airbnb so you have the option of cooking for at least a few meals - here's where I get most of my groceries.
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Whole Foods Market
929 South St
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You might be staying at an airbnb so you have the option of cooking for at least a few meals - here's where I get most of my groceries.
Where I spend most of my time. Thai bodywork studio, Jiu-Jitsu, lots of classes, huge gym with climbing wall, basketball court, swimming pool, treadmills, weights, roofdeck. Drop in for a fee.
Optimal Gym
325 Bainbridge St
Where I spend most of my time. Thai bodywork studio, Jiu-Jitsu, lots of classes, huge gym with climbing wall, basketball court, swimming pool, treadmills, weights, roofdeck. Drop in for a fee.
Sooo good. I'm not vegan nor vegetarian and I love this place. They made some deal with the devil with their mock-goods. "Chicken" nuggets and cheesesteaks, "fish" sandwiches, great desserts, all good
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Govinda's Vegetarian Cuisine
1408 South St
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Sooo good. I'm not vegan nor vegetarian and I love this place. They made some deal with the devil with their mock-goods. "Chicken" nuggets and cheesesteaks, "fish" sandwiches, great desserts, all good
The building is huge, and beautiful, and made in a way they just don't make em any more. I always bring people visiting me around here for a night drive to marvel.
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Δημαρχείο της Φιλαδέλφειας
1400 John F Kennedy Blvd
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The building is huge, and beautiful, and made in a way they just don't make em any more. I always bring people visiting me around here for a night drive to marvel.
One of the biggest collections of priceless art in the world yet somehow almost under the radar. Definitely worth your time!
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Μπάρνες
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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One of the biggest collections of priceless art in the world yet somehow almost under the radar. Definitely worth your time!
You probably haven't heard of this, but if you love cars, you should make the trip outside the city.
Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum
6825-31 Norwitch Dr
You probably haven't heard of this, but if you love cars, you should make the trip outside the city.
If you need a nature respite during your stay, the Wissahickon is an amazing resource to be so close to the city. Beautiful woods and trails along the river.
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Πάρκο Κοιλάδας Wissahickon
Valley Green Road
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If you need a nature respite during your stay, the Wissahickon is an amazing resource to be so close to the city. Beautiful woods and trails along the river.
Sundays in the summer and fall there's a farmer's market til 2:00pm. Sometimes events are held here. There's a wawa and some good Irish bars on the square. Good spot just off South Street.
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Head House Square
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Sundays in the summer and fall there's a farmer's market til 2:00pm. Sometimes events are held here. There's a wawa and some good Irish bars on the square. Good spot just off South Street.
Lovely park in a ritzy area. Flanked by expensive but often (not always) worth-it restaurants, good people watching, and high end shopping. I love Anthropologie.
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Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
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Lovely park in a ritzy area. Flanked by expensive but often (not always) worth-it restaurants, good people watching, and high end shopping. I love Anthropologie.
Crepes! Lovely, lovely place. Exquisite entree salads honestly. Great for savory or sweet or both. French restaurant with emphasis on crepes.
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Creperie Beau Monde & L'Etage
624 S 6th St
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Crepes! Lovely, lovely place. Exquisite entree salads honestly. Great for savory or sweet or both. French restaurant with emphasis on crepes.
I've tasted a lot of the Chinese pastries in the area, but this self-serve spot is the best. Amazingly cheap and delicious. Bubble tea too.
K C's Pastries
109 N 10th St
I've tasted a lot of the Chinese pastries in the area, but this self-serve spot is the best. Amazingly cheap and delicious. Bubble tea too.
You're in the city. We are spoiled here. Spoiled by things like hot fresh cookies delivered to your door until 3am. You should go walk this amazing block in the city but can also order late at home.
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Insomnia Cookies
135 S 13th St
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You're in the city. We are spoiled here. Spoiled by things like hot fresh cookies delivered to your door until 3am. You should go walk this amazing block in the city but can also order late at home.
If you're planning on cooking, this is where you should buy produce imo. Cheap and fresh though I can't guarantee organic or anything. Much looks better than other places.
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First Oriental Market Inc
1111 S 6th St
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If you're planning on cooking, this is where you should buy produce imo. Cheap and fresh though I can't guarantee organic or anything. Much looks better than other places.
You should visit and walk around the Italian Market. DiBruno Bros and neighboring Claudio's are the quintessential shop experience. Taste cheese, buy antipasti, enjoy life.
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Di Bruno Bros. - Italian Market
930 S 9th St
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You should visit and walk around the Italian Market. DiBruno Bros and neighboring Claudio's are the quintessential shop experience. Taste cheese, buy antipasti, enjoy life.
If you're going to wait in a long line for cheesesteaks this would be my recommendation over Pat's and Geno's. Upstairs seating and a few barstools downstairs.
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Jim's Steaks
400 N 62nd St
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If you're going to wait in a long line for cheesesteaks this would be my recommendation over Pat's and Geno's. Upstairs seating and a few barstools downstairs.

Shopping

Philly classic! We call Italian Ice "water ice" here for some reason. Great quality. Usually I get ice cream - homemade, delicious, and cheaper than you'd expect!
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John's Water Ice
701 Christian St
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Philly classic! We call Italian Ice "water ice" here for some reason. Great quality. Usually I get ice cream - homemade, delicious, and cheaper than you'd expect!
The most New York Deli you can find. Huge behemoth everything and great quality at that. You pay for it but you get 3 meals worth, too. Best chocolate chip cookies. Breakfast all day (opens @11 wkdys)
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Famous 4th Street Delicatessen
700 S 4th St
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The most New York Deli you can find. Huge behemoth everything and great quality at that. You pay for it but you get 3 meals worth, too. Best chocolate chip cookies. Breakfast all day (opens @11 wkdys)
The gelato is amazing, though maybe not "best in the world" as they claim (if you've been to Italy you can be a snob with me). This spot is important as a jump off for the incredible food scene nearby
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Capogiro Gelato Artisans Scoop Shop
1625 E Passyunk Ave
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The gelato is amazing, though maybe not "best in the world" as they claim (if you've been to Italy you can be a snob with me). This spot is important as a jump off for the incredible food scene nearby
Just so good. So so good. Burgers, shakes, beer, krinkle fries, hot dogs I've never tried because the burgers are so good.
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Shake Shack
2000 Sansom St
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Just so good. So so good. Burgers, shakes, beer, krinkle fries, hot dogs I've never tried because the burgers are so good.