Guidebook for Philadelphia
Food Scene
Plenty Café
1710 E Passyunk Avegood coffee and cocktails, nice upstairs space to do work
Rival Bros Coffee Bar
1100 Tasker StMy favorite coffee
Philly’s local coffee distributor, they have iced latte on tap
334 abantu bendawo batusa
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford AvePhilly’s local coffee distributor, they have iced latte on tap
Good Dog Bar
224 S 15th StExcellent burgers!
HipCityVeg
127 S 18th StMy favorite vegan restaurant
Cheap delicious sushi! Not much seating though so better to pick-up
47 abantu bendawo batusa
Vic Sushi Bar
2035 Sansom StCheap delicious sushi! Not much seating though so better to pick-up
Jasmine Rice Rittenhouse
306 S 16th StGood thai restaurant
Tampopo
269 S 44th StGreat korean bibimbap
Fuji Mountain Japanese Restaurant
2030 Chestnut StGood sushi spot
Dizengoff
1625 Sansom StHummus and shakshuka!
Luke's Lobster Rittenhouse
130 S 17th Stlobster rolls
Tio Flores
1600 South StGood tacos (especially on taco tuesdays!)
Honey's Sit 'N Eat
2101 South StGreat BYOB brunch
Parc
227 S 18th StGreat high end french brasserie
Zama
128 S 19th Sthigh class sushi spot
Mercato
1216 Spruce Stmy favorite Italian byob
Russet
1521 Spruce StNew American cuisine, BYOB
The Franklin Bar
1715 S 18th Stgreat British pub with high quality food, cozy ambiance
Vernick Food & Drink
2031 Walnut StMy favorite restaurant in all of Philadelphia!!!
Le Chéri
Manning StreetHigh end French restaurant
Drinks & Nightlife
nice Irish pub with trivia night on Wednesdays!
22 abantu bendawo batusa
The Black Sheep Pub and Restaurant
247 S 17th Stnice Irish pub with trivia night on Wednesdays!
wide beer selection (can also pick 6 to go), good sandwiches
14 abantu bendawo batusa
The Foodery at Rittenhouse
1710 Sansom Stwide beer selection (can also pick 6 to go), good sandwiches
Tria Cafe Rittenhouse
123 S 18th StGreat wine and food
Bar with 3 separate rooms (jazz lounge, whiskey bar, dance floor upstairs)
70 abantu bendawo batusa
Time
1315 Sansom StBar with 3 separate rooms (jazz lounge, whiskey bar, dance floor upstairs)
Woody's
202 S 13th Stbest nightclub around, eclectic mix of both gay and straight people
hipster dive bar, #1 seller of PBR in the USA, city wide specials for $3
305 abantu bendawo batusa
Bob and Barbara's Lounge
1509 South Streethipster dive bar, #1 seller of PBR in the USA, city wide specials for $3
Brauhaus Schmitz
718 South StGreat German Beer Hall
Essentials
Food & Friends
1933 Spruce StCute local grocery store with wide beer selection (pick 6!)
Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection
1515 Locust StWine and liquor store
Rittenhouse Market
1733 Spruce StExpensive but convenient
Shopping
UNIQLO
1608 Chestnut StSightseeing
I-Independence Hall
520 Chestnut StSee where the constitution was signed!
I-Liberty Bell
526 Market StI-City Hall yasePhiladelphia
1400 John F Kennedy BlvdArts & Culture
I-Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin PkwyParks & Nature
the start to a nice walking/biking path that goes to Valley Forge
236 abantu bendawo batusa
Schuylkill River Park Community Garden
302 S 25th Stthe start to a nice walking/biking path that goes to Valley Forge