Guidebook for Philadelphia
Food Scene
Delicious modern Italian cuisine, friendly service, and very conveniently located. BYOB.
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Mercato
1216 Spruce StDelicious modern Italian cuisine, friendly service, and very conveniently located. BYOB.
Wood-fired brick oven pizza restaurant with full bar, conveniently located. Can dine in or order to go. Recommend the arugula pizza and the spicy soppressata pizza.
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Nomad Roman
1305 Locust StWood-fired brick oven pizza restaurant with full bar, conveniently located. Can dine in or order to go. Recommend the arugula pizza and the spicy soppressata pizza.
Conveniently located, popular breakfast/brunch/lunch spot serving many locally-sourced foods including vegetarian and vegan options. It's very busy on weekends, so try to go early.
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Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th StConveniently located, popular breakfast/brunch/lunch spot serving many locally-sourced foods including vegetarian and vegan options. It's very busy on weekends, so try to go early.
Conveniently located, serving a variety of pan-latin american cuisine (Cuban, Central and South American, and Caribbean ) with full bar and sidewalk seating in warm weather. Weekend brunch or dinner.
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Mixto Restaurante
1141 Pine StConveniently located, serving a variety of pan-latin american cuisine (Cuban, Central and South American, and Caribbean ) with full bar and sidewalk seating in warm weather. Weekend brunch or dinner.
Montréal-style boiled-and-baked bagels. Can order bagels to go, or dine in on breakfast sandwiches using local ingredients and coffee. Sidewalk seating in warm weather.
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Spread Bagelry
262 S 20th StMontréal-style boiled-and-baked bagels. Can order bagels to go, or dine in on breakfast sandwiches using local ingredients and coffee. Sidewalk seating in warm weather.
Coffee bar serving handcrafted coffee drinks, sandwiches and salads using local ingredients. Attractive setting and conveniently located.
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Plenty Café
1710 E Passyunk AveCoffee bar serving handcrafted coffee drinks, sandwiches and salads using local ingredients. Attractive setting and conveniently located.
Homestyle cooking. Busy during weekend brunch, but comfort food leaves me satisfied.
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Honey's Sit 'N Eat
2101 South StHomestyle cooking. Busy during weekend brunch, but comfort food leaves me satisfied.
A well-known farmers' market in the heart of the city, with a large variety of eateries, farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, cheeses and meats.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th StA well-known farmers' market in the heart of the city, with a large variety of eateries, farm-fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, cheeses and meats.
Large full-service dine-in Vietnamese restaurant with bar. Excellent pho and other dishes.
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Nam Phuong Restaurant
1100 Washington AveLarge full-service dine-in Vietnamese restaurant with bar. Excellent pho and other dishes.
Delicious Italian comfort food in the Italian market. Currently BYOB but future plans include bar service.
Nina's Trattoria
910 S 9th StDelicious Italian comfort food in the Italian market. Currently BYOB but future plans include bar service.
A South Philly institution. Delicious southern Italian comfort food in the Italian market. Full bar serving italian wine and beers.
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Villa di Roma
936 S 9th StA South Philly institution. Delicious southern Italian comfort food in the Italian market. Full bar serving italian wine and beers.
Authentic Mexican food with a largely Mexican clientele. Casual and inexpensive. Full bar, including a variety of Mexican beers, margaritas, aguas frescas, and carbonated drinks.
Plaza Garibaldi
935 Washington AveAuthentic Mexican food with a largely Mexican clientele. Casual and inexpensive. Full bar, including a variety of Mexican beers, margaritas, aguas frescas, and carbonated drinks.
Traditional, upscale steakhouse when you just want a juicy steak. Beautiful venue and warm ambience.
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Butcher and Singer
1500 Walnut StTraditional, upscale steakhouse when you just want a juicy steak. Beautiful venue and warm ambience.
Casual, healthful dining with a smoothie bar. Everything on the menu is less than 400 calories. Sandwiches, wraps and salads. Dine-in or takeout. Pet-friendly sidewalk dining in warm weather.
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FUEL Center City
1225 Walnut StCasual, healthful dining with a smoothie bar. Everything on the menu is less than 400 calories. Sandwiches, wraps and salads. Dine-in or takeout. Pet-friendly sidewalk dining in warm weather.
Cozy French café offering pastries, coffee, quiches and crêpes. Bastien Ornano is the French-born and -trained owner and chef of J'aime, which is a combination of boulangerie, pâtisserie and viennoiserie. Indoor and sidewalk seating. Très charmant et très confortable!
J'aime French Bakery
212 S 12th StCozy French café offering pastries, coffee, quiches and crêpes. Bastien Ornano is the French-born and -trained owner and chef of J'aime, which is a combination of boulangerie, pâtisserie and viennoiserie. Indoor and sidewalk seating. Très charmant et très confortable!
Serving lamian (Lanzhou-style hand-drawn noodles) with various toppings, as well as dumplings, vegetable dishes and soups. Restaurant is cash only, but service is brisk and there is an ATM on-site and the meal is economical for those on a budget.
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Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House
1022 Race StServing lamian (Lanzhou-style hand-drawn noodles) with various toppings, as well as dumplings, vegetable dishes and soups. Restaurant is cash only, but service is brisk and there is an ATM on-site and the meal is economical for those on a budget.
Serving Shanghai-style soup dumplings (xiaolongbao) as well as other Chinese dumplings and small plates. Unlike many Cantonese dim sum restaurants, you don't order from pushcarts, but rather from the menu, which includes photos of dishes for those unsure what to get. Restaurant is cash only, but there is an ATM on-site. Can be busy at peak dining times and on weekends, but the wait is usually not too long.
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Dim Sum Garden
1020 Race StServing Shanghai-style soup dumplings (xiaolongbao) as well as other Chinese dumplings and small plates. Unlike many Cantonese dim sum restaurants, you don't order from pushcarts, but rather from the menu, which includes photos of dishes for those unsure what to get. Restaurant is cash only, but there is an ATM on-site. Can be busy at peak dining times and on weekends, but the wait is usually not too long.
Drinks & Nightlife
Conveniently located, casual bar setting with rotating menu of wine/beer/cheese, with small plates, sandwiches and salads. Pet-friendly sidewalk seating in warm weather.
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Tria Cafe Wash West
1137 Spruce StConveniently located, casual bar setting with rotating menu of wine/beer/cheese, with small plates, sandwiches and salads. Pet-friendly sidewalk seating in warm weather.
Difficult to categorize, Milkboy is a coffee bar, pub and music venue rolled into one. A hip, lively crowd makes this a fun place to hang out for a beer and a sandwich.
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MilkBoy Philadelphia
1100 Chestnut StDifficult to categorize, Milkboy is a coffee bar, pub and music venue rolled into one. A hip, lively crowd makes this a fun place to hang out for a beer and a sandwich.
Conveniently located, casual bar with craft beers and comfort food. TV usually showing a local sports game. Pet-friendly sidewalk seating in warm weather.
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Varga Bar
941 Spruce StConveniently located, casual bar with craft beers and comfort food. TV usually showing a local sports game. Pet-friendly sidewalk seating in warm weather.
Irish pub serving breakfast, lunch and dinner and a full bar. Several TVs dedicated to showing live football (soccer) matches, especially English Premier League. Pub quiz on Wednesdays.
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Fado Irish Pub
1500 Locust StIrish pub serving breakfast, lunch and dinner and a full bar. Several TVs dedicated to showing live football (soccer) matches, especially English Premier League. Pub quiz on Wednesdays.
A cozy, intimate lounge with signature drinks and it's only a brief walk from our house. The walls of the downstairs bar are covered with lettered subway tiles that spell out the names of well-known authors. The upstairs lounge resembles an old library but is anything but quiet and bookish.
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Writer's Block Rehab
1342 Cypress StA cozy, intimate lounge with signature drinks and it's only a brief walk from our house. The walls of the downstairs bar are covered with lettered subway tiles that spell out the names of well-known authors. The upstairs lounge resembles an old library but is anything but quiet and bookish.
Neighborhoods
Washington Square West