Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Food Scene

$4.95 Breakfast Special ( includes Coffee + Side ) if you get there before 9am. Can't beat it. ( Cash Only ). Breakfast served all day. Lunch & Dinner menus available. Great for solo diners as well.
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Honey's Sit 'N Eat
2101 South St
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$4.95 Breakfast Special ( includes Coffee + Side ) if you get there before 9am. Can't beat it. ( Cash Only ). Breakfast served all day. Lunch & Dinner menus available. Great for solo diners as well.
Great food & cocktails. Vintage vibe.
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Bud & Marilyn's
1234 Locust St
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Great food & cocktails. Vintage vibe.
Best BBQ in Philly. + Happy Hour Specials. And close to a lot of great nightlife.
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Fette Sau
1208 Frankford Ave
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Best BBQ in Philly. + Happy Hour Specials. And close to a lot of great nightlife.
Fried Chicken. (Seriously).
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Federal Donuts
1219 S 2nd St
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Fried Chicken. (Seriously).
Upstairs Cafe + Coffee shop Downstairs Izakaya
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Double Knot
120 S 13th St
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Upstairs Cafe + Coffee shop Downstairs Izakaya
Great Burgers & Shakes.
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Shake Shack
2000 Sansom St
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Great Burgers & Shakes.
Woodfired Pizza.
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Pizzeria Vetri
1939 Callowhill St
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Woodfired Pizza.
Dine under a green-house canopy. Great outdoor garden store. With tons of inspiration. Check their calendar for special events.
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Terrain Cafe
914 Baltimore Pike
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Dine under a green-house canopy. Great outdoor garden store. With tons of inspiration. Check their calendar for special events.
Historic market. With lot's of local and Amish goods.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
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Historic market. With lot's of local and Amish goods.
Great food + view of the River. Dog friendly.
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In Riva
4116 Ridge Ave
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Great food + view of the River. Dog friendly.
Good Local Coffee/Espresso.
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Rival Bros Coffee Bar
2400 Lombard St
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Good Local Coffee/Espresso.
Good Local Coffee/Espresso.
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Ultimo Coffee
1900 S 15th St
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Good Local Coffee/Espresso.
Local Coffee - w. a growing following.
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford Ave
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Local Coffee - w. a growing following.
Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." Some "fancier" options, and a little less attitude.
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Cleavers
108 S 18th St
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Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." Some "fancier" options, and a little less attitude.
Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." The rival enterprises.
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Pat's King of Steaks
1237 E Passyunk Ave
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Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." The rival enterprises.
Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." The rival enterprises.
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Geno's Steaks
1219 S 9th St
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Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." The rival enterprises.
Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." Classics.
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Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop Fishtown
1 W Girard Ave
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Cheesesteaks, the "local delicacy." Classics.
Absolute go-to for affordable, good, and super-close breakfast and lunch. Looks small from the outside - but there’s a large backroom, and sun-patio in back for even more seating.
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Ants Pants Cafe
2212 South St
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Absolute go-to for affordable, good, and super-close breakfast and lunch. Looks small from the outside - but there’s a large backroom, and sun-patio in back for even more seating.
Fantastic donuts. They also happen to be vegan .
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Dottie's Donuts
4529 Springfield Ave
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Fantastic donuts. They also happen to be vegan .
So. Good.
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Cry Baby Pasta
627 S 3rd St
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So. Good.
Pastries - but they usually sell out by 2pm.
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K'Far Cafe
110 S 19th St
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Pastries - but they usually sell out by 2pm.
Basically only 3 menu items - but they’re all fantastic. Go for the falafel - don’t leave without a tahinis smoothie.
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Goldie
1911 Sansom St
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Basically only 3 menu items - but they’re all fantastic. Go for the falafel - don’t leave without a tahinis smoothie.

Getting Around

Septa Subway & Regional Rail
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Suburban Train Station
16th St. & JFK Blvd.
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Septa Subway & Regional Rail

Arts & Culture

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Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Great artisans. Beautiful space.
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The Center for Art in Wood
141 N 3rd St
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Great artisans. Beautiful space.
Great contemporary collection.
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Institute of Contemporary Art
118 S 36th St
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Great contemporary collection.
Great gallery with amazing local and national talent.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N Broad St
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Great gallery with amazing local and national talent.
*See website - NOT MAPPED LOCATION* www.muralarts.org Love Letter Murals - by Stephen Powers Market St. 45th-63rd Street. West Philadelphia Neighborhood Plenty of other mural arts around town.
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Mural Arts Philadelphia
1727-29 Mt Vernon St
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*See website - NOT MAPPED LOCATION* www.muralarts.org Love Letter Murals - by Stephen Powers Market St. 45th-63rd Street. West Philadelphia Neighborhood Plenty of other mural arts around town.
One of a kind & weird at heart. Museum of Medical Oddities.
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First Food Market
116 S 21st St
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One of a kind & weird at heart. Museum of Medical Oddities.
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Kimmel Cultural Campus
300 S Broad St
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Limited hours, but a very interesting local stop.
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Fabric Workshop and Museum
1214 Arch St
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Limited hours, but a very interesting local stop.
Free / pay what you wish admission. A small collection right near the PMA, that you can see in under an hour.
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Rodinmuseet
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Free / pay what you wish admission. A small collection right near the PMA, that you can see in under an hour.
The Bok Building is open from 9-5pm and the main floors are occupied by a variety of artist and retail studios ( individual rooms / studios have varying hours that may or may not be open to public ). Architecture of the building has been preserved, so really neat to check out before heading up to the roof for drinks or dinner.
Bok
1901 South 9th Street
The Bok Building is open from 9-5pm and the main floors are occupied by a variety of artist and retail studios ( individual rooms / studios have varying hours that may or may not be open to public ). Architecture of the building has been preserved, so really neat to check out before heading up to the roof for drinks or dinner.

Parks & Nature

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Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River Trail
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If you want to venture into the burbs & the wide open.
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Valley Forge National Historical Park
1400 N Outer Line Dr
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If you want to venture into the burbs & the wide open.
Run along the Kelly Drive trail. Or check out the view of the Boathouses at night when they're all lit up.
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Boathouse Row
1 Boathouse Row
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Run along the Kelly Drive trail. Or check out the view of the Boathouses at night when they're all lit up.

Drinks & Nightlife

Amazing rooftop views - * Only Open Seasonally / Summer * - ( see Irwin’s for year round schedule ).
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Bok Bar
800 Mifflin St
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Amazing rooftop views - * Only Open Seasonally / Summer * - ( see Irwin’s for year round schedule ).
Walkable.
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The Pub & Kitchen
1946 Lombard St
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Walkable.
Excellent Wine bar. Close to the Fishtown scene.
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R&D
1206 Frankford Ave
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Excellent Wine bar. Close to the Fishtown scene.
Local bar. Great Brunch & dinner deals.
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Burg's Hideaway Lounge
1200 S 21st St
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Local bar. Great Brunch & dinner deals.
Quality cocktails.
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a.bar
1737 Walnut St
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Quality cocktails.
Great local bar, with a variety of local beers on tap and a great seasonal menu for such a small venue. Patio seating in the back. Onion rings the side of your fist.
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American Sardine Bar
1800 Federal St
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Great local bar, with a variety of local beers on tap and a great seasonal menu for such a small venue. Patio seating in the back. Onion rings the side of your fist.
Amazing rooftop views - open year round in a truly unique space ( top floor of a renovated technical high school converted to artists studios ).
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Irwin's
800 Mifflin St
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Amazing rooftop views - open year round in a truly unique space ( top floor of a renovated technical high school converted to artists studios ).
Walkable brewery with open atmosphere and lots of seating.
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Dock Street South
2118 Washington Ave
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Walkable brewery with open atmosphere and lots of seating.

Shopping

Curated designer goods. Just a few streets over from the famous South Street shopping district.
Yowie
226 S 4th St
Curated designer goods. Just a few streets over from the famous South Street shopping district.
Lovely jewelry selection, close by.
Ritual Shoppe
2003 Walnut St
Lovely jewelry selection, close by.
Nice designer and local home goods in Old City.
Cuttalossa & Co
47 N 2nd St
Nice designer and local home goods in Old City.
Great selection of jewelry and apothecary items ( lotions, scents, candles ) love stopping in to look around.
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Moon + Arrow
742 S 4th St
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Great selection of jewelry and apothecary items ( lotions, scents, candles ) love stopping in to look around.
This is a very interesting home bar, and craft cocktail supply store ( huge selection of bitters, etc ). They even have a little hidden bar that serves drinks highlighting their offerings in the back.
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Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
116 N 3rd St
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This is a very interesting home bar, and craft cocktail supply store ( huge selection of bitters, etc ). They even have a little hidden bar that serves drinks highlighting their offerings in the back.