Guidebook for Philadelphia
Food Scene
Best sandwiches in the neighborhood! Play shuffleboard while you wait and stay or takeout a great selection of bottled and canned beers.
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Rybrew
2600 W Girard AveBest sandwiches in the neighborhood! Play shuffleboard while you wait and stay or takeout a great selection of bottled and canned beers.
Italian Express
2641 W Girard AveGreat pizza and Italian sandwiches.
High Point Cafe
602 Carpenter LnGreat coffee!
Excellent BYOB Moroccan restaurant. Seared tuna is a favorite!
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Figs
2501 Meredith StExcellent BYOB Moroccan restaurant. Seared tuna is a favorite!
Brewing La Colombe coffee and serving tasty pastries.
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Lucky Goat Coffee House
888 N 26th StBrewing La Colombe coffee and serving tasty pastries.
Rybread
1711 Fairmount AveGreat breakfast sandwiches!
La Calaca Feliz
2321 Fairmount AveTasty Mexican and a really nice outdoor patio
Great food- especially the pastas. And excellent beer selection.
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Bridgid's
Great food- especially the pastas. And excellent beer selection.
One of our favorites and weekly to-gos. Thai food- mostly. Thai Basil Chicken and the Drunken Noodles are our favorites.
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Trio BYOB
2601 Pennsylvania AveOne of our favorites and weekly to-gos. Thai food- mostly. Thai Basil Chicken and the Drunken Noodles are our favorites.
Great pizza and family friendly place. Eat in or take away.
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Angelino's Restaurant
849 N 25th StGreat pizza and family friendly place. Eat in or take away.
Mexican restaurant owned by the folks who run Trio. Good, but we like La Calaca better and it's just another 5 minute walk.
Isabel
2601 Pennsylvania AveMexican restaurant owned by the folks who run Trio. Good, but we like La Calaca better and it's just another 5 minute walk.
Serving La Colombe coffee and breakfast sandwiches. They take forever, but decent quality.
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The Flying Saucer Cafe
2545 Brown StreetServing La Colombe coffee and breakfast sandwiches. They take forever, but decent quality.
Zorba's Tavern
2230 Fairmount AveVery good Greek food
Nice restaurant and separate bar area for sandwiches and burgers.
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Rembrandt's Restaurant & Bar
741 North 23rd StreetNice restaurant and separate bar area for sandwiches and burgers.
Entertainment & Activities
Country's first zoo and one of the best. Check out the cat walk and visit the baby orangoutang.
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Philadelphia Zoo
3400 W Girard AveCountry's first zoo and one of the best. Check out the cat walk and visit the baby orangoutang.
Ice cream! And coffee. And water ice, it's a Philly thing.
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Philly Flavors
2004 Fairmount AveIce cream! And coffee. And water ice, it's a Philly thing.
A mansion designed solely as a playspace for kids! Best playground in Philly. And it's free (donations requested). http://smithplayground.org/about/
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Smith Memorial Playground & Playhouse
3500 Reservoir DrA mansion designed solely as a playspace for kids! Best playground in Philly. And it's free (donations requested). http://smithplayground.org/about/
Drinks & Nightlife
When in Brewerytown . . . check out our newly opened brewery for great beer and snacks.
2711 W Girard Ave
2711 West Girard AvenueWhen in Brewerytown . . . check out our newly opened brewery for great beer and snacks.
Our favorite neighborhood bar with great nachos, sandwiches and friendly service. Also serve brunch.
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The Bishop's Collar
2349 Fairmount AveOur favorite neighborhood bar with great nachos, sandwiches and friendly service. Also serve brunch.
With a full crew boat hanging from the ceiling, the original fireman's pole and the country's oldest solitary prison across the street (now a museum) the atmosphere is one-of-a-kind. Bbq ribs!
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Jack's Firehouse
2130 Fairmount AveWith a full crew boat hanging from the ceiling, the original fireman's pole and the country's oldest solitary prison across the street (now a museum) the atmosphere is one-of-a-kind. Bbq ribs!
Neighborhood spot for live music and a good draft selection
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North Star Bar
2639 Poplar StreetNeighborhood spot for live music and a good draft selection
Essentials
3101 W Girard Ave
3101 West Girard AvenueALDI grocery store is undergoing renovations and should be opened by September.
Best selection of produce and excellent to-go options for a "home-cooked" style meal without the work.
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Whole Foods Market
2101 Pennsylvania AveBest selection of produce and excellent to-go options for a "home-cooked" style meal without the work.
Arts & Culture
Second-largest collection of Rodin sculptures in the world (behind the number one in Paris).
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I-Rodin Museum
2151 Benjamin Franklin PkwySecond-largest collection of Rodin sculptures in the world (behind the number one in Paris).
Post-impressionist collection featuring numerous works by Renoir, Matisse, Cezanne, and Picasso.
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Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin PkwyPost-impressionist collection featuring numerous works by Renoir, Matisse, Cezanne, and Picasso.
Everything Else
Also one of the best art museums in the country, if not the world.
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2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
2600 Benjamin Franklin ParkwayAlso one of the best art museums in the country, if not the world.
Shopping
Ali's Wagon
2017 Fairmount AveCute shop for young kids and small gifts