Alex & Sarah's Philly Guidebook || 2024 edit

Alex & Sarah
Alex & Sarah's Philly Guidebook || 2024 edit

Food Scene

Tasty and inexpensive Vietnamese street food to go
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Streetside
165 W Girard Ave
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Tasty and inexpensive Vietnamese street food to go
In adjacent neighborhood Northern Liberties, Bardot is a great spot for small plates and cocktails.
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Bardot Cafe
447 Poplar St
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In adjacent neighborhood Northern Liberties, Bardot is a great spot for small plates and cocktails.
Fancy little eats, often with an emphasis on local ingredients. Beautiful interior, on the pricey side.
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R&D
1206 Frankford Ave
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Fancy little eats, often with an emphasis on local ingredients. Beautiful interior, on the pricey side.
Prepared food, gourmet & grocery in the old Reading Terminal station, local produce and products, Amish pretzels and candy, and outposts of some of Philly's hottest restaurants. CROWDED at peak times; weekday afternoons are great.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
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Prepared food, gourmet & grocery in the old Reading Terminal station, local produce and products, Amish pretzels and candy, and outposts of some of Philly's hottest restaurants. CROWDED at peak times; weekday afternoons are great.
Great new American with an emphasis on local ingredients, good from breakfast/brunch through dinner and drinks, with a beautiful large back garden for al fresco dining. Right around the corner from our house!
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Front Street Cafe
1253 N Front St
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Great new American with an emphasis on local ingredients, good from breakfast/brunch through dinner and drinks, with a beautiful large back garden for al fresco dining. Right around the corner from our house!
Awesome family-run inexpensive Poblano Mexican restaurant - right around the corner from our house, Pancho's is one of our go-to's!
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Pancho's Cafe
152 W Girard Ave
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Awesome family-run inexpensive Poblano Mexican restaurant - right around the corner from our house, Pancho's is one of our go-to's!
Excellent high end Baja Mexican from Stephen Starr; reservations recommended for weekends and popular dates
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LMNO
1739-1749 North Front Street
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Excellent high end Baja Mexican from Stephen Starr; reservations recommended for weekends and popular dates
Great Italian and New American food with a solid brunch (reservations recommended)
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Wm. Mulherin’s Sons
1355 N Front St
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Great Italian and New American food with a solid brunch (reservations recommended)
Voted "Best Pizza in America" a few years ago, Beddia makes excellent thin crust pizza with seasonal offerings (get the corn pizza if you're here in the summer). Reserve pickup times online, limited indoor dining space available.
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Pizzeria Beddia
1313 North Lee Street
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Voted "Best Pizza in America" a few years ago, Beddia makes excellent thin crust pizza with seasonal offerings (get the corn pizza if you're here in the summer). Reserve pickup times online, limited indoor dining space available.
Half a block from our house, Laser Wolf is one of the major new additions to the neighborhood (reservations recommended for popular dates)
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Laser Wolf
1301 North Howard Street
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Half a block from our house, Laser Wolf is one of the major new additions to the neighborhood (reservations recommended for popular dates)
Our local go-to for cheesesteak sandwiches is a short walk from our house. We recommend them with American cheese, and mushrooms & grilled onions. They also have great crinkle cut cheese fries and milk shakes (our favorite is vanilla & peanut butter).
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Joe's Steaks + Soda Shop Fishtown
1 W Girard Ave
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Our local go-to for cheesesteak sandwiches is a short walk from our house. We recommend them with American cheese, and mushrooms & grilled onions. They also have great crinkle cut cheese fries and milk shakes (our favorite is vanilla & peanut butter).
Liberty Kitchen PHL
1400 N Front St
vegan food, fresh juice, natural bath and home products (try the vegan empanadas)
Nourish
177 S 9th St
vegan food, fresh juice, natural bath and home products (try the vegan empanadas)
Irish dive bar with under the radar great Italian food
Murph's Bar
Irish dive bar with under the radar great Italian food
Malaysian food, one of our top favorites in Chinatown
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Penang Restaurant
117 N 10th St
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Malaysian food, one of our top favorites in Chinatown
Authentic Shanghai soup dumplings in Chinatown (get fried and steamed versions, better during non peak times)
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Dim Sum Garden
1020 Race St
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Authentic Shanghai soup dumplings in Chinatown (get fried and steamed versions, better during non peak times)
Awesome neighborhood ice cream spot with friendly staff and creative flavors
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Weckerly’s Ice Cream
9 W Girard Ave
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Awesome neighborhood ice cream spot with friendly staff and creative flavors

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cheap Greek food and bar with pool tables, large back garden in summer.
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Kostas Restaurant
15 W Girard Ave
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Great cheap Greek food and bar with pool tables, large back garden in summer.
Tons of old arcade games, good craft beer selection, cheap bar snacks.
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Barcade
1114 Frankford Ave
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Tons of old arcade games, good craft beer selection, cheap bar snacks.
Speakeasy style bar in Chinatown, with great cocktails. Be prepared to wait in line on weekends. Dress code enforced (and strictly no sneakers). Cash only. The guy at the door is probably Mr. Lee (he's almost always smoking an e-cigarette).
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Hop Sing Laundromat
1029 Race St
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Speakeasy style bar in Chinatown, with great cocktails. Be prepared to wait in line on weekends. Dress code enforced (and strictly no sneakers). Cash only. The guy at the door is probably Mr. Lee (he's almost always smoking an e-cigarette).
Bar, restaurant and music venue. They have some great cocktails, good draft wines, outdoor seating in nice weather.
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Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Ave
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Bar, restaurant and music venue. They have some great cocktails, good draft wines, outdoor seating in nice weather.
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The Fillmore Philadelphia
29 E Allen St
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RIVERS CASINO PHILADELPHIA
1001 N Delaware Ave
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Yards Brewing Company
500 Spring Garden St
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Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden St
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Kung Fu Necktie
1248 N Front St
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BB&T Pavilion
1 Harbour Blvd
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Franklin Music Hall
421 N 7th St
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Arts & Culture

Weds nights are pay what you want, but you can generally skip the line at the main door by going around to the back entrance! Stop around the front of the museum to see the Rocky steps, though!
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Μουσείο Τέχνης της Φιλαδέλφειας
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Weds nights are pay what you want, but you can generally skip the line at the main door by going around to the back entrance! Stop around the front of the museum to see the Rocky steps, though!
Fascinating museum based on William Barnes' juxtaposition of traditional art and other media.
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Μπάρνες
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Fascinating museum based on William Barnes' juxtaposition of traditional art and other media.
Science museum that is a lot of fun even if you're not bringing kids! Includes a wrap around IMAX theater and generally one limited time special exhibit.
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Ινστιτούτο Φράνκλιν
222 N 20th St
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Science museum that is a lot of fun even if you're not bringing kids! Includes a wrap around IMAX theater and generally one limited time special exhibit.
Located on the site of Ben Franklin's house, the tiny museum includes a look into the old foundations of the house, and the preserved print shop and post office from when Franklin lived on site. Prints of the Declaration of Independence and other historical documents, produced on a replica of Franklin's printing press, are available for purchase.
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Benjamin Franklin Museum
317 Chestnut St
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Located on the site of Ben Franklin's house, the tiny museum includes a look into the old foundations of the house, and the preserved print shop and post office from when Franklin lived on site. Prints of the Declaration of Independence and other historical documents, produced on a replica of Franklin's printing press, are available for purchase.
Dynamic art installation and gallery on Philadelphia's famous South Street (home to lots of cool shops and entertaining party bars)
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Μαγικοί Κήποι της Φιλαδέλφειας
1020 South St
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Dynamic art installation and gallery on Philadelphia's famous South Street (home to lots of cool shops and entertaining party bars)
Small but good selection of Rodin, right next to the Barnes Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philly's Museum District.
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Μουσείο Ροντέν
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Small but good selection of Rodin, right next to the Barnes Museum on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philly's Museum District.
Great natural history museum
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Ακαδημία Φυσικών Επιστημών του Πανεπιστημίου Drexel
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Great natural history museum
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Independence Seaport Museum
211 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
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Tour a real battleship right across the river in NJ! (Uber probably the best way to get there, although there is a parking garage nearby)
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Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial
100 Clinton St
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Tour a real battleship right across the river in NJ! (Uber probably the best way to get there, although there is a parking garage nearby)
Εθνικό Κέντρο Συνταγματικού Δικαίου
525 Arch St
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Betsy Ross House
239 Arch St
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Lesser known than the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and includes less well known collections.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 N Broad St
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Lesser known than the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and includes less well known collections.
Μουσείο της Αμερικανικής Επανάστασης
101 S 3rd St
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Also known as the Mutter Museum, it contains a cool, creepy collection of medical and scientific oddities and curiosities!
Μουσείο Μάτερ
19 S 22nd St
Also known as the Mutter Museum, it contains a cool, creepy collection of medical and scientific oddities and curiosities!

Parks & Nature

Beautiful views and secret trails, great for sitting, running, biking, or exploring.
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Πάρκο Φέρμοντ
Reservoir Drive
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Beautiful views and secret trails, great for sitting, running, biking, or exploring.
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Rittenhouse Square
135 S 18th St
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Independence National Historical Park
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Beautiful park with rotating exhibits like the Chinese Lantern Festival, located right near Independence Hall.
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Πλατεία Φράνκλιν
200 N 6th St
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Beautiful park with rotating exhibits like the Chinese Lantern Festival, located right near Independence Hall.
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Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River Trail
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Sightseeing

Old prison turned tourist attraction - an it's a Haunted House at Halloween!
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Ανατολική Ποινική Φυλακή
2027 Fairmount Ave
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Old prison turned tourist attraction - an it's a Haunted House at Halloween!
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Αίθουσα Ανεξαρτησίας
520 Chestnut St
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One of the oldest streets around - a charming tiny street lined with houses that are hundreds of years old! Located in Old City, which is filled with antiques, galleries, eateries, and amazing old buildings.
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Δρομάκι του Έλφρεθ
126 Elfreth's Alley
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One of the oldest streets around - a charming tiny street lined with houses that are hundreds of years old! Located in Old City, which is filled with antiques, galleries, eateries, and amazing old buildings.
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Δρομάκι του Έλφρεθ
126 Elfreth's Alley
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Christ Church
20 N American St
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Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
1723 Race St
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Καμπάνα της Ελευθερίας
526 Market St
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Βράχινα Σκαλιά
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
532 N 7th St
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Entertainment & Activities

Local urban farm with great produce for sale!
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Greensgrow Farms
2501 E Cumberland St
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Local urban farm with great produce for sale!
You don't need to be a kid to enjoy the zoo, and you can take the trolley across Girard Ave right to the zoo!
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ζωολογικός κήπος της Φιλαδέλφειας
3400 W Girard Ave
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You don't need to be a kid to enjoy the zoo, and you can take the trolley across Girard Ave right to the zoo!
Themed escape room games!
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Olde City Escape Games - Escape Rooms
221 Chestnut St
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Themed escape room games!

Shopping

Really cool selection of antiques, from small knick knacks, to larger furniture and installation pieces.
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Jinxed Fishtown
1331 Frankford Ave
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Really cool selection of antiques, from small knick knacks, to larger furniture and installation pieces.
In PA, liquor and wine are sold by the state. The store is open until 9pm on every night except Sunday, when they close at 5pm.
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Fine Wine & Good Spirits Premium Collection
180 W Girard Ave
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In PA, liquor and wine are sold by the state. The store is open until 9pm on every night except Sunday, when they close at 5pm.
Macy's is housed in the old Wanamaker Department Store building, an architectural marvel with incredible interiors, much of it original to roughly a century ago. Contains the Wanamaker Organ, one of the largest in the country (as well as regular stuff you might buy at Macy's - good sales)
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Macy's Philadelphia
1300 Market St
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Macy's is housed in the old Wanamaker Department Store building, an architectural marvel with incredible interiors, much of it original to roughly a century ago. Contains the Wanamaker Organ, one of the largest in the country (as well as regular stuff you might buy at Macy's - good sales)
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Century 21
821 Market St
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