Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Food Scene

This is our favorite coffeeshop. They also have a bakery with homemade AWESOME pastries and they serve sweet and savory crepes as well. Can get very busy!
67 recommandé par les habitants
High Point Cafe
602 Carpenter Ln
67 recommandé par les habitants
This is our favorite coffeeshop. They also have a bakery with homemade AWESOME pastries and they serve sweet and savory crepes as well. Can get very busy!
One of Mt. Airy's most beloved bars and restaurants. Great wood-fire oven pizzas and they brew their own beers and sodas.
54 recommandé par les habitants
Earth Bread + Brewery
7136 Germantown Ave
54 recommandé par les habitants
One of Mt. Airy's most beloved bars and restaurants. Great wood-fire oven pizzas and they brew their own beers and sodas.
Great restaurant bar with craft cocktails, good wine and beer list, menu with plenty of local offerings. Nice little courtyard with outdoor seating.
22 recommandé par les habitants
Cresheim Valley Grain Exchange
7152 Germantown Ave
22 recommandé par les habitants
Great restaurant bar with craft cocktails, good wine and beer list, menu with plenty of local offerings. Nice little courtyard with outdoor seating.
We go here more for the amazing sticky buns than the coffee. Cute little place, less busy than High Pointe.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Little Jimmie's Bakery Cafe
6669 Germantown Ave
12 recommandé par les habitants
We go here more for the amazing sticky buns than the coffee. Cute little place, less busy than High Pointe.
Really beautiful restaurant that serves authentic Spanish food. Great outdoor seating.
Avenida
7402 Germantown Avenue
Really beautiful restaurant that serves authentic Spanish food. Great outdoor seating.
Chestnut Hill hot-spot for brunch.
24 recommandé par les habitants
Cake
8501 Germantown Ave
24 recommandé par les habitants
Chestnut Hill hot-spot for brunch.
Really beautiful restaurant on the river. Great outdoor seating. Amazing Italian food and wood-fired pizza (recommended over Earth Bread). They offer half priced bottles of wine Wednesdays and Sundays
40 recommandé par les habitants
In Riva
4116 Ridge Ave
40 recommandé par les habitants
Really beautiful restaurant on the river. Great outdoor seating. Amazing Italian food and wood-fired pizza (recommended over Earth Bread). They offer half priced bottles of wine Wednesdays and Sundays
This is where we get our pizza. Don't order the hoagies if you're a hoagie snob!
Toto's Pizzeria
6555 Greene St
This is where we get our pizza. Don't order the hoagies if you're a hoagie snob!
Some people (including us) consider this to be the best cheese steak in Philly. Call ahead with your order, but they won't start making it till you arrive. Beer to go.
70 recommandé par les habitants
Dalessandro's Steaks
600 Wendover St
70 recommandé par les habitants
Some people (including us) consider this to be the best cheese steak in Philly. Call ahead with your order, but they won't start making it till you arrive. Beer to go.
Nice bar, good beers, lots of TVs. Family-friendly dining area with extensive American menu.
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Ugly Moose
443 Shurs Ln
8 recommandé par les habitants
Nice bar, good beers, lots of TVs. Family-friendly dining area with extensive American menu.
WE LOVE DEKE'S! This is real barbecue! Great cocktails, lots of beer. This is a small place that gets very busy. Outdoor seating.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Deke's Bar-B-Que
4901 Shurs Ln
8 recommandé par les habitants
WE LOVE DEKE'S! This is real barbecue! Great cocktails, lots of beer. This is a small place that gets very busy. Outdoor seating.
Our best local Chinese take-out. Orange chicken is amazing.
Panda Garden
275 W Mt Pleasant Ave
Our best local Chinese take-out. Orange chicken is amazing.
Not our top restaurant pick, but very family-friendly with a great beer and wine list, cocktails, etc.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Goat Hollow
300 W Mt Pleasant Ave
26 recommandé par les habitants
Not our top restaurant pick, but very family-friendly with a great beer and wine list, cocktails, etc.
Best Indian food in the city. BYOB. Take out available.
26 recommandé par les habitants
Tiffin Indian Cuisine
7105 Emlen St
26 recommandé par les habitants
Best Indian food in the city. BYOB. Take out available.

Essentials

You don't have to be a member. Great premade food: sandwiches, sushi, soups. Local produce. Shop here if you like local, organic foods and don't mind spending a bit extra. BYO bag, or they charge.
56 recommandé par les habitants
Weavers Way Co-op
559 Carpenter Ln
56 recommandé par les habitants
You don't have to be a member. Great premade food: sandwiches, sushi, soups. Local produce. Shop here if you like local, organic foods and don't mind spending a bit extra. BYO bag, or they charge.
Nearby small grocery shop with delicious homemade sushi and Korean fare, as well as the best hoagies we've had in Philly!
Joa Mart
361 W Hortter St
Nearby small grocery shop with delicious homemade sushi and Korean fare, as well as the best hoagies we've had in Philly!

Everything Else

Awesome independent bookshop with greeting cards and local guides.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Ln
12 recommandé par les habitants
Awesome independent bookshop with greeting cards and local guides.
Great running spot
141 recommandé par les habitants
Kelly Drive
Kelly Drive
141 recommandé par les habitants
Great running spot
Lovely park with picnic area, lots of hiking trails.
Blue Bell Park
842 W Walnut Ln
Lovely park with picnic area, lots of hiking trails.
Great running, biking, hiking spot along the Wissahickon Creek. Our secret creek spot is here!
33 recommandé par les habitants
Forbidden Drive
Forbidden Drive
33 recommandé par les habitants
Great running, biking, hiking spot along the Wissahickon Creek. Our secret creek spot is here!

Shopping

Organic, local, and toxin-free toiletries, beauty supplies. Some natural medicines and pain relief.
56 recommandé par les habitants
Weavers Way Co-op
559 Carpenter Ln
56 recommandé par les habitants
Organic, local, and toxin-free toiletries, beauty supplies. Some natural medicines and pain relief.
CRAFT BEER TO GO. Very family-friendly old-school diner. Great food, especially breakfast. Awesome milkshakes (and they made adult versions)
27 recommandé par les habitants
Trolley Car Diner & Deli
7619 Germantown Ave
27 recommandé par les habitants
CRAFT BEER TO GO. Very family-friendly old-school diner. Great food, especially breakfast. Awesome milkshakes (and they made adult versions)

Drinks & Nightlife

Standard Irish bar/restaurant with reasonable prices. Great beer list! Lots of TVs, if you want to watch a game.
39 recommandé par les habitants
McMenamin's Tavern
7170 Germantown Ave
39 recommandé par les habitants
Standard Irish bar/restaurant with reasonable prices. Great beer list! Lots of TVs, if you want to watch a game.
Really strong beer list, especially bottled Belgians, sour ales, etc. Food is ok.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Falls Taproom
14 recommandé par les habitants
Really strong beer list, especially bottled Belgians, sour ales, etc. Food is ok.
We love this cozy little bar. Delicious food, warm atmosphere.
17 recommandé par les habitants
Campbell's Place
8337 Germantown Ave
17 recommandé par les habitants
We love this cozy little bar. Delicious food, warm atmosphere.