Guidebook for Philadelphia

Suz & Chris
Guidebook for Philadelphia

Drinks & Nightlife

Great atmosphere, delicious food. Try the mussels or the French dip.
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Jerry's Bar
129 W Laurel St
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Great atmosphere, delicious food. Try the mussels or the French dip.
Vegetarian quesadilla is amazing. Good margaritas too. Hubby always gets the papaya salad and chimichanga. Always interesting specials.
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Cantina Dos Segundos
931 N 2nd St
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Vegetarian quesadilla is amazing. Good margaritas too. Hubby always gets the papaya salad and chimichanga. Always interesting specials.
A popular local hang out with good food and great music.
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Johnny Brenda's
1201 Frankford Ave
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A popular local hang out with good food and great music.
Remember all the arcade games from the 70's, 80's and 90's? They're HERE!
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Barcade
1114 Frankford Ave
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Remember all the arcade games from the 70's, 80's and 90's? They're HERE!
A Philadelphia institution, Standard Tap is one of the oldest beer houses in the country. They change their menu frequently and you'd be surprised at the selections of food and beer.
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Standard Tap
901 N 2nd St
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A Philadelphia institution, Standard Tap is one of the oldest beer houses in the country. They change their menu frequently and you'd be surprised at the selections of food and beer.
Frankford Hall is part of the resurgence in Fishtown and will be jammed on the weekends.
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Frankford Hall
1210 Frankford Ave
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Frankford Hall is part of the resurgence in Fishtown and will be jammed on the weekends.
Grungy, grimy and fun, The Barbary will feature a number of genres and artists to help you get your groove on.
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The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave
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Grungy, grimy and fun, The Barbary will feature a number of genres and artists to help you get your groove on.
Hopping on Friday nights with some really good specials.
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East Girard Gastropub
200 East Girard Avenue
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Hopping on Friday nights with some really good specials.
Regularly packed--particularly on Friday nights. More American bistro-y.
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Abbaye
637 N 3rd St
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Regularly packed--particularly on Friday nights. More American bistro-y.

Food Scene

Crazy long lines on the weekend (be prepared to wait for up to an hour!) but the portions are massive and the coffee keeps flowing. We recommend the "Breakfast Bomb".
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Honey's Sit 'N Eat
2101 South St
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Crazy long lines on the weekend (be prepared to wait for up to an hour!) but the portions are massive and the coffee keeps flowing. We recommend the "Breakfast Bomb".
Weekend lines can be a downer but the brunch is fresh and reasonably priced. Go during a day or time that won't be so busy.
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Green Eggs Café
212 S 13th St
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Weekend lines can be a downer but the brunch is fresh and reasonably priced. Go during a day or time that won't be so busy.
Reasonably priced and reliable Thai food. Pad thai is good as are the curries.
Baan Thai Thai cuisine
1030 N American St
Reasonably priced and reliable Thai food. Pad thai is good as are the curries.
Our standard go-to place when we don't feel like cooking. Amazingly fresh seafood and Greek specialties. Try the appetizer sampler and fresh whole fish.
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Dmitri's
795 S 3rd St
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Our standard go-to place when we don't feel like cooking. Amazingly fresh seafood and Greek specialties. Try the appetizer sampler and fresh whole fish.
Always packed on week nights, week ends, brunch. Great menu variety.
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North Third
801 N 3rd St
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Always packed on week nights, week ends, brunch. Great menu variety.
Amazing hand crafted coffees and massive brunch portions. A bit pricey but the culinary artistry and barista expertise can't be beat.
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One Shot Cafe
217 W George St
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Amazing hand crafted coffees and massive brunch portions. A bit pricey but the culinary artistry and barista expertise can't be beat.
Massive assortment of well priced pizza--many of them are square so it's not your average pie.
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Trios Fresh Italian
342 W Girard Ave
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Massive assortment of well priced pizza--many of them are square so it's not your average pie.
Honestly, we are not fans. They charge $2 for chips and salsa and sprinkle everything with chipotle. But, their shrimp & grits are divine.
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El Camino Real Restaurant
1040 N 2nd St
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Honestly, we are not fans. They charge $2 for chips and salsa and sprinkle everything with chipotle. But, their shrimp & grits are divine.
A nice twist on Thai. Service is good and they do a good to-go business too.
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Circles Thai
1516 Tasker St
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A nice twist on Thai. Service is good and they do a good to-go business too.
Part of Fishtown's recent resurgence, this place gets packed--along with Frankford Hall--on weekends.
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Fette Sau
1208 Frankford Ave
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Part of Fishtown's recent resurgence, this place gets packed--along with Frankford Hall--on weekends.
Reliable home-cooked Mexican food known for their mole sauces. This is a proper meal, not a bar so don't think it's chips, margaritas and get out of there. No, mama expects you to sit down and eat.
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Las Cazuelas Restaurant
426 W Girard Ave
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Reliable home-cooked Mexican food known for their mole sauces. This is a proper meal, not a bar so don't think it's chips, margaritas and get out of there. No, mama expects you to sit down and eat.
Sometimes people just want to go where they know...
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McDonald's
5945 Woodland Ave
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Sometimes people just want to go where they know...
Creative menu but hugely overpriced. A lot of our neighbors are literally addicted to this place and go every weekend.
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Cafe La Maude
816 N 4th St
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Creative menu but hugely overpriced. A lot of our neighbors are literally addicted to this place and go every weekend.
All vegan, all the time.
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Soy Cafe
630 N 2nd St
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All vegan, all the time.

Arts & Culture

Fun, laid back jazz and other music genres most days of the week.
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Ortlieb's Jazzhaus
847 N 3rd St
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Fun, laid back jazz and other music genres most days of the week.
Feel like having a beer or two while pitching a heavy ball down a lane? Do it here with several of your friends or make new ones. This place is always packed.
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North Bowl Lounge n Lanes
909 N 2nd St
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Feel like having a beer or two while pitching a heavy ball down a lane? Do it here with several of your friends or make new ones. This place is always packed.
From big names to not-yet-big names, Union Transfer offers an intimate look (<1000 people) at the concert scene.
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Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden St
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From big names to not-yet-big names, Union Transfer offers an intimate look (<1000 people) at the concert scene.
Traffic will be out of control whenever the Electric Factory hosts a band. A smaller venue but still larger than a lounge, acts playing here get up close and personal with the audience.
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Franklin Music Hall
421 N 7th St
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Traffic will be out of control whenever the Electric Factory hosts a band. A smaller venue but still larger than a lounge, acts playing here get up close and personal with the audience.

Essentials

This may be the biggest assortment of craft beers in the city that you can buy by the bottle. We also appreciate their huge 'jerky' and snack selection. Not cheap though.
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The Foodery
837 N 2nd St
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This may be the biggest assortment of craft beers in the city that you can buy by the bottle. We also appreciate their huge 'jerky' and snack selection. Not cheap though.

Everything Else

We get all of our plants from here. If you are into plants, do check out their assortment.
City Planter
814 N 4th St
We get all of our plants from here. If you are into plants, do check out their assortment.
Mani/pedi for $35 for an hour. Comes with half leg massage and choice of polish.
Genesis Nail Salon
984 N 2nd St
Mani/pedi for $35 for an hour. Comes with half leg massage and choice of polish.
Casinos...it's why you come to Philly (not).
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RIVERS CASINO PHILADELPHIA
1001 N Delaware Ave
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Casinos...it's why you come to Philly (not).