Guidebook for Philadelphia

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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Food Scene

Great coffee and baked goods
171 locals recommend
Ultimo Coffee
1900 S 15th St
171 locals recommend
Great coffee and baked goods
Great brunch and Mexican-inspired cuisine
34 locals recommend
Los Camaradas
918 S 22nd St
34 locals recommend
Great brunch and Mexican-inspired cuisine
Best Vietnamese food in town
20 locals recommend
Le Viet
1019 S 11th St
20 locals recommend
Best Vietnamese food in town
Best coffee in the city
334 locals recommend
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford Ave
334 locals recommend
Best coffee in the city
Some of the best brunch in town. Expect long waits on weekends.
238 locals recommend
Honey's Sit 'N Eat
2101 South St
238 locals recommend
Some of the best brunch in town. Expect long waits on weekends.
The most exceptional Thai Food in Philadelphia. Highly recommended.
Baan Thai Thai cuisine
1030 N American St
The most exceptional Thai Food in Philadelphia. Highly recommended.
Great spot for the busy-business lunch crowd.
13 locals recommend
Marathon Grill
121 S 16th St
13 locals recommend
Great spot for the busy-business lunch crowd.
My favorite place to get a light snack, cup of coffee and the best cupcakes in the city. The owners are amazing people as well.
30 locals recommend
Mugshots Coffeehouse
1925 Fairmount Avenue
30 locals recommend
My favorite place to get a light snack, cup of coffee and the best cupcakes in the city. The owners are amazing people as well.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great beers on tap - lots of IPAs and microbrew selections
135 locals recommend
The Sidecar Bar & Grille
2201 Christian St
135 locals recommend
Great beers on tap - lots of IPAs and microbrew selections

Everything Else

Great gym with a full-sized pool. A rarity in Philly. Open to "away" members who have a full membership at a different YMCA. Guest passes available if you time your gym visit with me.
6 locals recommend
Christian Street Branch YMCA
1724 Christian St
6 locals recommend
Great gym with a full-sized pool. A rarity in Philly. Open to "away" members who have a full membership at a different YMCA. Guest passes available if you time your gym visit with me.
Great collection of rare impressionist art. Worth seeing.
560 locals recommend
Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 locals recommend
Great collection of rare impressionist art. Worth seeing.
Itching to go for a run, bike ride or a walk? Voted one of the country's best urban trails.
250 locals recommend
Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River Trail
250 locals recommend
Itching to go for a run, bike ride or a walk? Voted one of the country's best urban trails.

Arts & Culture

Here you'll find the Rocky steps, but more importantly, an IMPRESSIVE art collection without the hustle and bustle of the MET in NYC.
1164 locals recommend
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 locals recommend
Here you'll find the Rocky steps, but more importantly, an IMPRESSIVE art collection without the hustle and bustle of the MET in NYC.
Great venue with musical performances and a sound system to die for.
179 locals recommend
Kimmel Cultural Campus
300 S Broad St
179 locals recommend
Great venue with musical performances and a sound system to die for.
Rainy day in Philly? Make it a point to check out an independent movie at any one of 3 Ritz theater locations.
83 locals recommend
Landmark's Ritz Five
214 Walnut St
83 locals recommend
Rainy day in Philly? Make it a point to check out an independent movie at any one of 3 Ritz theater locations.
Best music venue in the city, hands down, hosting great independent artists from all over the world.
94 locals recommend
Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden St
94 locals recommend
Best music venue in the city, hands down, hosting great independent artists from all over the world.
Love discovering new bands before everyone else? Check this place out and have some food and great brews while you're there.
57 locals recommend
Boot & Saddle
1131 S Broad St
57 locals recommend
Love discovering new bands before everyone else? Check this place out and have some food and great brews while you're there.

Sightseeing

Make a point of stopping in here and checking out all the great local food this market has to offer.
739 locals recommend
Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th St
739 locals recommend
Make a point of stopping in here and checking out all the great local food this market has to offer.
Weird historical medical museum, worth seeing if you aren't the faint of heart.
333 locals recommend
First Food Market
116 S 21st St
333 locals recommend
Weird historical medical museum, worth seeing if you aren't the faint of heart.
Historical prison museum, once active, now a historical monument - absolutely worth seeing.
433 locals recommend
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Ave
433 locals recommend
Historical prison museum, once active, now a historical monument - absolutely worth seeing.

Shopping

Great little urban jungle of Italian fare. Here you'll find wonderful food and friends.
419 locals recommend
Italian Market
919 S 9th St
419 locals recommend
Great little urban jungle of Italian fare. Here you'll find wonderful food and friends.