Guidebook for Philadelphia

Sarah
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!
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High Point Cafe
602 Carpenter Ln
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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.
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Earth Bread + Brewery
7136 Germantown Ave
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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.
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Cresheim Valley Grain Exchange
7152 Germantown Ave
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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.
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Little Jimmie's Bakery Cafe
6669 Germantown Ave
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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.
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Cake
8501 Germantown Ave
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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
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In Riva
4116 Ridge Ave
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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.
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Dalessandro's Steaks
600 Wendover St
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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.
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The Ugly Moose
443 Shurs Ln
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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.
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Deke's Bar-B-Que
4901 Shurs Ln
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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.
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Goat Hollow
300 W Mt Pleasant Ave
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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.
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Tiffin Indian Cuisine
7105 Emlen St
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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.
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Weavers Way Co-op
559 Carpenter Ln
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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.
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Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Ln
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Awesome independent bookshop with greeting cards and local guides.
Great running spot
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Kelly Drive
Kelly Drive
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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!
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Forbidden Drive
Forbidden Drive
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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.
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Weavers Way Co-op
559 Carpenter Ln
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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)
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Trolley Car Diner & Deli
7619 Germantown Ave
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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.
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McMenamin's Tavern
7170 Germantown Ave
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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.
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Falls Taproom
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Really strong beer list, especially bottled Belgians, sour ales, etc. Food is ok.
We love this cozy little bar. Delicious food, warm atmosphere.
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Campbell's Place
8337 Germantown Ave
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We love this cozy little bar. Delicious food, warm atmosphere.