Things to eat, things to do.
Old City & Society Hill
Hotels Blocks are in Old City a short walk from Society Hill
One of our favorite things to do is grab a coffee and wander through the cobblestone streets of Society Hill into Queen Village.
Hotel Blocks are walkable to:
Queen Village
South Philly (Italian Market and Passyunk)
Bella Vista
The Gayborhood
Chinatown
Rittenhouse Square
Take a quick ride to Fishtown for great dinner spots!
Coffee & Breakfast Recs
Great spots near the hotel blocks:
Menagerie Coffee - Old City
Cafe Ole - Old City
Loretta’s - Head House
Majdal Bakery - Queen Village
The Bagel Place - Queen Village
Ray’s Cafe & Tea House - Chinatown (Sarah’s top pick if you like Taiwanese beef noodles for breakfast, first coffee shop in Philly’s Chinatown)
Cheesesteaks
Lunch & dinner spots
Philly has great food! Here it’s best to make a reservation ahead of time for dinner.
Angelo’s Pizzeria - Italian Market (if you’re ready for a line)
Jim’s - South street (closest to hotels)
Pat’s - Italian Market (touristy, but fun!)
Middle Child - not cheesesteaks but amazing sandwiches with good vegetarian options, right off of Washington Square if you fancy a picnic.
The Good King’s Tavern - Queen Village (Karan’s top pick!)
Southwark Restaurant - Queen Village
Ember & Ash - Passyunk
River Twice - Passyunk (for the foodies)
Emei - Chinatown
Kalaya - Fishtown (for the foodies, reservations should be made over a month ahead)
Pizzeria Beddia - Fishtown
Fleur’s - Kensington (for the foodies)
Khyber Pass Pub - Old City
Paulie Gee’s - Bella Vista (Best casual pizza + drinks)
Sally - Rittenhouse / Fitler Square (a great part of the city for walking around).
48 Record Bar - Old City (Karan’s top pick)
Almanac - Old City (Reservation needed)
Man full of trouble - Old City (beer, lots of charm)
Grace & Proper - Bella Vista (Sarah’s top pick)
Bok Bar - South Philly (incredible view of the city!)
The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company - Rittenhouse
Drinks
Things to Do!
The experts:
Visit Philly is a great resource, here’s a list 10 Essential things to do on your first Philly trip.
The Barnes is for Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Modernist art lovers.
The Italian Market is for those that love a good walk and a better snack.
Sarah’s Top Picks:
Head to the Parkway to experience The Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Barnes Museum. The Museum of the American Revolution is my favorite Old City museum.
Philly is a great thrifting city, my top choices are Retrospect on South Street and At My House on 4th.
Karan’s Top Picks:
Eat your way through the Italian Market and grab a drink or sit down for lunch on Passyunk. This is what Sarah and I did on our first date.
There are great used bookstores throughout the city, The Book Trader is right next to the hotel blocks.