Things To Do
Mixto Restaurante
We went on our first date here. Needless to say, we had a great time.
Effie's Restaurant
Brick-lined BYOB nook serving earthy Greek home cooking in casual quarters with a patio.
The Franklin Fountain
Since 2004, the Berley Brothers have been supplying Philadelphia with scoops of tradition and old-timey flavors at The Franklin Fountain, their Old City ice cream shop. Franklin Fountain serves up handmade ice cream in an astounding number of flavors including standards like vanilla bean, chocolate and Franklin mint chip along with a few creative options including Green Tea, banana and Teaberry Gum. The friendly staff at the fully restored soda counter offers 25 different flavors of soda, ice cream sodas, egg creams and milkshakes. On a hot day, quench your thirst with a Thirst Ade made with pressed, whole fruit. -VisitPhilly.Com
Reading Terminal Market
Discover the Market... Welcome to the Reading Terminal Market. One of America’s largest and oldest public markets, housed since 1893 in a National Historic Landmark building, the Market offers an incredible selection of locally grown & exotic produce, locally sourced meats and poultry, plus the finest seafood, cheeses, baked goods, and confections. You’ll find everything you need to create a memorable meal, from cookbooks, to table linens, to kitchenware, to fresh cut flowers, and more. Plus the widest variety of restaurants under one roof.
Bassetts Ice Cream
America’s oldest ice cream company—established in 1861—Bassetts Ice Cream was the first merchant to sign a lease at the Reading Terminal Market in 1892 and is still owned and operated by the same family today. Their menu of more than 40 different flavors includes something for everyone, from the most traditional (they make a killer vanilla) to the more adventurous (Cinnamon or Matcha Green Tea, anyone?).
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (PMG) is an immersive mixed media art environment that is completely covered with mosaics. The creator, Isaiah Zagar, used handmade tiles, bottles, bicycle wheels, mirror, and international folk art to chronicle his life and influences. The space is made up of two indoor galleries and a bi-level outdoor sculpture garden.
Love Park
Philadelphia’s iconic John F. Kennedy Plaza — better known as LOVE Park — brings people together with green areas, walking paths and seatings, as well as open paved areas that play host to festivals and events. The park is conveniently located near City Hall, offering views of the architectural treasure and all the activities that take place in its shadow. LOVE Park gets its nickname from Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE statue, which has resided in the space almost continuously since 1976. -VisitPhilly.com
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Like Philadelphia’s own Parthenon, the Philadelphia Museum of Art sits majestically on a rise at the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The vast collections of this temple of art make it one of the largest art museums in the country and an absolute must-see on the city’s cultural circuit. With the assistance of famed architect Frank Gehry, the museum is about to undergo an ambitious renovation, revitalization and expansion to make the interior space more open and navigable for visitors. -VisitPhilly.com
Rittenhouse Square
One of five original squares planned by city founder William Penn in the late 17th century, Rittenhouse Square is the heart of Center City’s most expensive and exclusive neighborhood. With a bevy of high-rise residences filled with top-end luxury apartments, and some of the best fine dining experiences in the city, residents can marvel at their options, while also enjoying the luxury retail shopping in the area, all of which help surrounds the handsome tree-filled park. -VisitPhilly.Com
Spruce Street Harbor Park
The beloved seasonal park offers visitors the chance to lounge on colorful hammocks, enjoy Philly-inspired eats on floating barges, cool off with craft brews in the beer garden and play games – bocce, shuffleboard and more – along a waterfront boardwalk. Presented by Univest Corporation, the seasonal waterfront park is free and open to the public in the spring through fall. - VisitPhilly.com
Cherry Street Pier
Cherry Street Pier is already a pretty amazing place: you can see more than a dozen of the city’s best artists at work and ask them questions about their process, sip local ciders and cocktails, and enjoy bites from some of Philly’s best food businesses in a beautiful outdoor space, all while taking in scenic views of the Ben Franklin Bridge and the Delaware River. And this summer, you’ll be able to do your weekly shopping there, too.
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Distrito
Mexican bites & potent margaritas flavor this hip, modern cantina with pink walls & a karaoke room.
Yiro Yiro
Greek food that is fresh, authentic, homemade, and above all, tasty.
Butcher's Smokehouse
Barbecue.
Angelo's Pizzeria South Philly
It’s about the food, absolutely. The ideal, thin slices of the plain cheese pies — floppy, foldable, crisp at the crust, greasy but not too greasy, tasting of the oven and tomatoes, a three-cheese mix, and the whole leaves of basil on top. And it is all about the Upside Down Jawn, which is the kaiju of Philly pizzas — a thick behemoth, done pan-style with the crust blistering up at the edges, a well of gooey melted cheese in the middle, and stripes and blobs of delicious sweet-bitter red sauce on top. It’s too big for a box, bows out the top and sides, and weighs (no lie) probably 10 pounds. The kind of pizza you eat for days. The kind you dream about when it’s gone. -Philly Mag
Federal Donuts
Show up for donuts, fried chicken, and coffee... -VisitPhilly.com
Jim's Steaks
Original 1939 location of local chain serving authentic Philly-style cheesesteaks & hoagies.
Square Pie
Comfy BYO eatery serving Sicilian-ish pizzas, pastas, polenta & meat dishes in homey digs.
Knead Bagels
If there is such a thing as an avant-garde bagel, Knead Bagels is the place to find it. The non-traditional Philly bagelry is in the business of remastering a timeless classic: the bagel and cream cheese. This means lavender bagels with vanilla honey cream cheese, or fennel seed and sea salt bagels with roasted tomato cream cheese, or Capsicum bagels (Japanese chile) piled with 12-hour brisket, coffee barbecue sauce, and picked onions. And if attempting to decide whether scallion lime cream cheese would pair well with black sesame stumps you, the bakers are like gluten mixologists -- they'll know exactly what you knead (sorry). -Thrillist