Things To Do
Almyra Restaurant
This Greek restaurant is connected to the Hyatt Centric, one of our hotel blocks for our wedding weekend, making it a super convenient stop. The food and atmosphere are great, and the people watching is top notch.
Spice Finch
This Mediterranean restaurant is right across the street from the Hyatt Centric, and we love to take out-of-town guests here.
The Love.
Appropriately named, we had brunch here before we went to look at engagement rings. 💖
Andra Hem
This is a small, swanky cocktail bar off of Rittenhouse Square. They have unique, fancy cocktails and cozy seating.
The Dandelion
This British-inspired pub has a dog-themed room and is a 15-minute walk from the venue. Need we say more?
Wilder
This restaurant has amazing food, drinks and atmosphere—and is less than a 10-minute walk from the venue!
Parc
This French-inspired bistro is right on Rittenhouse Square, just 15 minutes from the venue. We love outdoor spring brunches here! If you want the quintessential Philly dining experience, this is the place.
Via Locusta
If you can't get a seat at Parc (and sometimes it gets truly packed), try heading next door to Via Locusta. There's lots of outdoor seating, and it has a great happy hour menu.
Bar Bombón
This amazing Puerto Rican restaurant is less than 15 minutes from the venue and is 100% vegan (though you would never know it). We cannot recommend it enough, and neither can Dex!
a.kitchen+bar
a.kitchen has amazing food, and its cocktail bar (a.bar) is right next door. They're right off of Rittenhouse Square and a 15-minute walk to the venue.
Friday Saturday Sunday
If you're turning the weekend into a longer stay and want to go all out, Friday Saturday Sunday is the place to do it with a unique 10-course prix fixe menu. You can also grab seats at the bar for a la carte dishes and delicious cocktails.
Superfolie
We love this lofted wine bar for its natural wines and cozy atmosphere. Plus, they have a happy hour on Saturdays from 3-5 p.m.
El Vez
This is one of the first restaurants Brendan took Shannon in Philly! It's one the go-to spots when you're in the city.
El Techo
This is probably our favorite rooftop restaurant/bar in the city. It's located on the roof of the Motto by Hilton hotel, and there's another restaurant on the ground floor. It's perfect for a pre-event meetup or a quick bite as you're exploring!
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
The bar at the Ritz-Carlton, officially called the Aqimero, is a great place to stop in for a nice cocktail to start the night.
American Sardine Bar
Our local neighborhood bar and kitchen, we're here basically all the time.
Two Eagles Cafe
This is another local favorite of ours in our neighborhood! It has great coffee and easy breakfast options. (They usually deliver if you're feeling a little *slow* in the mornings.)
Dock Street Brewery South
Our local (dog-friendly) brewery has great food, outdoor seating, board games, and pool. The TVs are either showing sports or Netflix reruns.
Italian Market 9th Street
This classic Philly street has restaurants, coffee shops, produce, and, of course, the infamous pole they grease for people to try to climb.
Barnes Foundation
The art in this museum is all from a private collection and has QR codes next to each piece, which will tell you more about it and save all your favorite artwork for you to look back at after you leave. We had so much fun here!
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The infamous Rocky steps are just the start. The inside is gorgeous with tons of art. We spent hours here and still haven't seen most of it yet!
Victory Brewing Company Philadelphia
This city brewery is in the same area as the Franklin, Barnes and Art Institute. It's filled with Philly sports-inspired art (though we don't hold that against them). They brew their beers in house and sell beer to-go!
Museum of the American Revolution
You might have heard Philly is home to a lot of early American history ... We came here with Shannon's family the day after we got engaged!
Fork
And this is where we had lunch after the American Revolution museum the weekend we got engaged!
Morimoto
We've had some of our favorite meals ever at this super cool Japanese restaurant.
Zahav
You can't have a Philly recs list and not include Zahav. It's a pre-fixe Middle Eastern restaurant that books up months in advance, so plan accordingly if you want to go!
Middle Child Clubhouse
If you want to explore Fishtown, we highly recommend stopping in here! This chill diner has cocktails on tap and pool tables.
Stateside
You can pull up to this cocktail bar and either sit inside or at the windows (perfect for people watching in one our favorite neighborhoods, Passyunk).
Barcelona Wine Bar
We love tapas, and this is one of our all-time favorite places to go for them. We've pretty much tried the entire menu and can confirm everything is delicious.