Guidebook for Philadelphia
Food Scene
The best homemade donuts. Part of the CooknSolo group. See house manual for more details.
130 locals recommend
Federal Donuts
1219 S 2nd StThe best homemade donuts. Part of the CooknSolo group. See house manual for more details.
My absolute favorite restaurant in the Northeast Corridor. Hard to get a reservation, so book early.
138 locals recommend
Zahav
237 St James PlMy absolute favorite restaurant in the Northeast Corridor. Hard to get a reservation, so book early.
Walkable Chinese restaurant. I love the 回鍋系列 Double Cooked Chicken with leeks, long hot peppers, black beans and chili oil
53 locals recommend
Han Dynasty
3711 Market StWalkable Chinese restaurant. I love the 回鍋系列 Double Cooked Chicken with leeks, long hot peppers, black beans and chili oil
The closet coffee shop... located at 40th & Ludlow. Has Wi-Fi, great morning muffins and good coffee...
94 locals recommend
Green Line Cafe
4239 Baltimore AveThe closet coffee shop... located at 40th & Ludlow. Has Wi-Fi, great morning muffins and good coffee...
The best ice cream in the city. The shop and two others in a row are all owned by the Berley Brothers. In the back of the candy shop they own three doors down from Franklin Fountain, they specialize in chocolate shakes made from their own handmade chocolate.
90 locals recommend
The Franklin Fountain
116 Market StThe best ice cream in the city. The shop and two others in a row are all owned by the Berley Brothers. In the back of the candy shop they own three doors down from Franklin Fountain, they specialize in chocolate shakes made from their own handmade chocolate.
Drinks & Nightlife
Bar on the bottom floor and restaurant upstairs. The best cocktails in the city.
33 locals recommend
Friday Saturday Sunday
261 S 21st StBar on the bottom floor and restaurant upstairs. The best cocktails in the city.
Arts & Culture
World-class collection. A must see. Don't forget to find and take a picture with the crystal ball.
110 locals recommend
Penn Museum
3260 South StWorld-class collection. A must see. Don't forget to find and take a picture with the crystal ball.
Essentials
Rite Aid
2301 Walnut StDrug store... two-minute walk
After years of having to go to the suburbs, we finally have a Trader Joe's in the city.
305 locals recommend
Bob and Barbara's Lounge
1509 South StreetAfter years of having to go to the suburbs, we finally have a Trader Joe's in the city.
Getting Around
40th Street Station
Short five-minute walk
About a 5-minute cab ride to the house if you are coming in on Amtrak... or you can walk across the street to pick up the Market-Frankford SEPTA Line... going west and get off at 40th Street. Short 5-minute walk to the house.
222 locals recommend
30th Street Station
2955 Market StAbout a 5-minute cab ride to the house if you are coming in on Amtrak... or you can walk across the street to pick up the Market-Frankford SEPTA Line... going west and get off at 40th Street. Short 5-minute walk to the house.
Entertainment & Activities
One-minute walk from Zahav. Great art films and new releases. My favorite theater in the city.
83 locals recommend
Landmark's Ritz Five
214 Walnut StOne-minute walk from Zahav. Great art films and new releases. My favorite theater in the city.
Sightseeing
Penn Treaty Park is a small park on the western bank of the Delaware River, in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The land that is now the park was part of the Lenape village of Shackamaxon, where William Penn famously entered into a treaty of peace with Tamanend, a chief of the Lenape Turtle Clan in 1683. A treaty that was never really honored.
90 locals recommend
Penn Treaty Park
1301 N Beach StPenn Treaty Park is a small park on the western bank of the Delaware River, in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The land that is now the park was part of the Lenape village of Shackamaxon, where William Penn famously entered into a treaty of peace with Tamanend, a chief of the Lenape Turtle Clan in 1683. A treaty that was never really honored.