Sarah and Alex's Philly Guidebook
Food Scene
Front Street Cafe
1253 N Front StGood Spoon Soupery
1400 N Front StLocal ingredients + amazing soup and baked goods.
Streetside
165 W Girard AveAwesome Vietnamese Street food
Fantastic Mexican; really small family run spot. Tacos la posta (sp?) are out of this world + great chicken torta (big chicken sandwich)
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Pancho's Cafe
152 W Girard AveFantastic Mexican; really small family run spot. Tacos la posta (sp?) are out of this world + great chicken torta (big chicken sandwich)
Good coffee and baked goods, little bit of an attitude
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford AveGood coffee and baked goods, little bit of an attitude
Dive bar and awesome cheap Greek food, great back garden in summer
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Kostas Restaurant
15 W Girard AveDive bar and awesome cheap Greek food, great back garden in summer
If you've never had Burmese (or if you have), go here - like some of our favorites aspects of Indian and Thai food got together and created some brilliant things. Think coconut milk, interesting fish options, unexpected spices, crispy fried thin bread, jasmine tea.
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Rangoon
112 N 9th StIf you've never had Burmese (or if you have), go here - like some of our favorites aspects of Indian and Thai food got together and created some brilliant things. Think coconut milk, interesting fish options, unexpected spices, crispy fried thin bread, jasmine tea.
Essentials
ACME Markets
1400 E Passyunk AveLarge grocery store with prepared food + beer & wine.
7-Eleven
1701 South St24 convenience store
Drinks & Nightlife
Tons of vintage arcade games + great craft and local beer selection
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Barcade
1114 Frankford AveTons of vintage arcade games + great craft and local beer selection
Arts & Culture
A museum of weird, medical and scientific oddities - not for the faint of heart!
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First Food Market
116 S 21st StA museum of weird, medical and scientific oddities - not for the faint of heart!
Fun with science is NOT just for kids - The Franklin Institute is awesome for adults too.
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Franklin-institutet
222 N 20th StFun with science is NOT just for kids - The Franklin Institute is awesome for adults too.
Former prison turned museum (and haunted attraction, come autumn!)
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Östra statliga fängelset
2027 Fairmount AveFormer prison turned museum (and haunted attraction, come autumn!)
Parks & Nature
Philadelphia has an amazing zoo, and you can take the Trolley across Girard Avenue, half a block from our house, directly to the zoo!
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Philadelphia Zoo
3400 W Girard AvePhiladelphia has an amazing zoo, and you can take the Trolley across Girard Avenue, half a block from our house, directly to the zoo!
A gorgeous path along the Schuylkill River, past historic boathouses, leading into Fairmount Park (Philadelphia's enormous version of Central Park) and cool restaurants in the neighborhoods along the river!
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Boathouse Row
1 Boathouse RowA gorgeous path along the Schuylkill River, past historic boathouses, leading into Fairmount Park (Philadelphia's enormous version of Central Park) and cool restaurants in the neighborhoods along the river!