re: Philadelphia Suggestions

Reading Terminal is awesome. So many options there, I finally got to try Dinic's - pretty solid sandwich.

For brunch or lunch, check out Parc. It borders Rittenhouse Square - the french fries are amazing.

El Vez is another pretty cool place. It's an upper scale Mexican restaurant in Center City.

Frankford Hall is a great place to do some beer drinking. It's very similar to the Bulldog, except a much larger outdoor area. Though it is a little out of the way of Center City (it's in Fishtown).

The only bar I've been to downtown is Vango - pretty solid rooftop bar. Other than that, it's not really my style. More of a club than a bar inside.

My GF lives in Manayunk, so if you think you'll be in that area let me know and I can make some suggestions there.

Enjoy your trip, I'm jealous...I've really taken a liking to Philadelphia since my GF has moved there. It's got the big city feel without being quite as pretentious and busy as NYC...also pretty clean IMO.

ETA: If you want an upscale steak house check out Union Trust. My GF said it's awesome...though she judges restaurants mostly on atmosphere