Recommendations on restaurants in Philly

I just had a very nice meal at Zahav. I would also recommend checking out Reading Terminal.

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checking out Reading Terminal

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Reading terminal is fantastic. I was very disappointed in the famous pork sandwich vendor there. Do not recommend.

It's like the fourth or fifth largest city in the country. You have to tell us what part of town and what you want. There are literally thousands of good spots in cities this big.

Random suggestions

Wood street pizza
The Saloon
Ralphs

I don’t know if it’s still there but we w t to a place called City Tavern. They served colonial cuisine and the staff was dressed in colonial attire. It was something different to try

I like recommending places in Philly but its been over 10 years since i lived there at this point so take my rec's with grain of salt

Center city area
Dandelion: My wife's favorite restaurant. English pub food upscaled a little.
Village Whiskey makes a mean burger and cocktail

More east
Zahav as mentioned earlier was always great

More south
Brauhaus Schmitz was one my favorite places. just good old fashion german beer hall. Place is big.

I doubt you will find yourself in University city or West philly but if you do
Local 44. small place with good beers and good pub food. This was one of my local stomping grounds.
White Dog has a pretty standard selection but always done well.
Distrito was a fantastic new mexican place in Uni city, but it closed a few years back. i was heart broken when i was visiting the area and saw the sign.

As others have said, check out reading terminal market. its a cool place. I also agree the Dinics pork sandwich is very, very over rated. Unless you really love bitter broccoli rabe and dry pork. I will say go to Becks cajun cafe and get the trainwreck po boy. i always thought it contended with some of the best cheesesteaks around.

My wife and I went to Friday Saturday Sunday back in the spring and had a great meal. It’s one of the three Michelin starred places in town.

Angelos was great. We got a cheesesteak and a pizza and I think we honestly liked the pizza more. But both were awesome.

I think I must be the only person who thinks Reading Terminal Market isn’t all that. Every time I’ve been (5+ times) it’s shoulder to shoulder packed and the food has just been average.

I had some good roasted duck there from a Chinese spot, but the entire experience just isn’t worth the hassle. A lot of the vendors can be had elsewhere.