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Where to stay/eat/drink in philly?
Posted on 2/1/16 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 2/1/16 at 4:44 pm
Heading there for a couple nights. Currently I am booked at AKA Rittenhouse square. Is there a better place to stay with good food and drink nearby?
Posted on 2/1/16 at 4:49 pm to flyAU
Get the Philly Cheese-steak Rolls at Continental Cafe.
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 4:51 pm to upgrayedd
Grew up in the area but haven't been back in a while. Wouldn't know of any good higher end restaurants or bars but I would definitely check out:
Tony Luke’s for a Roast Pork with Broccoli rabe sandwich. 118 S. 18th St.
Jim’s Steaks, 400 South Street
Pats and/or Genos - Right across the street from each other in South Philly.
Prince of Steaks 41 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Get em with Whiz!
Tony Luke’s for a Roast Pork with Broccoli rabe sandwich. 118 S. 18th St.
Jim’s Steaks, 400 South Street
Pats and/or Genos - Right across the street from each other in South Philly.
Prince of Steaks 41 S. 16th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Get em with Whiz!
Posted on 2/1/16 at 4:53 pm to Demshoes
So which one do you prefer? Pat's or Geno's?
Posted on 2/1/16 at 5:01 pm to upgrayedd
Actually, Price of Steaks is my favorite. Otherwise, Pat's or Geno's are both good.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 5:09 pm to flyAU
Paddy's Pub is always solid. Just don't engage the bartenders in conversation too much. They can get pretty bat shite crazy.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 5:18 pm to flyAU
go straight to reading terminal market
find dinic's
order this:
roast pork with broccoli rabe
find dinic's
order this:
roast pork with broccoli rabe
Posted on 2/1/16 at 6:04 pm to cgrand
had some great meals/drinks at the Good King Tavern ... nice little spot.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 8:04 pm to flyAU
Post I made in a similar thread posted to the OT a couple weeks ago:
quote:
This is gonna be long
Things to do:
- If you're into history, obviously anything and everything around Independence Hall.
- Mutter Museum (medical oddities and curiosities)
- I haven't been to the art museum yet, but I know it's good. As is the neighboring Barnes Foundation.
- If the weather is nice, a walk down Kelly Drive and the Schuylkill River is a must.
- If you have a car, get out to King of Prussia and Valley Forge. Also recommend going to some of the small old timey towns like Chestnut Hill, Manayunk, and the town where Longwood Gardens is (I forget the name). Jim Thorpe, PA is also not too far (1.5-2 hour drive) and is worth a visit.
I'll reply with any other good things to do that I can think of.
Best (IMO) places to eat (or at least worth checking out) as best as I can remember:
- Bud & Marilyn's (center city)
- A Kitchen + Bar (center city)
- Parc (center city)
- Talulah's Garden (center city)
- Umai Umai (near the art museum)
- El Vez
- Zahav (have not been but hear great things, near society hill, IIRC)
- Any restaurant run by Marc Vetri, they are all highly esteemed in the area
- Frankford Hall (this is a quick service Oktoberfest style beer hall in northern liberties)
- El Rey
- Hai Street Kitchen (home of the sushi burrito, quick service place in center city)
- Sweetgreen (build your own salad place, very good)
- Jake's and Cooper's Wine Bar (Manayunk)
- Dimeo's (Roxborough)
- Manayunk Brew Pub (great beer, food, and heated patio in Manayunk)
- SHAKE SHACK
That's all I've got for food that I can recall...I'm mainly familiar with Manayunk/Roxborough. Some of the best places to eat are in Northern Liberties/Fishtown as this is an up and coming area...we just never make it out that way because of parking and we'd rather go into Center City.
Places to drink:
- Frankford Hall
- Monk's Tavern(I think that's the name, it's very popular beer bar in the city, I've never been but hear good things)
- The Ranstead Room (awesome very very low key spot...if you eat at El Rey, ask your waiter to get you a table. If one is available, they'll walk you through the kitchen and basement and through the back entrance to the Ranstead Room. This is probably my favorite place in the city)
- Franklin Mortgage and Investment Co (may be called The Franklin Bar now)
- McGillian's (oldest bar in the city)
- Bru (douche magnet, but still fun)
- Google "Philly pop up parks", the city does seasonal pop up parks where alcohol is served, usually really cool spots.
- Ladder 15 (bar/club...normally a douche magnet, but fun. Late night at 500 Degrees is worth it after)
- Vango and Stratus Lounge have great views/patios...but probably too cold.
Posted on 2/1/16 at 10:04 pm to flyAU
Morimoto's is on my bucket list.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:01 am to jordan21210
Thanks, I've made my fair share of trips to Philly.
I left off a lot of the higher end places just bc we typically don't spend $28/30+ per entree. But, philly has some excellent fine dining places - as mentioned there is Morimoto and also Vetri which is a 5 or 6 course chefs tasting menu spot for around $150/person. As I said, anything with Marc Vetri's name on it is going to be good. He along with Jose Garces (and Steven Starr to an extent) are the John Besh's of Philly.
Eta: I highly recommend Bud & Marilyn's. The cheese curds are amazing.
I left off a lot of the higher end places just bc we typically don't spend $28/30+ per entree. But, philly has some excellent fine dining places - as mentioned there is Morimoto and also Vetri which is a 5 or 6 course chefs tasting menu spot for around $150/person. As I said, anything with Marc Vetri's name on it is going to be good. He along with Jose Garces (and Steven Starr to an extent) are the John Besh's of Philly.
Eta: I highly recommend Bud & Marilyn's. The cheese curds are amazing.
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 6:04 am
Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:40 am to jordan21210
wife and i just did a long weekend there, and stayed at the marriott downtown next to the reading terminal.
IMO you couldnt pick a better location. its a very walkable city and we walked everywhere. its 30 yards from the reading market and that place is amazing. we literally ate there 5 times. so many choices
it was a nice walk down to all the historical places- liberty bell, etc.
also we walked down to a cool uptown type area with lots of good restaurants and found an awesome happy hour place called Tria Cafe. its a small plate/craft beer/wine place. we have a few craft beers with some appetizers and the food was great.
IMO you couldnt pick a better location. its a very walkable city and we walked everywhere. its 30 yards from the reading market and that place is amazing. we literally ate there 5 times. so many choices
it was a nice walk down to all the historical places- liberty bell, etc.
also we walked down to a cool uptown type area with lots of good restaurants and found an awesome happy hour place called Tria Cafe. its a small plate/craft beer/wine place. we have a few craft beers with some appetizers and the food was great.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 5:19 pm to flyAU
Delicious Destinations, on the Travel channel, is in Philadelphia tonight at 8:00.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 6:25 pm to upgrayedd
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So which one do you prefer? Pat's or Geno's?
The one with the shortest line
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