Ellen's Guidebook

Ellen
Ellen's Guidebook

Food scene

Great place. Every. Single. Time.
223 recommandé par les habitants
Parc
227 S 18th St
223 recommandé par les habitants
Great place. Every. Single. Time.
I really like the bar scene and it’s the best Mexican place in the city- I found.
137 recommandé par les habitants
El Vez
121 S 13th St
137 recommandé par les habitants
I really like the bar scene and it’s the best Mexican place in the city- I found.
Great food. Lobster roll & chicken cheesesteak, all of it really. Hasn’t changed much in the past 50 years. Opens at 3pm on Saturdays. Closed Sundays
The Happy Rooster
118 S 16th St
Great food. Lobster roll & chicken cheesesteak, all of it really. Hasn’t changed much in the past 50 years. Opens at 3pm on Saturdays. Closed Sundays
Fantastic BYOB homemade pastas. Call and get a reservation.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Melograno
2012 Sansom St
6 recommandé par les habitants
Fantastic BYOB homemade pastas. Call and get a reservation.
The poke bowl for lunch, oyster bar. It’s very good.
40 recommandé par les habitants
Oyster House
1516 Sansom St
40 recommandé par les habitants
The poke bowl for lunch, oyster bar. It’s very good.
Fantastic Vietnamese food with liquor license.
6 recommandé par les habitants
Vietnam Restaurant
221 N 11th St
6 recommandé par les habitants
Fantastic Vietnamese food with liquor license.
Take the elevator up to the bar on the 55th floor
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center
1 N 19th St
Take the elevator up to the bar on the 55th floor
Roof deck - nice place to go on nice day.
The Logan Philadelphia, Curio Collection by Hilton
Roof deck - nice place to go on nice day.

Sightseeing

Philadelphia art museum & The Barnes Museum
569 recommandé par les habitants
Independence Hall
520 Chestnut St
569 recommandé par les habitants
354 recommandé par les habitants
Philadelphia City Hall
1400 John F Kennedy Blvd
354 recommandé par les habitants
398 recommandé par les habitants
Fairmount
398 recommandé par les habitants
This is where Rocky was filmed. Some good food spots/take out.
419 recommandé par les habitants
Marché italien
919 S 9th St
419 recommandé par les habitants
This is where Rocky was filmed. Some good food spots/take out.

Take out

There are two nearby, one near City Hall and the other one in Rittenhouse square. Coffee is fantastic and so are there almond croissants. :-)
334 recommandé par les habitants
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford Ave
334 recommandé par les habitants
There are two nearby, one near City Hall and the other one in Rittenhouse square. Coffee is fantastic and so are there almond croissants. :-)
Great Indian take out
Thanal Indian Tavern
1939 Arch St
Great Indian take out

Art

Insane art
560 recommandé par les habitants
Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 recommandé par les habitants
Insane art
Huge museum, Rocky steps
1164 recommandé par les habitants
Musée d'art de Philadelphie
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 recommandé par les habitants
Huge museum, Rocky steps

Conseils aux voyageurs

Se déplacer dans les environs

Walking city, grid system, streets are numbers & trees.

Learn the name of the streets. You can walk from Rittenhouse sq to Washington square.