Ellen's Guidebook

Ellen
Ellen's Guidebook

Food scene

Great place. Every. Single. Time.
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Parc
227 S 18th St
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Great place. Every. Single. Time.
I really like the bar scene and it’s the best Mexican place in the city- I found.
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El Vez
121 S 13th St
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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.
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Melograno
2012 Sansom St
6 Einheimische empfehlen
Fantastic BYOB homemade pastas. Call and get a reservation.
The poke bowl for lunch, oyster bar. It’s very good.
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Oyster House
1516 Sansom St
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The poke bowl for lunch, oyster bar. It’s very good.
Fantastic Vietnamese food with liquor license.
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Vietnam Restaurant
221 N 11th St
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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
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Independence Hall
520 Chestnut St
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Philadelphia City Hall
1400 John F Kennedy Blvd
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Fairmount
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This is where Rocky was filmed. Some good food spots/take out.
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Italienischer Markt
919 S 9th St
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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. :-)
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La Colombe Coffee Roasters
1335 Frankford Ave
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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
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Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Insane art
Huge museum, Rocky steps
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Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
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Huge museum, Rocky steps

Tipps für Reisende

Verkehrsmittel

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

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