Guidebook for Philadelphia
Drinks & Nightlife
The Black Taxi
745-747 N 25th StGreat local irish pub with occasional live music on weekends
Jack's Firehouse
2130 Fairmount AveLively neighborhood bar with the best bartenders in the city
Popular English gastropub with delicious food including their signature London Burger.
35 locals recommend
London Grill
2301 Fairmount AvePopular English gastropub with delicious food including their signature London Burger.
Exciting sports bar with an active party scene on weekends and an neighborhood favorite quizzo every Wednesday night. Get there early or call ahead to reserve a table!
42 locals recommend
Urban Saloon
2120 Fairmount AveExciting sports bar with an active party scene on weekends and an neighborhood favorite quizzo every Wednesday night. Get there early or call ahead to reserve a table!
Fairmount's most popular corner pub! Good crowd at all hours and good place to watch the game. Good food as well!
40 locals recommend
The Bishop's Collar
2349 Fairmount AveFairmount's most popular corner pub! Good crowd at all hours and good place to watch the game. Good food as well!
Arts & Culture
Oldest penitentiary in the USA. Very interesting museum to tour including Al Capone's old cell block and the nationally recognized Terror Behind the Walls during the Halloween months.
433 locals recommend
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount AveOldest penitentiary in the USA. Very interesting museum to tour including Al Capone's old cell block and the nationally recognized Terror Behind the Walls during the Halloween months.
Food Scene
Delicious!!! Greek food and BYOB restaurant!!! Great for eating outside when the weather is nice.
43 locals recommend
Zorba's Tavern
2230 Fairmount AveDelicious!!! Greek food and BYOB restaurant!!! Great for eating outside when the weather is nice.
Delicious Mexican fare with mouthwatering Margarita's. Very popular happy hour spot with great specials, so come early to get a spot at the bar!
65 locals recommend
La Calaca Feliz
2321 Fairmount AveDelicious Mexican fare with mouthwatering Margarita's. Very popular happy hour spot with great specials, so come early to get a spot at the bar!
Authentic Moroccan restaurant that cannot be beat! BYOB and cash-only and well worth it! Grab a bottle of champagne and come for BYOB brunch as well!
27 locals recommend
Figs
2501 Meredith StAuthentic Moroccan restaurant that cannot be beat! BYOB and cash-only and well worth it! Grab a bottle of champagne and come for BYOB brunch as well!
Incredible, romantic Italian BYOB. Reservations fill up fast so call before your visit to make sure you can get a table!
23 locals recommend
A Mano
2244 Fairmount AveIncredible, romantic Italian BYOB. Reservations fill up fast so call before your visit to make sure you can get a table!
My favorite place to grab a pizza. Pickup or delivery. Also, can eat in if you'd like to BYOB and turn it into an Italian eatery!
21 locals recommend
Luigi's Pizza Fresca
2401 Fairmount AveMy favorite place to grab a pizza. Pickup or delivery. Also, can eat in if you'd like to BYOB and turn it into an Italian eatery!
Affordable and delicious Italian restaurant. Very large portions and BYOB. Good for picking up and eating at the house or bringing a bottle of wine to eat in the restaurant. Very good for large groups or families with young children.
28 locals recommend
Angelino's Restaurant
849 N 25th StAffordable and delicious Italian restaurant. Very large portions and BYOB. Good for picking up and eating at the house or bringing a bottle of wine to eat in the restaurant. Very good for large groups or families with young children.
Large coffee house with delicious food. Always full of students and young professionals utilizing the free wifi to get some work done. Sit across from the penitentiary in the summer and enjoy the large open windows and a nice breeze to get some work done.
137 locals recommend
OCF Coffee House
2100 Fairmount AveLarge coffee house with delicious food. Always full of students and young professionals utilizing the free wifi to get some work done. Sit across from the penitentiary in the summer and enjoy the large open windows and a nice breeze to get some work done.
Quiet and romantic sushi restaurant. Many people consider this the best sushi restaurant in the city! Personal favorite roll is the Pingu, but you can't go wrong with any of the specialty rolls! BYOB of course!
27 locals recommend
Umai Umai
533 N 22nd StQuiet and romantic sushi restaurant. Many people consider this the best sushi restaurant in the city! Personal favorite roll is the Pingu, but you can't go wrong with any of the specialty rolls! BYOB of course!
Quaint but delicious sushi restaurant right around the corner. Not quiet as fancy as umai umai on 22nd street, but equally as delicious sushi! BYOB, so bring your favorite wine.
20 locals recommend
Dasiwa
735 N 26th StQuaint but delicious sushi restaurant right around the corner. Not quiet as fancy as umai umai on 22nd street, but equally as delicious sushi! BYOB, so bring your favorite wine.
Delicious neighborhood diner. Great place to take the whole family including young kids.
23 locals recommend
Little Pete's
2401 Pennsylvania AveDelicious neighborhood diner. Great place to take the whole family including young kids.
Cozy corner bar/restaurant with delicious food and drinks. Dining room fireplace makes for a great place to spend a cold night.
27 locals recommend
Bridgid's
Cozy corner bar/restaurant with delicious food and drinks. Dining room fireplace makes for a great place to spend a cold night.
Essentials
Klein's Supermarket
Fairmount AvenueNeighborhood grocery store with all of the essentials
Big box grocery store with great prices! Good place to stock up on food for the week!
97 locals recommend
ALDI
4421 Market StBig box grocery store with great prices! Good place to stock up on food for the week!
Largest Whole Foods in the US. 4 restaurants inside as well as a full bar. Great place to buy all your groceries as well as specialty beers and wines.
269 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
2101 Pennsylvania AveLargest Whole Foods in the US. 4 restaurants inside as well as a full bar. Great place to buy all your groceries as well as specialty beers and wines.
Directly adjacent to the Aldi grocery store. Good place to buy any wine or liquors you may need for the BYOB restaurants!
176 locals recommend
Fine Wine & Good Spirits
411 N 20th StDirectly adjacent to the Aldi grocery store. Good place to buy any wine or liquors you may need for the BYOB restaurants!
Fine Wine & Good Spirits
411 N 20th StClosest wine and spirits to the house.
CVS
4314 Locust StCVS pharmacy ~2 blocks from the house