Places in Philadelphia

Eat

• Friday Saturday Sunday — Rittenhouse. The tasting menu upstairs, or a seat at the bar.
• La Jefa — Rittenhouse. Mexican café by day, cocktails by night.
• Kalaya — Fishtown. Southern Thai in a big, beautiful room.
• Suraya — Fishtown. Lebanese, with a garden out back.
• Middle Child — Washington Square West. Creative sandwiches and a great breakfast.
• Reading Terminal Market — Center City. Go hungry, go early.
• 1-900-ICE-CREAM — Rittenhouse. Rotating soft serve and wonderfully weird flavors.

Coffee

• La Colombe — Fishtown. The flagship roastery.
• Elixr Coffee — Center City. Tucked away on Sydenham Street.

Outdoors

• Wissahickon Valley Park — Northwest Philly. Forest in the city limits.
• Schuylkill River Trail — Boathouse Row. Runs, rides and rowing crews.
• Rittenhouse Square — Center City. A book and a bench.

Culture

• The Barnes Foundation — Parkway. Renoir and Cézanne, hung exactly as Barnes left them.
• Philadelphia Museum of Art — Fairmount. Skip the steps photo, see the collection.
• Free Library, Parkway Central — Logan Square. The rare book department is open to visitors.

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