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Guidebook for Philadelphia

Food Scene

Delicious, BYO Thai restaurant. Cash only!
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Vientiane Café
4728 Baltimore Ave
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Delicious, BYO Thai restaurant. Cash only!
Tasty Chinese food, especially appealing if you enjoy spicy food, but mild options are also available. BYO.
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Chili Szechuan
4626 Baltimore Avenue
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Tasty Chinese food, especially appealing if you enjoy spicy food, but mild options are also available. BYO.
Great food, bar on premises.
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Vietnam Café
816 S 47th St
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Great food, bar on premises.
Wi-fi free coffee house with a nice selection of pastries (including vegan and gluten free), and other light fare. Sit outside or walk through the park on a nice day.
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Green Line Cafe
4239 Baltimore Ave
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Wi-fi free coffee house with a nice selection of pastries (including vegan and gluten free), and other light fare. Sit outside or walk through the park on a nice day.
Another Green Line, more indoor seating and has free wi-fi.
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The Green Line Cafe
4426 Locust St
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Another Green Line, more indoor seating and has free wi-fi.
Fast casual, all plant-based menu. My faves: Chicken Club as a salad, hold the mayo, add raita dressing (off menu), or the Curry Tofu as a salad. Don't forget the sweet potato fries and shake!
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HipCityVeg
127 S 18th St
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Fast casual, all plant-based menu. My faves: Chicken Club as a salad, hold the mayo, add raita dressing (off menu), or the Curry Tofu as a salad. Don't forget the sweet potato fries and shake!
Fast food staple
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Chipotle Mexican Grill
3925 Walnut St
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Fast food staple
Tasty Middle Eastern fare, reasonable prices and big portions. Excellent pita in white or whole wheat.
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Hummus Grill
3931 Walnut St
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Tasty Middle Eastern fare, reasonable prices and big portions. Excellent pita in white or whole wheat.
Build your own salad, great ingredients
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sweetgreen
3925 Walnut St
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Build your own salad, great ingredients
Coffee bar and sit-down restaurant with passable options. Service has ups and downs, but prices are reasonable and indoor and outdoor seating is available. Decent brunch option close by.
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The Gold Standard Cafe
4800 Baltimore Ave
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Coffee bar and sit-down restaurant with passable options. Service has ups and downs, but prices are reasonable and indoor and outdoor seating is available. Decent brunch option close by.
Doesn't look like much, but cheap and tasty food. Good sized portions. Cash only. I love the tofu rolls and bubble tea.
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Pho & Cafe Saigon
4248 Spruce St
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Doesn't look like much, but cheap and tasty food. Good sized portions. Cash only. I love the tofu rolls and bubble tea.
If you love margaritas, hit happy hour here for cheap and huge drinks. Good food with large portions, catering to many dietary needs (gluten-free, vegetarian/vegan options). Patio and indoor seating.
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Mad Mex
3401 Walnut Street
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If you love margaritas, hit happy hour here for cheap and huge drinks. Good food with large portions, catering to many dietary needs (gluten-free, vegetarian/vegan options). Patio and indoor seating.
Amazing dairy and non-dairy ice cream with unusual flavor selections. Perfect for a hot weather treat
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Little Baby's Ice Cream - Cedar Park Embassy
4903 Catharine St
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Amazing dairy and non-dairy ice cream with unusual flavor selections. Perfect for a hot weather treat
Sushi conveyor belt, super modern atmosphere, and decent happy hour specials. Great place for a nice dinner!
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Pod
3636 Sansom St
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Sushi conveyor belt, super modern atmosphere, and decent happy hour specials. Great place for a nice dinner!
Another nice dinner spot on the west side of the river. Focus on local, upscale.
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White Dog Cafe
3420 Sansom St
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Another nice dinner spot on the west side of the river. Focus on local, upscale.
Bar/restaurant with a mix of food options including vegan-friendly. Pizza, sandwiches, etc.
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Clarkville
4301 Baltimore Ave
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Bar/restaurant with a mix of food options including vegan-friendly. Pizza, sandwiches, etc.

Everything Else

Conveniently located laundromat, uses a card which you load at the station - cash or credit card accepted. Great for bigger items or when you're low on quarters.
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Laundromat of Pine Street LLC
309 S 48th St
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Conveniently located laundromat, uses a card which you load at the station - cash or credit card accepted. Great for bigger items or when you're low on quarters.
Pick up the blue line aka El aka Market Frankford line here, either east toward downtown (30th St Station and Center City) or west toward 69th St Terminal for suburban bus and high speed lines.
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46th Street
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Pick up the blue line aka El aka Market Frankford line here, either east toward downtown (30th St Station and Center City) or west toward 69th St Terminal for suburban bus and high speed lines.
Handy for personal care needs, pharmacy, or photos.
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CVS
4314 Locust St
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Handy for personal care needs, pharmacy, or photos.
Green space, lots of trees, people-watching and weekly farmer's markets.
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Clark Park
4300-4398 Baltimore Ave
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Green space, lots of trees, people-watching and weekly farmer's markets.
Pick up the 42 bus headed east (downtown) here.
Spruce St & 48th St station
Pick up the 42 bus headed east (downtown) here.
Pick up the 34 trolley (east or west) at this intersection.
49th St & Baltimore Av - FS station
Pick up the 34 trolley (east or west) at this intersection.
Catch the 21 bus headed east here.
Chestnut St & 48th St station
Catch the 21 bus headed east here.

Drinks & Nightlife

Decent happy hour specials, nice outdoor seating area
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Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar - Philadelphia
200 South 40th Street
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Decent happy hour specials, nice outdoor seating area
Gastro-pub type fare, hit happy hour for cheap drinks and dinner. Omni and vegan option (try the brussel sprouts and seitan wings!).
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Local 44
4333 Spruce Street
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Gastro-pub type fare, hit happy hour for cheap drinks and dinner. Omni and vegan option (try the brussel sprouts and seitan wings!).

Essentials

Local cooperative grocery store, open to non-members as well. Not large, but can pick up basics and good assortment of gluten-free, vegan, and other dietary options.
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Mariposa Food Co-op
4824 Baltimore Ave
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Local cooperative grocery store, open to non-members as well. Not large, but can pick up basics and good assortment of gluten-free, vegan, and other dietary options.
An affordable grocery store within walking distance.
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Supreme Shop n Bag
4301 Walnut St
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An affordable grocery store within walking distance.
Another budget-friendly grocery option, right across the street from the 46th St Market-Frankford stop. Bring a quarter to deposit for a cart, and bring your own bags (I have some you can borrow)!
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ALDI
5501 S US Hwy 41
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Another budget-friendly grocery option, right across the street from the 46th St Market-Frankford stop. Bring a quarter to deposit for a cart, and bring your own bags (I have some you can borrow)!

Sightseeing

Must-do for summer! Floating bar/restaurants, boardwalk, and park filled with hammocks, lights, and over-sized games.
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სპრუს სტრიტის მცენარე პარკი
301 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
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Must-do for summer! Floating bar/restaurants, boardwalk, and park filled with hammocks, lights, and over-sized games.