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Philly favorites

Philly favorites

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Created by Halalfoodcritic • Updated On: September 16, 2015

1. Cafe Lift

8.9
428 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA
Breakfast Spot · North Philadelphia · 92 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Best huevos rancheros hands down...get it with scrambled eggs. If ur vegetarian or muslim/Jew get it without pork.

2. Zavino Wine Bar & Pizzeria

112 S 13th St (at Sansom St), Philadelphia, PA
Wine Bar · Center City East · 76 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Best pesto pizza with arugula and mushrooms on top

Max Brenner is one of Philly favorites.

3. Max Brenner

8.3
1500 Walnut St (at 15th St), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Avenue of the Arts South · 137 tips and reviews

4. Yogorino

233 S 20th St (at Locust St), Philadelphia, PA
Frozen Yogurt Shop · Center City · 42 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: get it with the semi sweet choc and hazlenuts on top

5. Elevation Burger

50 E Wynnewood Rd (at Wynnewood Shopping Center), Wynnewood, PA
Burger Joint · 35 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Get some toppings on your fries, aka fancy fries and make sure to get elevation sauce on the side! A high calorie black and white milk shake will make everything even better!

Federal Donuts is one of Philly favorites.

6. Federal Donuts

1632 Sansom St (btwn S 16th & 17th St), Philadelphia, PA
Donut Shop · Center City West · 167 tips and reviews

7. Francoluigi's Pizzeria

1549 S 13th St (13th & Tasker Streets), Philadelphia, PA
Pizzeria · Bella Vista - Southwark · 19 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: One of the best NY style pizza places in Philly

8. Distrito

7.7
3945 Chestnut St (at 40th St), Philadelphia, PA
Tapas Restaurant · Spruce Hill · 105 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Go for the $15 dollar lunch menu. For pescovegetarians get nachos Ignacio, cerviche de camorones, huarache de hongos, mahi mahi tacos

Rim Cafe is one of Philly favorites.

9. Rim Cafe

8.2
1172 S 9th St (at Federal St), Philadelphia, PA
Café · Bella Vista - Southwark · 37 tips and reviews

10. Nomad Pizza

1305 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA
Pizzeria · Washington Square West · 22 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Get shittike mushroom pie and the Mexican bottled coke! Arugula is good but not great

Audrey Claire is one of Philly favorites.

11. Audrey Claire

276 S 20th St (at Spruce St), Philadelphia, PA
New American Restaurant · Center City · 44 tips and reviews
Taco Bell is one of Philly favorites.

12. Taco Bell

in Moravian Food Court (3401 Walnut St), Philadelphia, PA
Fast Food Restaurant · University City · 11 tips and reviews
Shake Shack is one of Philly favorites.

13. Shake Shack

8.2
2000-02 Sansom Street (at 20th St), Philadelphia, PA
Burger Joint · Center City West · 101 tips and reviews

14. Han Dynasty University City

8.6
3711 Market St, Philadelphia, PA
Szechuan Restaurant · University City · 67 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Get the dan dan noodles without pork

15. Saad's Halal Restaurant

8.8
4500 Walnut St (at 45th St), Philadelphia, PA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Spruce Hill · 64 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Get the chicken falafel and fries. Everything is made fresh!

Magpie is one of Philly favorites.

16. Magpie

1622 South St (btw 16th & 17th), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Rittenhouse Square · 20 tips and reviews
Citron And Rose is one of Philly favorites.

17. Citron And Rose

6.8
370 Montgomery Ave, Merion Station, PA
New American Restaurant · 10 tips and reviews

18. Asian Family No. 1

819 Garrett Rd, Upper Darby, PA
Chinese Restaurant · 3 tips and reviews

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: Beef lo mein, general tso, and fried rice is good

Randazzo's Pizzeria is one of Philly favorites.

19. Randazzo's Pizzeria

5.6
1826 South St (btw. 18th and 19th St), Philadelphia, PA
Pizzeria · Rittenhouse Square · 3 tips and reviews
ChickenNRice is one of Philly favorites.

20. ChickenNRice

(33rd And Market, On 33rd In Front Of Library), Philadelphia, PA
Food Truck · University City · 1 tip

HalalfoodcriticHalalfoodcritic: One of the best and freshest gyro platters in Philly

Spice 28 is one of Philly favorites.

21. Spice 28

7.6
1228 Chestnut St (13th Street), Philadelphia, PA
Chinese Restaurant · Center City East · 35 tips and reviews
HipCityVeg is one of Philly favorites.

22. HipCityVeg

8.7
127 S 18th St (at Sansom St), Philadelphia, PA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · Center City West · 110 tips and reviews
Cousin's Supermarket is one of Philly favorites.

23. Cousin's Supermarket

7.6
1915 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA
Grocery Store · North Philadelphia · 15 tips and reviews
ISOT Turkish Cuisine is one of Philly favorites.

24. ISOT Turkish Cuisine

7.3
622 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA
Turkish Restaurant · Bella Vista - Southwark · 14 tips and reviews
Chestnut Street Philly Bagels is one of Philly favorites.

25. Chestnut Street Philly Bagels

1705 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Bagel Shop · Center City West · 7 tips and reviews
Falafel Exotic Cuisine is one of Philly favorites.

26. Falafel Exotic Cuisine

4403 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Spruce Hill · 4 tips and reviews
Red Owl Tavern is one of Philly favorites.

27. Red Owl Tavern

7.8
433 Chestnut St (at Kimpton Hotel Monaco Philadelphia), Philadelphia, PA
Hotel Bar · Center City East · 42 tips and reviews