Local grocery with milk & yogurt brought in from Lancaster County, healthful-prepared-foods shop, cafe, cheese & bread counter, & bar that serves house-made teas, organic coffee, wine, & draft beers. Read more.
The top-shelf liquor collection is awesome (100 bourbons; 65 gins) & the quality of well spirits defies the $10 per cocktail price. But it's the wizardry of the drinks that caught our eye. Read more.
Stephen Starr is doing just pizza and doing it right: Artisan slices, simple to decadent, consistently excellent and affordable. Read more.
They've sourced excellent beans not yet commonly brewed locally, including a peppery, lemony Neon espresso from Minnesota's Dogwood. Read more.
From the moment we dove into a bread bowl of house-baked Swedish farm crackers and a loaf of coarse barley bread, ripped peasant-style and charred on the grill, we knew we had a winner. Read more.
Scratch cooking & baking, plus some of the friendliest folks around, make this shop a must. The delights start with the fire-grilled Billy Burger; insiders suggest the Truck Stop Burger. Read more.
This honest-to-goodness burger stand has been at it since 1935, and the burgers are but $2.75. Staffers grind the meat daily & even slice the cheese from large blocks. Don't miss the shakes. Read more.
Every list of Philly's top burgers includes Jose Garces' Rittenhouse Square bar, whose specialty burger is served on a sesame-seed roll with tomato, Bibb lettuce & Thousand Island dressing. Read more.
This bar has a full menu but it's the burgers that stand out. The Second & Allegheny is an Angus burger served on pretzel roll w/ jalapeno-cream cheese, tortilla strips, & roasted red pepper aioli. Read more.
