Where to eat in Philadelphia
It is possible to eat your way through Philadelphia and never get a bad meal – or bored.
Famous Markets
Reading Terminal Market and S. 9th Street Italian Market serve as culinary catchalls.
Reading Terminal Market: 80 vendors of regional specialties and global cuisine in an historic onetime train terminal. 12th & Filbert Streets, (215) 922-2317, readingterminalmarket.org
Italian Market: multiple South Philly blocks with merchants selling produce, cheeses, tacos, pasta, meats, spices and more. (215) 278-2903, italianmarketphilly.org
BYO Culture
Philadelphia’s bring-your-own-bottle restaurants number into the three hundreds.
In every neighborhood; typically small, charming and delicious.
Take a walk along East Passyunk Avenue to find many in one place, and check out Philadelphia’s tourism blog to find BYO’s throughout the city.
James Beard
Countless nominations and awards for Philly food from James Beard over the past 3 years. 43, actually.
Some of our favorites: