Restaurants Around Penn & Philly

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<p>Just thought I’d post a list of the restaurants around penn and philly:</p>

<p>Near or On Campus:</p>

<p>Gia Pronto (good salads & paninis)
Beijing (good sketchy chinese food)
Pizza Rustica (excellent wood fired pizzas)
Cosi (good sandwiches, awesome bread)
Marathon (average)
New Deck (good pub atmosphere, food not so good)
LTs (expensive for dinner, lunch is better priced…the food is good)
Pod (expensive but awesome)
White Dog (good but over priced)
Nara (best saki bombing place around,never actually eaten there)
Penne (good italian, a bit pricey)
College Pizza (cheap, good pizza - classic penn)
The Greek Lady (great)
Koch’s (amazing deli)
Lee’s Hoagie House (pretty good)
Allegro Pizza (good for 40s and a slice)
Tandoor India (average)
Philly Diner (ok for a late night meal)
Sitar India Cuisine (good)
New Number One (IMO, best chinese)
Powelton Pizza (average)
Cavanaugh’s Restaurant (good sports bar atmosphere - food not so great)
Tony Lukes (formerly Tri Di - I’ve been to the original and they have great cheesesteaks)
Domino’s Pizza
Papa John’s Pizza
Boston Market
McDonalds
Ben & Jerry’s
Qdoba (like Chipotle but worse)
Quiznos
KFC
Taco Bell
Chic Filet
Subway
Starbucks
Scoop de Ville (awesome ice cream)
Insomnia Cookies (amazing cookies)
Bucks County Coffee (I think their coffee is better than starbuck’s)
Strikes (a hip bowling alley with typical bowling alley food - not so great for food, good for bowling)
Random Food Trucks (Most are Good - Hemo’s, Bui’s,etc.)</p>

<p>Center City & South Philly:</p>

<p>Le Bec Fin (very expensive but amazing)
Fountain (very expensive but amazing)
Buddakan (great)
Marakesh (good morrocan food)
Bistro St. Tropez (great and if you go for their early bird special you can have a 3 course meal for $20)
Patou
Continental (good drinks)
La Boheme
Tequila y Catrines (best mexican restaurant)
El Vez
Brasserie Perrier ( I like this place for lunch…a good Steak & Brie sandwich and a Stella Artois)
Susanna Foo (weird french chinese fusion…very good)
Morimoto (best japanese place - the iron chef’s restaurant)
Alma de Cuba (good cuban food)
Pietro’s (decent italian - good for groups because you can split the huge portions)
Zanzibar Blue
Capital Grille (good steaks)
McCormick & Schmicks (sp? - good seafood)
Morton’s (good steaks)
Mezza Luna (in south philly, it’s a mob style restaurant. Very good and not too expensive)
L’Angolo’s (same as above - better food, also BYOB)
Deux Cheminees (amazing french food)
Le Bar Lyonnais
Django
The Grill
Palm
Roy’s (pacific rim cuisine - pretty good)
Fork
Pat’s (classic cheesesteaks - fight vs. Geno’s for best steaks…classic Philly)
Geno’s </p>

<p>if I forgot any please add…</p>

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<p>This is the definitive list. Lotsa good options on here though I would disagree with some of your ratings but I'm sure our tastes differ. I personally don't like really expensive food - I'd much prefer to eat at Magic Carpet or Bui's, Marathon Grill or New Deck. It really depends on what you're in the mood for - and the best part is that Penn can accom. all needs.</p>

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<p>Philly has an amazing number of BYOBs and many are excellent. Don't forget these as many citites don't have such things. Also any student can buy or subscribe online for Zagat's guide or other foodie guides. Philly is a great restaurant city.</p>

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<p>yeah Zagat's is awesome...my goal by the end of my 4 years is to go and try every restaurant on Zagat's top 50. lol</p>

<p>and yeah the BYOBs are awesome.</p>

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<p>good list</p>

<p>New Delhi is another Indian restuarant on campus...decent, but Sitar is better</p>

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<p>a couple add-ons to an already extensive list:
Moshulu (sp?) restaurant on a ship in the delaware river, great atmosphere, good food</p>

<p>Konak (Turkish restaurant at about 2nd and Vine: Simply Amazing and pretty reasonably priced)</p>

<p>Not sure of the names of the restaurants, but there are several at the Vietnamese markets at 10th and Washington and 6th (or 8th?) and Washington, most of which are excellent.</p>

<p>Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant- on Main Street in Manayunk, excellent all-around food and decent prices for Main Street. Several other good restaurants on Main Street, An Indian Affair (ok, not as good as the places at Penn though), Jake's (kinda like the white dog, but cheaper), Hikaru (good Japanese), Tommy Gun's (not technically on Main St., but they have the best pulled pork I've ever had) and what is supposedly be the best pizza in philly at Mom's Bake at Home Pizza. (Just take the R6 to Wissahickon station from 30th street if you're feel like leaving the Penn bubble)</p>

<p>Dalessandro's- with out a doubt IMO, the best cheesteakes in the city. Pat's and Geno's and to a lesser extent Jim's on South St. get the hype, but this place has consistently ranked higher than them in the Best of Philly awards, and it is well deserved. Well worth making the trip from Penn to Henry Ave.</p>

<p>The Reading Terminal Market- Probably the Most fun place to go get food in the entire city. It's hard to describe, it's really an indoor 'outdoor' market...just go see for yourself. Best ice cream in the city at Bassett's (you know, that stuff in the blue pints at wawa that you never buy because it doesn't look like Ben & Jerry's: try the raspberry truffle).</p>

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<p>While we're at it, here's a rundown of a few philly diners (beyond Philly Diner), most are a ways from Penn, but some people like to go diner hopping, go figure</p>

<p>South Street Diner (2nd and South): Not 24hrs like the sign says (they close from 3-6am), but the food is good and the menu more extensive than Philly Diner, all day breakfast is served, and the prices are good, especially for South Street.</p>

<p>Oregon Diner (at about 2nd and Oregon or nearby there): arguably the best diner in the city, expansive menu, great food, 24hr service, all day breakfast</p>

<p>Bob's Diner (Ridge Ave): my personal foavorite because that's where I've gone for most of my life, they shut down their waffle iron in the evening and aren't open 24hrs though.</p>

<p>Little Pete's (17th Street): closest alternative to Philly Diner, and better overall, but is a small venue with a slimmed down menu</p>

<p>Melrose Diner (Snyder Ave): probably the most widely known of the philly diner's. excellent food and 24hr service</p>

<p>Nifty Fifties (MacDade Blvd. in Swarthmore and one in the NE somewhere)- not truly a diner, but one of those fifties-style places like Johnny Rocket's, not open 24hrs and really, really far, and not open 24hrs. BUT: the food is fantastic; their burgers are great, and their milkshakes are amazing and there's a wide variety of them, plus they have a gigantic old-style soda fountain. The nearest one of these is at about a 40 minute drive from where i live in the NW part of philly, but I have made the trip at all hours of the night numerous times: it's that good.</p>

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<p>Note: I think i have to say this in my defense. No, i do not weigh 300lbs and move myself with a hand-truck; I've just been in philly my whole life.</p>

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<p>anyone by any chance know of any korean restaurants in the phily area???</p>

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<p>there's a good one called han-wool practically on campus, it's on walnut after 36th, in the same strip of stores as the wawa and pizza rustica</p>

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<p>Tacconelli's Pizza
2604 E Somerset St, Philadelphia, PA
B.Y.O.B. pizzeria that's so in demand you have to reserve your own dough.</p>

<p>A true Philly experience. Call in the morning to reserve your dough!!!</p>

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<p>I just heard about a place called cereality (or something to that effect) today on television. Has anybody on here ever been?</p>

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<p>oh yeah i forgot about that place...it's a really random restaurant where you can mix cereals, etc. I've never been there.</p>

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<p>Good selection and great walk a way containers.....great for a snack.</p>

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<p>Insomnia cookies are kind of overrated. I guess the late availability makes up for it, though.</p>

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<p>plus they can lace them with weed if you want...or so i've heard.</p>

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<p>btw what is the name of the ethiopian restaurant on I think 42nd ? Dalac or something like that right? That place is good.</p>

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<p>Bern, you forgot New Delhi, who actually have better Samosas in their buffee than Sitar. </p>

<p>Then there is a restaurant on 40th and chestnut, but I can't remember the name now. It is really god, just below the level of Pod but not as stuck up.</p>

<p>And lastly, yes Bucks County Coffee do have better coffee than Starbucks. But Avril 50 has even better coffee than Bucks, by far!</p>

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<p>Good list. Also check out campusfood.com, they deliver from a bunch of places. </p>

<p>Allegro's is a great place to go for beer with a ****ty or chalked ID. You can bring your own alcohol to many places in philly, including Beijing. Check the dailypennsylvanian.com restaurant guide for details.</p>

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<p>Quality Korean food is lacking in the city and on campus. The best place is Kim's in Northeast Philly. You can mapquest it :) Although I've always gone there in a car so you might need one. It's "real" Korean food - not like Han Wool.</p>

<p>Best dim sum - Joy Tsin Lau or Ocean Harbor on Race between 10th and 11th</p>

<p>Best Malaysian - Penang on 10th between Race and Arch</p>

<p>Other good places for Asian food... Rangoon (Burmese) on 9th between Race and Arch and Shiroi Hana (Japanese) on 15th near Locust.</p>

<p>I like Asian food.</p>

<p>Also there is great Vietnamese food (and markets) on Washington as was mentioned.</p>

<p>Also great Mexican food - my favorite place is La Lupe on 9th and Federal (right next to Geno's). Very authentic food, cheap, they have home-made tortillas. And I love the people that work there. I wish I spoke Spanish.</p>