Van’s guidebook

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Van’s guidebook

Restaurants

No-frills spot popular with college students, with a full bar, brick-oven pizza, wings & salads.
16 locals recommend
Savas Brick Oven Pizza
3505 Lancaster Ave
16 locals recommend
No-frills spot popular with college students, with a full bar, brick-oven pizza, wings & salads.
Contemporary counter-serve cafe serving vegan burgers, sandwiches & salads, plus smoothies.
67 locals recommend
HipCityVeg
127 S 18th St
67 locals recommend
Contemporary counter-serve cafe serving vegan burgers, sandwiches & salads, plus smoothies.
A futuristic space with ever-changing colors is the scene for high-end Pan-Asian fare & sushi.
19 locals recommend
Pod
3636 Sansom St
19 locals recommend
A futuristic space with ever-changing colors is the scene for high-end Pan-Asian fare & sushi.
Kebabs & Pakistani BBQ from a Halal kitchen served cafeteria-style in a renovated old-school diner.
7 locals recommend
Kabobeesh
4201 Chestnut St
7 locals recommend
Kebabs & Pakistani BBQ from a Halal kitchen served cafeteria-style in a renovated old-school diner.

Relaxed coffeehouse chain offering small-batch coffees & light fare such as sandwiches.
Saxbys Drexel University
65 N 34th St
Relaxed coffeehouse chain offering small-batch coffees & light fare such as sandwiches.
Cozy sandwich and coffee shop.
43 locals recommend
The Green Line Cafe
4426 Locust St
43 locals recommend
Cozy sandwich and coffee shop.
Known for their coffee and sandwiches!
80 locals recommend
Wawa
200-210 Lombard St
80 locals recommend
Known for their coffee and sandwiches!

Relaxed New American cafe with a devoted following for its breakfast & brunch offerings.
99 locals recommend
Sabrina's Cafe
227 N 34th St
99 locals recommend
Relaxed New American cafe with a devoted following for its breakfast & brunch offerings.
Boisterous doggy-themed restaurant serving eclectic fare made with local & organic ingredients.
42 locals recommend
White Dog Cafe
3420 Sansom St
42 locals recommend
Boisterous doggy-themed restaurant serving eclectic fare made with local & organic ingredients.

Collegians down beer & bar fare in a busy space with sports on TV & daily specials.
12 locals recommend
Landmark Americana, University City
3333 Market St
12 locals recommend
Collegians down beer & bar fare in a busy space with sports on TV & daily specials.
This New American tavern offers 60-plus craft beers & brick-oven pizzas, plus an outdoor terrace.
35 locals recommend
City Tap House University City
3925 Walnut St
35 locals recommend
This New American tavern offers 60-plus craft beers & brick-oven pizzas, plus an outdoor terrace.
A lot of draft beers, quiz nights & pub grub draw a strong student crowd to this old-school pub.
8 locals recommend
New Deck Tavern
3408 Sansom St
8 locals recommend
A lot of draft beers, quiz nights & pub grub draw a strong student crowd to this old-school pub.

1164 locals recommend
Philadelphia Museum of Art
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
1164 locals recommend
University of Pennsylvania museum exhibits photography, paintings & other forms of modern art.
39 locals recommend
Institute of Contemporary Art
118 S 36th St
39 locals recommend
University of Pennsylvania museum exhibits photography, paintings & other forms of modern art.
Paintings by artists including Picasso & Renoir, African sculpture, Native American textiles & more.
560 locals recommend
Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
560 locals recommend
Paintings by artists including Picasso & Renoir, African sculpture, Native American textiles & more.
Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium.
458 locals recommend
The Franklin Institute
222 N 20th St
458 locals recommend
Lively, family-friendly science museum with many interactive exhibits & displays plus a planetarium.
ndoor/outdoor sculpture museum with the largest collection of Auguste Rodin's work outside Paris.
225 locals recommend
Rodin Museum
2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
225 locals recommend
ndoor/outdoor sculpture museum with the largest collection of Auguste Rodin's work outside Paris.
A spacious environment with a focus on ages 3-12 contains hands-on attractions plus an on-site cafe.
214 locals recommend
Please Touch Museum
4231 Avenue of the Republic
214 locals recommend
A spacious environment with a focus on ages 3-12 contains hands-on attractions plus an on-site cafe.

Bird Lake Picnic Area
Saunders Park
300-50 Saunders Ave
315 locals recommend
Fairmount Park
Reservoir Drive
315 locals recommend
Plaza in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art featuring the large Washington Monument fountain.
58 locals recommend
The Oval
2451 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
58 locals recommend
Plaza in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art featuring the large Washington Monument fountain.