The Gallagher's guidebook
Food scene
Cook and Shaker
2301 E Albert StGreat spot for happy hour bites and stiff cocktails.
If fermented veggies, hoagies, and some of the best cocktails and wine in the city this is your spot.
62 locals recommend
Martha
2113 E York StIf fermented veggies, hoagies, and some of the best cocktails and wine in the city this is your spot.
If delicious bowls of ramen and unique drinks are your thing, you can't go wrong here.
40 locals recommend
Cheu Fishtown
1416 Frankford AveIf delicious bowls of ramen and unique drinks are your thing, you can't go wrong here.
Best pizza we have had, we are not New York pros but this place is very good.
12 locals recommend
PIZZA Shackamaxon
115 E Girard AveBest pizza we have had, we are not New York pros but this place is very good.
Good pizza, it's basically a right of passage for our area. World's first pizza museum. Support local.
111 locals recommend
Pizza Brain
2313 Frankford AveGood pizza, it's basically a right of passage for our area. World's first pizza museum. Support local.
Great oasis in an urban jungle, the ambiance is not to be missed. Don't mind the El sounds overhead, it all adds to the Philadelphia experience.
113 locals recommend
Suraya Restaurant
1528 Frankford AveGreat oasis in an urban jungle, the ambiance is not to be missed. Don't mind the El sounds overhead, it all adds to the Philadelphia experience.
Amazing space, great cocktails and solid food are not to be missed.
113 locals recommend
Suraya Restaurant
1528 Frankford AveAmazing space, great cocktails and solid food are not to be missed.
Don't let the neighborhood scare you away, once you enter this space you will be lost in a comfortable atmosphere, great service, amazing food, and plenty to take home.
Vientiane Bistro
2537 Kensington AveDon't let the neighborhood scare you away, once you enter this space you will be lost in a comfortable atmosphere, great service, amazing food, and plenty to take home.
Craving legit pho? This is rated best in Philly, an old grand mom stirs pots of piping hot pho, the portions are huge and cheap! This one I can't recommend enough.
9 locals recommend
Thang Long Noodle Restaurant (Kensington)
2534-36 Kensington AveCraving legit pho? This is rated best in Philly, an old grand mom stirs pots of piping hot pho, the portions are huge and cheap! This one I can't recommend enough.
Distilleries
Philadelphia Distilling
25 E Allen StRed Brick Distillery
2628 Martha StDown the street from us, underground cool, small outfit but worth checking out.
Sightseeing
William Penn famously entered into a treaty of peace with Tamanend, a chief of the Lenape Turtle Clan in 1683.
90 locals recommend
Penn Treaty Park
1301 N Beach StWilliam Penn famously entered into a treaty of peace with Tamanend, a chief of the Lenape Turtle Clan in 1683.
Farm
We got married here, great serene place in the middle of a concrete jungle.
35 locals recommend
Greensgrow Farms
2501 E Cumberland StWe got married here, great serene place in the middle of a concrete jungle.
Neighborhoods
Distillery district, fermented foods, red brick buildings, the El, new construction all around. Let's just say it's a very unique place to stay in all the good reasons.
Kensington
Distillery district, fermented foods, red brick buildings, the El, new construction all around. Let's just say it's a very unique place to stay in all the good reasons.
Beer hall
German beer hall, lots of fun for groups. The Bavarian pretzel is good and the beers are even better.
275 locals recommend
Frankford Hall
1210 Frankford AveGerman beer hall, lots of fun for groups. The Bavarian pretzel is good and the beers are even better.