Sheri & Alex’s Guidebook
Favorite Restaurants in Fairmount Area
Great neighborhood place for coffee, healthy breakfasts and lunches.
Casual pub on Fairmount Avenue with surprisingly gourmet food and drinks
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Urban Saloon
2120 Fairmount AveCasual pub on Fairmount Avenue with surprisingly gourmet food and drinks
Upscale Italian BYOB from a renowned Philadelphia chef. This is on the pricey side and reservations are usually needed.
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A Mano
2244 Fairmount AveUpscale Italian BYOB from a renowned Philadelphia chef. This is on the pricey side and reservations are usually needed.
OCF Coffee House
2100 Fairmount AveSabrina's is our absolute favorite breakfast restaurant. It is about a 10 minute walk, and there is always a line so go on their Yelp reservation app to add your name to the waitlist before you walk over. Their lunch and dinner is exceptional too. It is also a BYO so you can bring a bottle of sparkling for mimosas or wine for dinner.
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Reed's Coffee House
3802 Lancaster AveSabrina's is our absolute favorite breakfast restaurant. It is about a 10 minute walk, and there is always a line so go on their Yelp reservation app to add your name to the waitlist before you walk over. Their lunch and dinner is exceptional too. It is also a BYO so you can bring a bottle of sparkling for mimosas or wine for dinner.
Food scene
The nation's oldest, continuously operating farmers market offers fresh meat, produce, flowers, a variety of restaurants and gifts.
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Reading Terminal Market
1136 N 12th StThe nation's oldest, continuously operating farmers market offers fresh meat, produce, flowers, a variety of restaurants and gifts.
If you're craving a Philly Cheesesteak, this is where the locals go!
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Jim's Steaks
400 N 62nd StIf you're craving a Philly Cheesesteak, this is where the locals go!
Delicious, high end Lebanese restaurant in a beautiful setting in Fishtown. Impeccable service and exquisite wine list. Reservations area must.
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Suraya Restaurant
1528 Frankford AveDelicious, high end Lebanese restaurant in a beautiful setting in Fishtown. Impeccable service and exquisite wine list. Reservations area must.
Sightseeing
One of our favorite activities with visitors is a a Segway Tour of Philly's unique Mural Arts scenes. There are over 5,000 Mural Arts in the city and the history behind the program is so interesting and unique. Also, you can cover a lot of ground by Segway in 2 hours so it's a great way to explore many of the Philly Neighborhoods.
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Philly By Segway
7 N Christopher Columbus BlvdOne of our favorite activities with visitors is a a Segway Tour of Philly's unique Mural Arts scenes. There are over 5,000 Mural Arts in the city and the history behind the program is so interesting and unique. Also, you can cover a lot of ground by Segway in 2 hours so it's a great way to explore many of the Philly Neighborhoods.
You can access the Schuylkill RiverTrail behind the Art Museum just .3 miles from our house. Our favorite direction to head is west from the trail head past Boat House Row and into Fairmount park. On most days you'll enjoy beautiful scenery, rowers on the river and sometimes a regatta, and wonderful statues displayed as Philadelphia's renowned public art scene.
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Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River TrailYou can access the Schuylkill RiverTrail behind the Art Museum just .3 miles from our house. Our favorite direction to head is west from the trail head past Boat House Row and into Fairmount park. On most days you'll enjoy beautiful scenery, rowers on the river and sometimes a regatta, and wonderful statues displayed as Philadelphia's renowned public art scene.
Eastern State Penitentiary is open 365 days/year for tours. It is an eerily beautiful landmark just a couple of blocks from our home. Opened in 1829, its goal was to reform incarceration through the use of solitary confinement and sensory deprivation. Al "Scarface" Capone was one of ESPs more famous inmates.
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Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount AveEastern State Penitentiary is open 365 days/year for tours. It is an eerily beautiful landmark just a couple of blocks from our home. Opened in 1829, its goal was to reform incarceration through the use of solitary confinement and sensory deprivation. Al "Scarface" Capone was one of ESPs more famous inmates.
Philadelphia has many world-class museums but if you have to choose one, the Barnes is a must-see.
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Barnes
2025 Benjamin Franklin PkwyPhiladelphia has many world-class museums but if you have to choose one, the Barnes is a must-see.
Stroll along the tree-lined Benjamin Franklin parkway to Love Park and take a photo in front of the iconic Philly Love Statue to remember your trip by. From there, walk to the beautiful City Hall.
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Love Park
Arch StreetStroll along the tree-lined Benjamin Franklin parkway to Love Park and take a photo in front of the iconic Philly Love Statue to remember your trip by. From there, walk to the beautiful City Hall.
Grocery
We are just minutes away from an upscale Whole Foods Market that has in-market eateries including a coffee shop, Dizengoff, Goldie's, Federal Donuts, and a bar that serves wine and beer.
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Whole Foods Market
2101 Pennsylvania AveWe are just minutes away from an upscale Whole Foods Market that has in-market eateries including a coffee shop, Dizengoff, Goldie's, Federal Donuts, and a bar that serves wine and beer.
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Verkehrsmittel
Try to avoid driving/parking in the city during your trip
Walking, Indego bike share, and Lyft are the best ways to get around. Parking can be expensive and hard to find in certain neighborhoods in Center City.