Snacks and Sweets
Cafés
Ants Pants (22nd and South St.) $$
Australian style café and coffee shop
Bonté Wafflerie & Café (17th and Walnut) $
Belgian-style sugar waffles and great coffee
Café Lutecia (23rd and Lombard) $
Eatery and coffee shop in Fitler Square
Green Line Café (43rd and Baltimore) $
Local coffee shop and hangout by Clark Park
La Colombe (19th and Sansom) $
Coffee at Rittenhouse Square
Lovers and Madmen (40th and Ludlow) $$
Hip coffee lounge just off campus
Metropolitan Bakery (40th and Walnut) $
Great bread and baked goods
Saxby’s (40th and Locust) $
Great meeting spot for students
Recommendations made by Penn
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our favorite places!
Prices according to Yelp.com
PHILLY PHOODS:
WHERE TO EAT?
A Guide to the Penn
Community’s Favorite Dining
Locations
Philly: Pretzel Heaven
Auntie Anne’s (34th and Walnut) $
Miller’s Twist (12th and Filbert, inside Reading
Terminal Market) $
Philly Soft Pretzel Factory (34th and Civic Center
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Blvd., 15 and Sansom, 19 and Chestnut) $
Water Ice and Ice Cream
Ben & Jerry’s (40th and Locust) $$
Capogiro (39th and Walnut) $$
Franklin Fountain (2nd and Market) $$
Winner of Best of Philly 2011: Ice Cream
Fred’s Water Ice (53rd and Chester) $
John’s Water Ice (7th and Christian) $
Kiwi Yogurt (frozen yogurt) (36th and Chestnut) $
Rita’s (15th and Spruce) $
Scoop DeVille (17th and Chestnut) $$
Sweetgreen (frozen yogurt) (39th and Walnut) $
Yogorino (frozen yogurt) (20th and Locust) $$
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Lunch and Dinner
Campus Area Top Picks
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Baby Blues BBQ (34 and Sansom) $$
Philadelphia’s Best
Cheesesteaks
• Jim’s Steaks (400 South Street) $
• Tony Luke’s (39 E. Oregon Ave.) $
• John’s Roast Pork (14 Snyder Ave.) $
• Campo’s Deli (214 Market St.) $
• Rick’s Steaks (1625 Chestnut St.) $
• Steaks on South (308 South St.) $
• Steve’s Prince of Steaks (7200
Bustleton Ave.) $
Cheesesteaks Near Campus
• Abner’s Cheesesteaks (38th and
Chestnut) $
• Lee’s Hoagie House (40th and Walnut) $
• Steak Queen (38th and Locust) $
Good Memphis-style barbecue
Bobby’s Burger Palace (39th and Walnut) $$
Bobby Flay’s burger joint adjacent to campus
Copabanana (40th and Spruce) $
Half-priced burgers on Copa Wednesdays!
Distrito (39th and Chestnut) $$$
Iron Chef Jose Garces’ Mexican restaurant
Greek Lady (40th and Locust) $
Very popular for catered hall events at Penn
Hummus (40th and Walnut) $
Middle Eastern food
New Deck Tavern (34th and Sansom) $$
Good burgers and sandwiches next to Penn Law
New Delhi (40th and Chestnut) $$
Popular Indian eatery near campus
Pod (36th and Sansom) $$$
Stephen Starr Asian-fusion eatery
Sang Kee Noodle House (36th and Chestnut) $$
Best Chinese restaurant on campus
Sweetgreen (39th and Walnut) $$
Most popular salads on campus
White Dog Café (34th and Sansom) $$
Longtime Penn favorite, utilizing local ingredients
Favorite Food Trucks
Bui’s (38th and Spruce St.) $
Voted “Best Sauce” by Under the Button
The Fruit Cart (33rd and Spruce, 34th and Walnut,
36th and Spruce) $
Fresh fruit salads
Gigi’s (38th and Spruce) $
Winner of Philly’s Vendy Cup in 2011
Hemo’s (37th and Spruce, 38th and Walnut) $
Famous at Penn for grilled chicken and Hemo Sauce
KoJa (38th and Walnut) $
Korean and Japanese food, mural art on the truck
Lyn’s (36th and Spruce) $
Popular for breakfast and lunch sandwiches
Magic Carpet (34th and Walnut, 36th and Spruce) $
Legendary vegetarian fare, seen on Food Network
Marrakesh Express (40th and Locust) $
Popular new Moroccan food truck
Sugar Philly (38th and Walnut) $
One of Smithsonian’s Top 20 trucks nationwide
Tacos Don Memo (38th and Walnut) $
Traditional Mexican fare
University City
Abyssinia Ethiopian (45th and Locust) $$
Outstanding Ethiopian cuisine
Dock Street Brewery (50th and Baltimore) $$
Great pizzas and pub fare
Han Dynasty (37th and Market) $$
New to University City—Chinese food at all spice levels
Koch’s Deli (43rd and Locust) $$
Long-time sandwich shop, worth the wait
Manakeesh Café Bakery (44th and Walnut) $
Good manakeesh and baklava
Sabrina’s Café (34th and Powelton) $$
Penn students’ favorite brunch spot
Vietnam Café (47th and Baltimore) $$
Great service and traditional Vietnamese dishes
Center City
Amada (2nd and Chestnut) $$$
Iron Chef Jose Garces’ first restaurant—Spanish tapas
Barbuzzo (13th and Sansom) $$$
Mediterranean-inspired small plates
Chifa (7th and Chestnut) $$$
Interesting fusion of Peruvian and Asian cuisine
Continental Midtown (18th and Chestnut) $$
Innovative tapas from around the world
Cuba Libre (2nd and Market) $$
Modern Cuban fare in an open-air setting
Dmitri’s Fitler Square (23rd and Pine) $$
Greek food with a great view of Fitler Square
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Famous 4 Street Deli (4th and Bainbridge St.) $$
Traditional New York-style deli in Queen Village
Mama’s Vegetarian (Kosher) (20th and Ranstead) $
Fantastic falafel and Kosher menu items
Morning Glory Diner (10th and Fitzwater) $$
Small-town vibe at this diner with great food
The Quick Fixx (15th and South St.) $$
High-quality Mediterranean food—fast service
Reading Terminal Market (12th and Filbert) $-$$
Unbelievable number of food vendors in one place! Top
picks include DiNic’s Roast Pork, Delilah’s (Southern
Comfort), and Basset’s Ice Cream
Vedge (12th and Locust) $$$
Highly acclaimed vegan cuisine
Zahav (2nd and Locust) $$$
Celebrated Modern Israeli food, small-plates style