Guidebook for Philadelphia

Ellie & Manish
Ellie & Manish
Guidebook for Philadelphia

Essentials

Good for quick snacks and grocery staples and convenience items. No produce.
13 locals recommend
Family Dollar
1325 Point Breeze Ave
13 locals recommend
Good for quick snacks and grocery staples and convenience items. No produce.
Large grocery section. Good for staples. No produce.
13 locals recommend
Dollar General
6140 Woodland Ave
13 locals recommend
Large grocery section. Good for staples. No produce.
Our favorite budget grocery store with produce, cheap staples, and ease of access.
19 locals recommend
ALDI
5501 S US Hwy 41
19 locals recommend
Our favorite budget grocery store with produce, cheap staples, and ease of access.

Entertainment & Activities

Our neighborhood greenspace, with playground. Often hosting neighborhood events.
Muhammad Park
Our neighborhood greenspace, with playground. Often hosting neighborhood events.

Food Scene

Not the greatest coffee, but free wifi and a wonderful, aesthetically pleasing atmosphere. Kat and her husband are sweethearts.
104 locals recommend
Reed's Coffee House
3802 Lancaster Ave
104 locals recommend
Not the greatest coffee, but free wifi and a wonderful, aesthetically pleasing atmosphere. Kat and her husband are sweethearts.
West Philly staple for coffee. Many locations (along the "green lines" -- trolleys)
94 locals recommend
Green Line Cafe
4239 Baltimore Ave
94 locals recommend
West Philly staple for coffee. Many locations (along the "green lines" -- trolleys)
A diversity of restaurants is the main draw to Baltimore Ave. Take the 64 bus!
6 locals recommend
Baltimore Avenue
Baltimore Avenue
6 locals recommend
A diversity of restaurants is the main draw to Baltimore Ave. Take the 64 bus!

Drinks & Nightlife

Our local craft brew pub.
156 locals recommend
Dock Street Brewing Co
701 S 50th St
156 locals recommend
Our local craft brew pub.
Great little bar with a regular crowd. A nice walk down Spruce street. Also, a beer shop next door.
108 locals recommend
Local 44
4333 Spruce Street
108 locals recommend
Great little bar with a regular crowd. A nice walk down Spruce street. Also, a beer shop next door.

Arts & Culture

"LAVA, the Lancaster AVenue Autonomous space, is a center for radical media and organizing" and often hosts shows and talks.
LAVA
4134 Lancaster Ave
"LAVA, the Lancaster AVenue Autonomous space, is a center for radical media and organizing" and often hosts shows and talks.