Center City

Center City refers to the bustling area of downtown Philadelphia with its many smaller neighborhoods, including Society Hill and Old City, Midtown Village, Chinatown, and the areas around South Street and Rittenhouse Square. While the city of Philadelphia extends far beyond this area, the designation of Center City is reserved for the oldest and (for the most part) densest area of the city between South Street and Vine Street and the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers.

Running north-south through the heart of Center City is Broad Street, also known as the Avenue of the Arts, where you can find swanky hotels like the Doubletree and the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, as well as grand entertainment venues like the Academy of Music and the Kimmel Center. West of Broad offers upscale shopping on Walnut Street, popular bars and restaurants, and the lovely Rittenhouse Square. It's also home to most of the large office buildings in the city, including One Liberty Place and the Comcast Center. East of Broad offers charming homes and small boutiques perfectly suited to the smaller streets that mark this area of town. While Philadelphia as a whole is known for its BYOB restaurant culture, the area east of Broad is packed with delicious places to eat, like Lolita, Mercato, Valanni, Morimoto, to name just a few. Both Chestnut Street between 6th and 9th and 13th Street between Spruce and Walnut are practically lined with restaurants, nearly all of which have received rave reviews from food critics.

Nightlife

Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant

TPDS Club

Portofino's Restaurant

Tritone

Vault (The)

Zot Restaurant

Village Whiskey

Moriarty's

Fergie's Pub

Fadó

Ludwig's Garten

Lucky Strike Lanes

Champions, The American Sports Bar

Trocadero Theatre

Mahogany on Walnut

Turf Club - Center City

Shops at Liberty Place

Prince Music Theater

G Lounge

Pure

University of the Arts

Audrey Claire

Forrest Theatre

Dave and Busters

Walnut Street Theatre

Riverview Plaza 17

XIX Nineteen Cafe

Wilma Theater

Naked Chocolate Cafe

Chris' Jazz Café

Crimson Moon Coffee House

Frank Clements Tavern

Pinnacle Nightclub

Pegasus Nightclub

McGillin's Olde Ale House

Happy Rooster

Cafe Lift

Rouge

Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant

Adrienne Theater

Coffee Bar (The)

InterAct Theatre Company

Starbucks Coffee

Divan Turkish Kitchen

Etage (L')

Tenth Street Pourhouse

Arts Bank

Ruth's Chris Steak House - Philadelphia

Helium Comedy Club

Pennsylvania Ballet

Dirty Frank's

Los Catrines & Tequila's Bar

Kimmel Center

Laff House

Pod

Mary Cassatt Tea Room and Garden

Pompeii

Drinker's Tavern

Merriam Theater


Attractions

I. Goldberg Army & Navy

African American Museum

American Pants Company

Alternative Health and Fitness Concepts

Leyv Ha-Ir

Braverman's Bakery

Giovanni's Room

Kimberly Boutique

Maron Chocolates

Walnut Street Theatre

bSHEHU

Bell Atlantic Tower

Bellevue

Fabric Workshop and Museum

Whodunit?

Calderwood Gallery

Bitar's Pita Hut & Market

Masonic Temple

Chestnut Street

PHLASH

Congregation Rodeph Shalom

Joseph Fox Bookshop

Toby Lerner

Hibberd's Books

Children's Boutique, The

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Unclaimed Diamonds

Gershman Y (The)

National Watch & Diamond

Gilbert Luber Gallery

Liberty Boards

Black Tie Formal Wear

Forrest Theatre

St. John the Evangelist Church

National Constitution Center

American Institute of Architect's Bookstore

Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Gallery at Market East (The)

J.E. Caldwell Co

Market East Station

Holt's Cigar Company

Jones New York

Robbins 8th & Walnut

Arch Street United Methodist Church

Quaker Information Center

Body Works by Diane

Rosenbach Museum & Library

Chef's Tour of the Italian Market

Shopping on Walnut Street

St. Mark's Church

Tenth Presbyterian Church

Library Company of Philadelphia

University of the Arts

Rescue Rittenhouse Spa Lounge

Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia

Richel D'Ambra Spa at Ritz Carlton

Prince Music Theater

Congregation Mikveh Israel

Love Park

Carpenters' Hall

Kimmel Center

Academy of Music

Adolf Biecker / Philadelphia

Gross McLeaf Gallery

National Archives Branch

City Hall

Romanian Folk Art Museum

Shops at Liberty Place

Civil War & Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia

Iovine Brothers Produce

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Antiques Row

Boyd's

Formal Dimensions Inc.

Clothespin (The)

First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia

Black Cat Cigar Co.

Market Place East

Prince Hall Grand Lodge


Restaurants

Alma De Cuba

Osteria

El Vez

Dave and Busters

Mission Grill - Philadelphia

Gourmet Pizza

Moriarty's

Pod

Novita Bistro BYOB

Twenty21

Ludwig's Garten

Octo Waterfront Grille

Bliss

Fadó

Porcini

Maggiano's - Philadelphia

Bitar's Pita Hut & Market

Ernesto's 1521 Café

Cafe Lift

Pagliacci

Monk's Cafe

Estia

Capital Grille

Public House Logan Square

Pasion

Vino Restaurant Lounge

Pastrami & Things

Barbuzzo Restaurant

Terra Restaurant - Philadelphia

Liberté Urban Chic Lounge

The Melting Pot - Center City

Morimoto

Garces Trading Company

Striped Bass

Aoi Japanese Restaurant

Leila Cafe

Palm (The)

Morimoto

Bassett's Original Turkey

Happy Rooster

Le Bec-Fin

Pandora's Lunchbox

Nodding Head Brewery & Restaurant

Supper

Shops at Liberty Place

Smiths Restaurant & Lounge

Portofino's Restaurant

The Prime Rib

Square 1682 - Hotel Palomar (Philadelphia)

Morton's The Steakhouse

Pompeii

Susanna Foo's

La.Va Cafe

Field House Bar & Grill

Tazia

McGillin's Olde Ale House

The Westin Philadelphia

Parc

Chris' Jazz Café

Little Fish

Morton's of Chicago

Trattoria La Costiera

McCrossen's Tavern

Time

Union Trust Steakhouse

Brasserie Perrier

Marriott Philadelphia Downtown

Chez Colette - Sofitel Philadelphia

Trocadero Theatre

Swann Lounge & Cafe

Xochitl

Pure

Ristorante La Buca

Champions, The American Sports Bar

Zot Restaurant

Fergie's Pub

Tenth Street Pourhouse

Tir Na Nog - Philadelphia

Cichetteria 19

Sampan - Philadelphia

Franco's Osteria - City Avenue

Table 31

Coffee Bar (The)

Palace at the Ben

Pinnacle Nightclub

Lacroix

Matyson

Davio's

Max Brenner - Philadelphia

Slate - Philadelphia

Tritone

Natural Goodness Market & Cafe

Q Lounge + Kitchen

Fountain Restaurant

ChriStevens

Crimson Moon Coffee House

Tampopo

Chew Man Chu

Pegasus Nightclub

McCormick & Schmick's Seafood - Philadelphia

Toto

R2L

Ruth's Chris Steak House - Philadelphia

10 Arts by Eric Ripert

Friday Saturday Sunday

Bella Cena

XIX Nineteen Cafe

Phillips Seafood Philadelphia

Tweed - Philadelphia

Divan Turkish Kitchen

Amuse - Le Meridien Hotel- Philadelphia

Philly Style Pizza

Nineteen

Alla Spina

Root - Philadelphia

Sole Food

Buca Di Beppo

Black Sheep Pub

Elephant & Castle Pub and Restaurant

S & H Kebab House

Cochon

Melograno

The Corner

Italian Bistro

Garces Trading Co

Butcher & Singer

Chifa

Chima Brazilian Steakhouse - Philadelphia

Cooperage - Philadelphia

Cadence Restaurant

The Dandelion

Village Whiskey

Crystal Tea Room

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouse

Delmonico's Steakhouse at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue

Roy's

Percy Street Barbecue

Fish Restaurant

Frank Clements Tavern

Oceanaire Seafood Room - Philadelphia

Lolita

Continental Mid-Town

Upstares at Varalli

Audrey Claire

Girasole - Philadelphia

Giwa

JL Sullivan's Speakeasy

Bistro St. Tropez

Zanzibar Blue

Sotto Varalli

Joe Pesce

Joe's Pizza

The Cafe at 2011 Walnut

Jones

Valanni

Alma De Cuba

Vetri Ristorante


Hotels

La Reserve Center City Philadelphia B & B

Latham Hotel

Lippincott House

Palomar Philadelphia, a Kimpton Hotel

Alexander Inn

Sofitel Philadelphia

Park Hyatt Philadelphia At the Bellevue

Holiday Inn Express Philadelphia-Midtown

Antique Row Bed & Breakfast

Doubletree Hotel Philadelphia

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