Welcome to the City of Brotherly Love! We hope you enjoy your time here as much as we do.

Our favorite restaurants:

- Murph's (Italian food in an Irish pub)

- Tomo (BYO sushi/ramen)

- Trattoria Carina (BYO Italian)

- Radicchio (BYO Italian)

- Southwark (American)

- Zorba's Tavern (Greek)

- Grandma's Philly (Thai)

- Talula's Garden (American)

- Pizzeria Stella (Pizza)

- Coffee/Breakfast: Cafe Ole, Menagerie Coffee, Honey's Sit 'N Eat, Cafe Lyft, Cafe La Maude

Top places to eat that require reservations:

- Zahav (Israeli)

- Suraya (Lebanese)

- Fiorella Pasta (Italian)

- Parc (French)

- Laser wolf (Middle eastern)

- Little Fish (Seafood BYO)

- Georgio on Pine (Italian BYO)

- Pizzeria Beddia (Pizza)

- Double knot / Sampan (Japanese/Asian fusion)

Tourist attractions:

- The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall

- Philadelphia Museum of Art + Rocky steps

- Other museums: Franklin Institue, Rodin Museum, Barnes Foundation

- City Hall

- Reading Terminal market (try Hershel's deli or DiNic’s for sandwiches, or doughnuts at Beiler's Bakery)

- Bok Bar: elementary school transformed into vendors with rooftop bar and skyline views

- Elfreth's Alley: oldest continuously inhabited road in America, right by where we live!

- Betsy Ross House, around the corner from Elfreth's alley

- Want to try cheesesteaks!? Geno's versus Pat's rivalry in South Philly

- Italian Market on S 9th St.

- Franklin Fountain for ice cream

- Eastern State Penitentiary

Green spaces/outdoor activities:

- The Squares: Washington Square park, Rittenhouse Square, Logan Square, Franklin Square

- Penn Treaty park

- Spruce St. Harbor park (next to Hilton hotel block), Independence Seaport Museum with outdoor restaurant nearby

- Schuykill River Trail: great for walking/biking. Starts around South St and runs north along Kelly Dr. by Boathouse Row

- Cherry St. Pier with outdoor beer garden

- Fairmount Park

- Clark Park in West Philly by Penn/Drexel's campuses