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Philly Neighborhoods
Local guides to eight Philly neighborhoods: what to do, where to eat and the real deal on smoking in each one.
Philly is a city of neighborhoods, and people here will tell you exactly which one they're from before they tell you their name. Each one eats differently, drinks differently and hangs differently.
Each guide below covers the vibe, a little history, what to do and where to eat. The straight story on weed lives on is weed legal in Philly, and where to smoke covers what that means day to day, plus the New Jersey option across the river.
Bars and music? Start in Fishtown. Food crawl? South Philly and East Passyunk. History and cobblestones? Old City.
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Fishtown
Frankford Avenue is the spine, the river is the backyard, and the best night here is one long walk with a few stops.
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Northern Liberties
Old brewery blocks, a bowling alley with a bar problem, and a park the neighbors built themselves.
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South Philly
Rowhomes, folding chairs on the sidewalk, and the best sandwich density in America. Come hungry, leave heavier.
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Old City
Colonial cobblestones by day, galleries and bars by night, and the river right there the whole time.
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Center City
Downtown Philly is walkable, packed with food, and much more fun when you treat it like a neighborhood instead of an office park.
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Manayunk
An old mill town on the Schuylkill with one long main drag, a canal path, and hills steep enough to host a pro bike race.
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West Philly
Big porches, old trees, a sphinx, a botanical garden older than the country, and injera on every other corner of Baltimore Avenue.
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East Passyunk
One diagonal street, a fountain that plays music, and more good restaurants per block than anywhere else in South Philly.
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