Former working-class river neighbourhood north of the Ben Franklin Bridge, now the city's loudest dining laboratory: Suraya, Kalaya, Laser Wolf, Pizzeria Beddia.
Kalaya in Philadelphia is Chutatip 'Nok' Suntaranon's James Beard Best Chef Mid-Atlantic 2022 Southern Thai room in Fishtown, on Palmer Street since the move.
Signature: Khua kling pork, Massaman curry
Order: The khua kling dry-fried pork with rice; the massaman curry; Nok's mother's coconut soup.
Tip: Book a week out on Resy. The 5pm seating clears quickest if you want a table without a wait.
Suraya in Philadelphia is the Fishtown Lebanese market, garden and restaurant on Frankford Avenue from Greg Root, Nicholas Kennedy and chef Roland Kassis.
Signature: Whole roasted fish, Lamb shawarma
Order: Whole roasted fish for the table, lamb shawarma platter, the labneh with shrak bread.
Tip: Brunch on the back garden patio in summer is the room's best seat. Saturday 10am books out the fastest.
Pizzeria Beddia in Philadelphia is Joe Beddia's Fishtown reincarnation of the Bon Appetit America's Best Pizza of 2015, with a hoagie room behind the dining.
Signature: Margherita pizza, Hoagie
Order: The margherita with sungold cherry tomatoes; a salad of every herb in the kitchen.
Tip: The hoagie room books separately. Reserve it for groups of four to six who want lunch sandwiches.
Pizzeria Beddia in Philadelphia is Joe Beddia's Fishtown reincarnation of the Bon Appetit 2015 America's Best Pizza, with a margherita pie and a separate.
Signature: Margherita pizza, Hoagie
Order: Margherita with sungold tomatoes; a salad of every herb in the kitchen.
Tip: The hoagie room books separately. Reserve it for groups of four to six who want lunch sandwiches.
Johnny Brenda's on Frankford and Girard in Philadelphia pairs a 200-capacity upstairs music room with a downstairs gastropub that helped define modern.
Tip: Open 11:00-02:00 daily, kitchen until 01:00. Buy show tickets early; the upstairs balcony rail is the spot.
The Fillmore Philadelphia on East Allen in Fishtown is the 2,500-capacity Live Nation room inside the old Ajax Metal factory, with a separate Foundry stage.
Tip: Doors typically 19:00; the GA floor has the rail, the mezzanine has the seats. The Foundry runs smaller shows on the same nights.