What to order at Famous 4th Street Delicatessen

Must order
Pastrami on rye; matzo ball soup; a chocolate-chip cookie at the door on the way out.
Signature dishes
Pastrami on rye, Matzo ball soup
Editor tip
Cash gets a discount at the register. Halve the triple-decker with a friend; it is two sandwiches in one.

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CuisineJewish Deli
Price$$
NeighborhoodQueen Village
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Location

Address: 700 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147

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Mike's BBQ ★ 4.5

$$ American BarbecueSouth Philly

Mike's BBQ in Philadelphia is the South Philly barbecue counter on 11th since 2018, founded by Mike Strauss and now run by Daniel Grobman, with whole-hog.

OrderA sliced brisket plate; pork ribs; the burnt-end sliders if they are running that week.

TipClosed Mondays through Wednesdays. Open Thursday to Sunday; brisket sells out by 14:00 on a Sunday.

Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.4

$$ Shanghainese Dim SumChinatown

Dim Sum Garden in Philadelphia is chef Shizhou Da's Shanghai dumpling room, reopened January 2025 on Race Street in Chinatown with a doubled soup-dumpling.

OrderXiao long bao by the basket; hand-pulled scallion-pancake noodles; the XL straw soup dumpling for the table.

TipSit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.

Standard Tap ★ 4.1

$$ American GastropubNorthern Liberties

Standard Tap in Philadelphia is the Northern Liberties gastropub since 1999, with a daily chalkboard menu, all-Pennsylvania taps and the chicken pot pie.

OrderThe daily chicken pot pie; steak frites; whichever oysters are on the chalkboard that night.

TipThe roof deck opens April to October. No reservations; walk up and put your name on the list.

K'Far ★ 4.4

$$ Israeli, All-day CafeCenter City

K'Far in Philadelphia is Michael Solomonov and Steve Cook's all-day Israeli bakery and cafe at 19th near Rittenhouse, the morning sibling to Zahav's evening.

OrderA bourekas filled with feta and za'atar; shakshuka at brunch; the babka to take home.

TipWalk in for the bakery counter at 08:00 before the work crowd lands at 09:30. Pastries sell out by 11.

Honey's Sit 'n Eat ★ 4.1

$$ Soul foodNorthern Liberties

Honey's Sit 'n Eat in Philadelphia is the Northern Liberties comfort-food counter at 4th and Brown since 2005, with challah French toast, latkes.

OrderChallah French toast; potato latkes with sour cream and applesauce; the brisket-and-egg plate.

TipNo reservations. Aim for 10:00 weekday or 09:30 Saturday. Cash and cards land equally.

Han Dynasty ★ 4.7

$$ Sichuan ChineseOld City

Han Dynasty in Philadelphia is Han Chiang's Sichuan room on Chestnut, the kitchen that ranked the spice scale 1 to 10 and made the city order dan dan noodles.

OrderDan dan noodles, dry-pot rabbit at heat 7, three-pepper chicken, mapo tofu.

TipOrder one dish below the heat level you think you can handle. The 10 scale is honest.

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