10 editor picks in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia is a street-food city at heart, and the cheesesteak is its emblem. Pat's King of Steaks and Geno's Steaks face off across the intersection at East Passyunk Avenue and South 9th Street, while John's Roast Pork and Tony Luke's defend the roast pork sandwich. The Reading Terminal counters of Tommy DiNic's and By George round out a tradition built on portable, no-fork eating.
10 street food places in Philadelphia we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Philadelphia · Street Food across every city.
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Pat's King of Steaks in Philadelphia is the 1930 founder of the cheesesteak at 9th and Passyunk, where Pat Olivieri ladled chopped steak onto a hot-dog roll.
Try Philly cheesesteak
Geno's Steaks in Philadelphia is the 1966 Joe Vento cheesesteak corner across Passyunk from Pat's, the orange-and-neon South Philly rival half.
Try Roast pork sandwich, cheesesteak
John's Roast Pork in Philadelphia is the 1930 South Philly counter at Snyder and Weccacoe, James Beard America's Classic 2006 with the city's defining roast.
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Jim's Steaks South Street in Philadelphia is the 1976 South Street counter that reopened May 2024 after the 2022 fire, expanded into the next-door Eyes.
Try Roast pork sandwich
Tony Luke's in Philadelphia is the 1992 South Philly counter on East Oregon, the canonical roast-pork-with-broccoli-rabe-and-sharp-provolone Italian sandwich.
Try Roast pork sandwich
Tommy DiNic's in Philadelphia is the 1980 Reading Terminal Market counter that won Travel Channel's Best Sandwich in America 2013 with its roast pork.
Try Cheesesteak
By George in Philadelphia is the Reading Terminal Market brick-oven counter from George and Kim Mickel since 1990, winner of Philadelphia Cheesesteak Madness.
Try Philadelphia soft pretzel
Center City Pretzel Co.
Try Banh mi
Banh Mi Cali in Philadelphia is the Chinatown banh mi counter at 9th and Arch, with grilled pork, meatball and lemongrass chicken sandwiches under five.
Try Beef pho
Pho 75 in Philadelphia is the Washington Avenue Vietnamese counter, a no-frills South Philly Little Saigon room with the city's most-named single bowl.
