Day-by-day eating plans for Philadelphia. weekend classics, family routes, vegan plans, on-a-budget editions.

Day-by-day plans

Philadelphia weekend: the classics, done right ★ 4.6

First-time visitor, two days2 days

A weekend built around the city's invented foods, the rooms that codified them, and one Israeli tasting menu to close.

  1. Day 1: Saturday: cheesesteak, Italian Market, tasting menu

  2. Day 2: Sunday: Reading Terminal, dim sum, late dinner

Philadelphia family three days: friendly, fed, fun ★ 4.4

Family with kids, three days3 days

A three-day plan for a family with school-age kids: tactile food experiences, kid-friendly tables, plenty of doughnuts along the way.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: pretzels, cheesesteak, Italian Market

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Reading Terminal, museum, dumplings

  3. Day 3: Day 3: brunch, zoo, garden dinner

Philadelphia on a budget: under $40 a day ★ 4.4

Budget eater, two days2 days

A two-day plan to eat Philadelphia well for under $40 per person per day, leaning on cheesesteaks, roast pork, banh mi and Reading Terminal counters.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: cheesesteak, pho, dumplings

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Reading Terminal, banh mi, pretzels

Philadelphia top-to-bottom: cheesesteak to tasting menu ★ 4.6

Food traveller, three days3 days

Three days that swing from the canonical Philadelphia sandwich to the city's deepest Italian and Israeli tasting menus.

  1. Day 1: Day 1: invented Philadelphia

  2. Day 2: Day 2: Fishtown and Kensington

  3. Day 3: Day 3: Italian Market and Vetri

Book food experiences in Philadelphia

Historic Old City Dine Around★ 5.0 (2)

Guided tour · 2h 30m

Historic Old City Dine Around

Eat + drink your way through Philadelphia’s history on this unique food tour. Walk along the cobblestone alleyways of the city’s old colonial neighborhoods between bit...

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