Although we here at Finding Philly try to avoid restaurant openings, almost as a rule, we were excited enough about this new French bistro opening that we decided to visit on opening night. We decided to try to scoop the major media and let it all hang out here on the blog. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Neighborhood'
Bistrot La Minette
August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Tags: Bella Vista · Cuisine · French · Restaurant · South Street
Coincidental Cross-Post about local beer!
August 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Check out the link below from the City Paper. The beer distributor mentioned is three blocks from me so this is very exciting. Coincidentally the article mentions George Hummel, the subject of my last post!
Big move for Bella Vista Beer Distributors :: The Clog :: Blog Archive :: Philadelphia City Paper :: Philadelphia Arts, Restaurants, [...]
Tags: Bella Vista · Drink · Retail · South Philly
Homesweet Homebrew
August 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I just finished bottling my 6th batch of homebrew beer so it’s high time that I wrote about a local institution called Home Sweet Homebrew. It’s helmed by George Hummel and Nancy Rigberg with some help from Jake and Elwood, who keep the rodents away when the humans leave.
If you’ve ever thought about brewing [...]
Tags: Center City · Drink · Retail · Rittenhouse Square
Ribs (and much more) at Cantina
July 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments
We had one of those amazing meals today that leaves you with the feeling that everything’s right in the world. I wanted Karen to have the amazing barbeque pork ribs and well, a magarita for brunch isn’t anything to sneeze at on the 4th of July. I also wanted to try the pork [...]
Tags: Bar · Breakfast · Brunch · Drink · Mexican · Restaurant · South Philly
Philadelphia Got Grips!
June 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Sneakerheads untie!
I have to say that, for its size, Philly has a varied and well-stocked set of sneaker stores. I’ve rounded up a selection of my favorites, along with a map and some commentary on each. Hit the link below for the goods.
Tags: Center City · Olde City · Retail · Rittenhouse Square · Shoes/Sneakers · South Street
Hardena - Indonesian in South Philly
November 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
Hardena is not the newest of restaurants, but there are lots of reasons it’s been around as long as it has. This place is amazing.
More photos and some food descriptions after the jump.
Tags: Adventurous · Ethnic · Indonesian · Restaurant · South Philly
Mostly Books (mostly…)
November 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
Mostly Books is a not-so-tiny little shop on Bainbridge between 5th and 6th. It’s the kind of place that you can walk by a million times and never really notice it or think about stopping in. But I did once, and boy was I surprised! It’s incredibly unassuming on the outside but [...]
Tags: Bella Vista · Books · Retail · South Street · Vintage
Headhouse Square Farmer’s Market
October 16th, 2007 · 7 Comments
The markets around town offer a huge variety of food and drink and are a lot of fun to boot. Fitler Square has a small one on Saturdays. Karen and I have gotten fresh fruits, veggies, bread, and once a beautiful Thai basil plant that’s now taking over her garden. Reading [...]
Tags: Bella Vista · Desserts · Grocery · Market · Mexican · South Street
Ants Pants has Liquid Gold for Sale
October 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The point of this site is to share all of the great things that we find around Philadelphia. I love it when I find something that fits this perfectly. It’s a lesser-known little neighborhood spot with its own flair and a really really killer treat that I want EVERY DAY.
Tags: Breakfast · Brunch · Café · Desserts · Fitler Square · Sandwich · South Street
Mirrors, Murals and Markers
September 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments
After a brief hiatus, we’re back! There was a short time there where the official Finding Philly camera was misplaced. It took the cleaning of both our rooms to find it but we’ve got it again. I won’t say whose room it was in - even though that person was pretty sure [...]
Tags: Art · Center City · Chinatown · Fitler Square · Gayborhood · Northern Liberties · Olde City · Reading Terminal Market · Rittenhouse Square · South Philly · South Street