South Street, Philadelphia is one of the city’s most famous streets known for its array of shops, bars and restaurants. When visiting South Street for a enjoyable day out, here’s a guide with a selection of which shops to stop by to plan where you would enjoy going to:
A Bite to Eat:
1. Bridget Foy’s has been around for 30 years on South Street and is open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Here, they offer popular comfort foods as well as hand cut fries, cheese steak rolls and delicious ribs.
2. Famous 4th Street Delicatessen is a Jewish Deli that serves outstandingly fresh breakfast, lunch and dinner meals. Popular menu items include smoked fish, homemade omelets and deli meat all sold in large portions to have plenty to eat and to take home!
3. Jim’s Steaks has been selling exceptional Philadelphia cheese steaks for 70 years. The walls are covered with celebrities who have come there to enjoy their delicious cheese steaks.
Art and Entertainment:
1. Theatre of Living Arts has hosted local and national musical acts for years and was originally made from a single screen movie theatre.
2. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens offers beautiful artistic scenery created by an award-winning mosaic mural artist, Isaiah Zagar. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens educates visitors through tours and workshop and allows them to view the artists preserved works.
Shops:
1. Antiquarian’s Delight consists of different vendors selling apparel, furniture, and accessories located in a 100 year old building that was previously synagogue.
2. Blue Bond Guitars catches the attentions of all the musicians walking through South Street. It has been a big part of the Philadelphia music scene since the 1980’s, offering many used guitars, amps and bases as well as lessons and repairs.