Once crowned best pizza in America, walkable from the Fillmore. The hoagie room in back is a cheat code.
1313 N Lee St, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Angelo'sPizza restaurant · $ · Italian Market
The pizza is elite AND it is the cheesesteak answer. Double threat.
736 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Tacconelli's Pizzeria$$ · Port Richmond
Fifth generation, same brick oven, same recipe. You call ahead to reserve your dough or they run out, and there is a three-topping limit that they mean. Open Wednesday through Saturday only. It is the most Philadelphia thing on this list.
Down North PizzaRestaurant · $$ · Strawberry Mansion
Detroit-style squares with a crackling cheese edge, run entirely by formerly incarcerated staff at a fair wage. The wings are not an afterthought. Thursday through Sunday, and worth the trip north.
2804 W Lehigh Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19132
Pizza ShackamaxonPizza restaurant · $$ · Fishtown
Walk-up window, no dine-in, no phone orders, no preorders. You stand in line on Girard and you get one of the better New York-style slices in the city. Cheap, fast, and open until 9 most nights.
115 E Girard Ave #3907, Philadelphia, PA 19125
Angelo's PizzeriaPizza restaurant · $ · Italian Market
Dave Portnoy rated it 9.1. Danny DiGiampietro's Ninth Street counter, as famous for the roast pork sandwich as for a thin, crisp, heavily seasoned pie.
736 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Sushi in Philadelphia
Royal Sushi & IzakayaJapanese restaurant · $$$ · Queen Village
Izakaya up front until late, omakase behind the curtain. The comedian's dream layout: snacks, sake, secrecy.
780 S 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
HirokiSushi restaurant · $$$$ · Fishtown
Michelin-recognized, twenty-plus courses, and the best value of any serious omakase counter in the city. Chef Hiroki Fujiyama runs it tight and quiet. Book well ahead, and go hungry because the pacing is relentless.
Corner of Lee &, Master St, Philadelphia, PA 19125, 1355 N Front St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
One of the three rooms Philly people actually name when the sushi conversation gets serious. Kappo-style cooking alongside the raw stuff, so you can order a full meal instead of committing to a set. The bar is the seat you want.
637 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Sakana Omakase SushiJapanese restaurant · $$$ · Queen Village
A tiny BYOB doing a full omakase for well under what the big counters charge, and it ends with an uni bowl that people talk about for weeks. Bring your own bottle, sit close, expect it to run two hours. Closed Sunday and Monday.