Local & Independent · South Philadelphia
East Passyunk Ave
Broad Street to the Singing Fountain.
One of Philly's hottest dining-and-shopping strips. Independent boutiques, BYOB restaurants, and South Philly neighborhood charm along East Passyunk Avenue from Broad to Tasker. Best in the evenings when the restaurants fill up.
Boutiques · Specialty Food · BYOB Restaurants · Beauty · Gifts
- In our directory
- 6 shopseach one verified
- Where
- South PhiladelphiaLocal & Independent
- Right now
- Typical hoursNoon–8pm
- Getting here
- Tasker-Morris BSLBroad Street Line
The directory
6 shops, all in one place.
Tap a shop or a dot on the map to see it.
Boutiques1 place
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Award-winning card and gift shop founded in 2013. Stationery, greeting cards, candles, and Philly-themed gifts from independent makers.
Dining5 places
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Italian restaurant bringing the culinary tradition of Abruzzo to Philadelphia. Locally sourced meat and produce paired with artisanal ingredients imported from Abruzzo. Named one of Zagat's 10 hottest Italian restaurants in the nation.
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Award-winning French-focused wine bar and eatery. Signature dishes paired with French-focused wines — a refined neighborhood destination on East Passyunk Avenue.
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Unpretentious neighborhood tavern specializing in burgers, sandwiches, pizza, and stromboli. A longtime East Passyunk fixture with an extensive beer list.
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Chef Lou Boquila's Filipino restaurant paying homage to his mother's traditional cooking with a refined sensibility. One of the most distinctive dining rooms in South Philly.
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Claims (with Geno's across the street) to have invented the cheesesteak in 1930. Order 'Whiz wit' at the Italian-speaking side window. Open 24 hours — line moves fast.
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Insider guide
Shopping East Passyunk.
The story
East Passyunk Avenue is South Philadelphia's answer to the city's more polished shopping corridors. The diagonal street cuts across the grid of South Philly between Broad Street and Dickinson, and over the past 15 years it has transformed from a quiet Italian neighborhood into one of the city's most dynamic dining and retail destinations.
The main shopping stretch runs from Broad Street down to the Singing Fountain at Tasker, with the highest concentration of boutiques, restaurants, and specialty shops between 11th and 13th. It's a neighborhood that locals fiercely defend — most of the businesses here are owned by people who live within a few blocks.
Food Meets Retail
What East Passyunk does best is combine food and shopping. The restaurant scene is among Philadelphia's best — you can spend a full day browsing shops, stopping for coffee, having lunch at a BYOB, browsing more, and ending with dinner at one of the nationally recognized restaurants on the avenue.
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Typical hours
Most shops keep the hours below.
Hours vary by individual store. Always check with specific retailers.
Eat, drink, stay
Between shops, close by.
Top restaurants nearby
All of Eat →Top hotels nearby
All of Stay →- Michelin 2 Keys
Four Seasons Philadelphia
Top floors of the Comcast Center with panoramic skyline views. Home to Jean-Georges Philadelphia and the skyline-facing JG SkyHigh bar on the 60th floor.
4.81 N 19th St · $$$$ - Michelin Key
The Rittenhouse Hotel
The flagship luxury hotel on the west side of Rittenhouse Square. Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond, home to Lacroix restaurant and a celebrated spa.
4.7210 W Rittenhouse Sq · $$$$ - Michelin Key
Guild House Hotel
A National Historic Landmark 1855 rowhome in Midtown Village. Each of the 12 guest rooms is named for a woman from the house's proto-feminist New Century Guild legacy — one of Philadelphia's most distinctive small stays.
4.81307 Locust St · $$$ - Art-Forward Boutique
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Art-forward Kimpton in a LEED-certified former office tower. Square 1682 restaurant downstairs, daily hosted wine hour, and a block east of Rittenhouse Square.
4.4117 S 17th St · $$$ - French Luxury
Sofitel Philadelphia
French-accented Accor luxury a block east of Rittenhouse Square. Chez Colette brasserie downstairs, warm contemporary rooms, and the trademark Sofitel service.
4.5120 S 17th St · $$$
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Getting here
Parking and transit.
The Tasker-Morris stop on the Broad Street Line is a short walk east to the avenue. By car, street parking is abundant on side streets compared to Center City — most blocks have meters that cap out at $1/hour, and many blocks are free on weekends.
- PSide Street Parking10th, 11th, 12th St · Metered on weekdays, free weekendsFree/Metered
- STasker-Morris BSLBroad Street Line · 5 min walk east to Passyunk Ave$2.50 fare
- SSEPTA Bus 23Runs along 11th/12th · Direct service from Center City$2.50 fare
- SSEPTA Bus 47Runs along 7th/8th · Connects to Italian Market area$2.50 fare
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