If you are by Angelo’s you should drop by Sarcone’ for the tomato pie and seeded roll. Isgro Pastries for cannoli’s. John’s Water Ice for you guessed it water ice.
Angelo’s you will get all of the Philly’s greatest hits. Cheesesteak on a in-house baked seeded roll, fried onions, and Cooper sharp cheese. The hoagies and chicken cutlets sandwich are also very good. The pizza is also great but looks like you will be overdosing on pizza in NYC. There is a park nearby to enjoy it. Around the corner from Sarcones is a bench too. Or just eat it on a stoop. It’s Philly not OC “get off my lawn” lol
Another place to check out is Dolores Deli. For a classic South Philly hoagie experience I like Ricci’s. Herr’s potato chips are the choice here. Have a Tastykake too. Most delis and papi stores will have them. Or hit up Wawa. I love me some Wawa coffee lol
If NYC:Pizza than Philly:Sandwiches. I’ll stand by this Philly is the sandwich capital in this country!
Reading Terminal Market is also a great place. Standouts for me is the Amish baked goods counter and Miller’s Twist for the best soft pretzels!
Don’t have a sit down Italian rec but Chef Marc Vetri is well regarded. Fiorella is his more casual option than Vetri.
South Philly is one of my favorite neighborhoods in the country!
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I’m sad I never got to try them the food looks great
My friend mentioned Del Rossi. Said they changed the bread to be more like Angelo’s. Thanks for the input on the park nearby. My wife would not be happy if I made the family eat standing up on a sidewalk.
We’re staying near Reading Market so will definitely drop by.
Was looking at Isgro, High Street and Machine Shop for pastries. Probably only get to 1 of these places. I was leaning Isgro then Magic Gardens then Angelos one day. All close by.
If the weather is nice we’ll def try water ice but we grew up going to Lemon Ice King of Corona so there is a very high bar.
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I am actually in Philly for work. I just had D’emilio’s Old World Ice Treats. This was spectacular.
Blood Orange Sorbetto with Vanilla Soft Serve:
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Shay’s Steak owned by a judge. What A Character. He literally lives upstairs. Closing time Sunday he comes in with 3 pints of Ben N Jerry’s that he scoops out for everybody. No freezers. First day they sold 30 sandwiches. Now on the weekend they order 80 dozen rolls.
Prime rib, rib eye and filet mignon. High quality meats. Cooper sharp cheese. Cherry peppers and onion. Highly recommend.
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Dinzengoff. Hummus and pita heaven. The very nice server brought me an extra small side of hummus bc I was having trouble deciding which one to order.
Chicken schnitzel was very good but didn’t really care for the herby babaganoush. Nice light crisp fry.
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