Oh, could you share some good dinner places in East Passyunk? My husband and I have Phillies tix in a few weeks. That area is so convenient to heading down to the stadium after an early dinner.

Absolutely. I can personally recommend the following on Passyunk:

Salt and Pepper (about a half block south of Tasker) - American cuisine
Stateside (just north of Tasker near the fountain) - small plates with a great beer selection and top shelf liquors (mostly whiskey)
Izumi - sushi on the corner of Passyunk and Tasker
Marras - this is my go to place for pizza
Paradiso - decent Italian, but the service can be hit or miss
El Cantina - Passyunk and Morris - good Mexican, but the crowd's a bit hipstery and I think the bathrooms are a little too "bar-like" for a restaurant

I also hear great things about Fond, but I haven't eaten there yet.

I hope this helps.

Yes, HG, that's terrific - thank you. We will check these out.

(BTW, did you see there's some planning going on for Philadelphia GTG?)

No, I hadn't heard that. Can you post a link? Or details?

HG, it's a thread in the Lounge; see if this works:

http://www.fodors.com/community/fodo...elphia-gtg.cfm

Thanks to everyone for all of your suggestions. We had a great weekend in Philly! Citizens Bank Park is BEAUTIFUL!! Lots of fun shopping on South Street! Also spent time at the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Independence Visitor Center gift shop, and Reading Terminal Market. We took a tour of Lincoln Financial Field, played miniature golf at Franklin Square, and had cheesesteaks at Tony Luke's at the game, Jim's, and Pat's and/or Geno's. Jim's was the unanimous favorite! Thanks again to all of you!

Great, ohioteacher! I just saw that miniature golf setup yesterday. It looked fun.

HarlotsGhost, we are empty nesters now, and I always toy with the idea of moving into the city. Your neighborhood is on my list now. We usually have drinks at Stateside and then walk down to Le Verdu for wonderful outdoor dining and great pasta (kind of expensive though.) Then we stop at Capogiro for gelato and call that a great night!

Glad to hear it, ohioteacher, glad you all had fun (and good cheesesteaks).

We love CBP - who did you see pitch?

Suki,

Have you tried Birra yet? I've been meaning to come back to this thread to add it to the list of places I'd recommend in the area.

I haven't been to Le Virtu yet, and as I mentioned before, Fond is on my list of places I need to try. There's also a new restaurant, Noir, which is further south on Passyunk that looks interesting. If you're familiar with the area, it's in the same space where the short-lived bar, Sticks and Stones used to be.

Hi Karens,

We saw Hendricks pitch for the Phillies and Hudson for the Braves. It was a scoreless game until the 8'th inning when the Braves scored 5 runs off the Phillies' bullpen. I can see why you love CBP. There can't be a bad seat anywhere! We got there early to walk around the stadium and take pictures. Beautiful!! Even got ushers to take group pictures of us after the game, and got some pictures of the Philly skyline as we were walking out. Great experience!! Of course, the cheesesteaks at Tony Lukes in the outfield didn't hurt either!! Also got there early enough to walk through the Xfinity center. Wow!! What a great place to watch a game if you don't have tickets!!

Ooh, I just saw this. I came back looking for HGs recommendations - we have Phils tix this weel. So glad you had a nice time at the game ,Ohio! I think the Xfinity Center is so cool.

HarlotsGhost - we enjoyed walking around your neck of the woods yesterday. We had some very good pizza at Birra and then some gelato at Capogiro. Thanks for the recommendation.

It is a great location for us prior to a Phillies game, as we can head right down to where we usually park near the 3rd base Gate.

karens - I'm happy to hear that! What did you have at Birra? I've been there several times, and I've tried most of the pizza they offer.

We had the garlic red pizza. It was very good!