by Tara Nurin - 221 Reviews - 105 List
The oldest Italian-American business district in the country is revamping itself with new restaurants, bars and shops, while maintaining its roots as a shopping destination for families who have lived for generations in the neighborhood now referred to as "East Passyunk." But don't venture down here without learning how to say it: it's "Pash-yunk," not "Pass-a-yunk."
Updated: September 09, 2008
Reservations are hard to come by at this classic, dark and wooden Italian BYOB that opens when it wants to.
Wine bar and restaurant pours mostly old-school vintages to mostly new-school neighborhood dwellers.
Microbrews and a jukebox win the hearts and minds of the next wave of Passyunk inhabitants at this too-cool-for-school corner joint, affectionately called "POPE."
Center City and Main Line foodies carry their Chiantis and Sangioveses to this traditional Italian BYOB, run by two generations of Italian women.
Retro furnishings and a cozy ambiance at this hideaway ensure that you won't be spotted nibbling on decadent homemade desserts, which guarantees you won't have to share.
A gathering spot for the urban hip, this vegan-friendly tavern serves lunch, dinner and drinks every day, and brunch Saturdays and Sundays.
For nearly 50 years, this family-owned furniture store has specialized in leather and microfiber upholstery, including name brands like Natuzzi, and sells everything at a discount.
The risque, 19-something-or-other era sign that looms large over the exterior makes this jeans emporium easy to find for the out-of-neighborhooders who flock here for men's and women's True Religions and Ed Hardy's.
