PHILLY: PART II.

Another short weekend trip to Philly = new delicious recommendations! This trip my friends and I explored Northern Liberties neighborhood, then made our way to Center City. Overall it was a beautiful weekend to explore the city and try new bites and see new shops.

We wanted to start the day at Café La Maude, a delicious brunch spot. When we got there they had a little wait, so we decided to walk around the neighborhood until they had a table for us. We stumbled upon City Planter, a store filled with all sizes of plants and pots. If I didn’t have a day filled with exploring, I definitely would have bought a plant or five to take home with me. Café La Maude was delicious. It’s BYOB and they put your champagne in these modern clear ice bags at the end of the table. The menu was delicious and they had these cute vintage photos hanging along the walls.

After brunch we headed to this place a few blocks down called Standard Tap. It was one of those 65 degree weekends in the middle of winter and they had a cute little rooftop porch, so we decided to hang there for a while. Then, we made our way to Center City, where we headed down a narrow alleyway and found ourselves in Graffiti Bar. It was actually the back area of the restaurant, Sampan, a delicious asian cuisine restaurant. We had the most delicious edamame dumplings and rock shrimp. The edamame dumplings were so good that I’m planning on making my own at home some time soon. I’ll be sure to post the recipe on here!