Consider this one of the best dry-land alternatives to the beach that we’ve got. Here you can have better-than-they-need-to-be cheese fries with a view of the river and the skyline.
If you, like me, are not a member of a neighborhood pool where the snack bar serves shitty (read: perfect) cheese fries for afternoon snacking after being soaked in the sun, then let me direct you to the rooftop at Sunset Social. Nunu mixes in charred corn, avocado, jicama and arugula, which all pairs well with a bowl of their wok-fried black pepper udon noodles. 1551 West Passyunk Avenue.Įating this watermelon salad is the adult version of being eight years old and eating so much watermelon at the beach that you make yourself sick. If scallop aguachile and shrimp ceviche and a whole lot of mezcal can’t transport you to the beach, it’s possible that nothing will. There’s a lot to love about La Llorona, but in the summer the thing to remember is that their menu is distinctly seafood forward. The flavor combination is different each weekend ( track it here), but I’m marking my schedule to make sure I get sweet corn and blackberry, and plum and raspberry. Soft serve is a distinctly summer food to me, and you can find the best versions in the city right now over at Small Oven. Seafood boil with shrimp, crab legs and potatoes? You’re in the right place. Personally, I’m a fan fried shrimp in mass quantities (for which Sid Booker’s Shrimp Corner in North Philly is especially known, by the way), but Amazing Crab House prepares pretty much every sea creature you could want in most styles. 201 West Allegheny Avenue.Įveryone has their own dreams when it comes to beachy seafood. It’s just enough work to make you forget where you are for a few minutes.
#Hook fish and chicken skin
I mostly nibble with my hands to avoid bones, enjoying the perfectly crispy skin and the moist inside. 1500 Pattison Avenue.įred & Tony’s serves a whole range of Puerto Rican classics, but the most transportive among them, in my opinion, is the whole fried fish. Just bring cash - not all of the vendors accept cards and the park doesn’t have an ATM.
Then grab a couple of beef and chicken skewers, some papaya salad, and a sugarcane juice, and set up a chair next to the pond for an enjoyable afternoon. Do a lap around the dozens of vendors selling Lao, Thai, Khmer, and Vietnamese food. And if you go on a Saturday, you can combine that psuedo-beachy feeling with the wonderland that is the Southeast Asian Food Market. The Beach Snack: Slushies with Condensed Milk, Grilled Skewers, Fresh FruitįDR Park is probably the closest thing Philly has to a lakeside experience. These are the treats I’m seeking out on the hottest days of the summer when I wish I were anywhere but in the city.įDR Park Southeast Asian Food Market, South Philly
#Hook fish and chicken full
There are countless reasons why you might not be traveling the way you want to this summer: gas prices, COVID variants, airports full of people waiting on cancelled flights, employers imploring you to “do” “your” “job.” But just because you’re not jetting off to the Mediterranean, or even headed down the Shore doesn’t mean you can’t trick your stomach into thinking you’re on a beach enjoying classic seafood and cold snacks. Sid Booker’s Shrimp Corner / Photograph by Jason Varney
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