Philly Neighborhoods

Most people know Fairmount as the neighborhood where you go to run up the Rocky steps. What they discover when they actually spend time here is something considerably better: a genuine, deeply livable neighborhood with a commercial corridor that has come into its own, a bar scene built on character rather than hype, and one of the most distinctive anchor attractions of any neighborhood in the country sitting right on its main street. Fairmount sits in the northwestern part of

Graduate Hospital doesn't announce itself. There's no single landmark that puts it on the map, no moment where you suddenly realize you've arrived somewhere famous. What it does instead is reveal itself gradually — through the tree-lined blocks, the well-kept rowhomes, the coffee shop where the barista already knows your order by the third visit, and the dinner you had on South Street that made you wonder why you don't eat here every week. This is a neighborhood that earns it

Ask a cross-section of Philadelphians which neighborhood has the most energy right now, and Northern Liberties — NoLibs to everyone who lives here — will come up every time. Situated just north of Old City and directly west of Fishtown, this dense, walkable, and relentlessly creative neighborhood has built a reputation as one of the best places to eat, drink, live, and build something in the city. A walk score of 88 out of 100 tells part of the story. The rest of it comes fro

There are neighborhoods in Philadelphia you visit, and neighborhoods you never want to leave. Passyunk Square — tucked into South Philadelphia about a mile and a half from downtown — falls firmly into the second category. It is walkable and unpretentious, world-class in its food and drink, fiercely community-minded, and genuinely one of the most livable neighborhoods in the city. Food & Wine magazine named East Passyunk Avenue one of the Top 10 Foodie Streets in America. Visi