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McGillin's has become the home to a sizable collection of historical Philadelphia paraphernalia, including: A catalogue of every Liquor License held by the pub since 1871, saved by William McGillin and each successive owner; The original "Bell in Hand" sign that William "Pa" McGillin designed for the pub when it opened in 1860.
The City Tavern is a late-20th century building designed to be the replica of the historic 18th-century tavern and hotel building which stood on the site. It is located at 138 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia, at the intersection of Second and Walnut streets, near Independence Hall.
Old Original Bookbinder's was a seafood restaurant at 125 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. It was known for its lobsters and its Bookbinder's soup. The restaurant was decorated with bas-reliefs of U.S. Presidents on its stained-glass façade and the Gettysburg Address written in bronze near the front door. The lobby held the world's largest ...
Amada Restaurant - owned by Jose Garces, Philadelphia's newest Iron Chef; The Fountain Restaurant - the Four Season Hotel, rated #1 in the city by Zagat Survey; Geno's Steaks - of the "Geno's vs. Pat's" debate; McGillin's Olde Ale House - the oldest continuously operational tavern in Philadelphia; Morimoto - the original Iron Chef's restaurant
The following is a list of notable restaurants that have operated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
May 11, 1976 (North Philadelphia Eastern banks of the Schuylkill River: Fairmount Park: First municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822, it operated until 1909.
Philadelphia's large immigrant population has contributed to a large mixture of tastes to mingle and develop. Many types of foods have been created in or near Philadelphia or have strong associations with the city. In the 20th century, Philadelphia's foods included cheesesteak, stromboli, hoagie, soft pretzel, water ice, and soda.
In homage to the likely 1775 Tun Tavern menu, the U.S. Marine Corps National Museum located in Quantico, Virginia, contains a Tun Tavern-themed restaurant, whose lunch menu includes beer and other fermented (alcoholic) beverages, peanut soup and bread pudding, the non-alcoholic recipe of which remains a traditional staple among some U.S. Marine ...