>>21373270
havent been to philly in years (probably pre-pandemic) but grew up there.
>reading terminal market
not a restaurant but a nice foodcourt, go to termini's and get the ricotta cannoli
>Vernick, A.Kitchen. Pub&Kitchen, King's Tavern
all upscale pub stuff, a little french, usually featuring local ingredients from Pennsylvania that are as high quality as they are hard to find, if you're looking for weird heirloom varietals in America at their peak quality you'll usually find them in the more casual pub setting rather than white table cloth but maybe that's changed since i last visited.
>Vetri, Laurel
Italian and French fine dining, hard to get tables, not cheap
>Zahav, Dizengoff
middle eastern cuisine done with some modern techniques, good stuff that would easily cost you two to three times as much in NYC/LA

i would second this >>21373711 on john's roast pork. unless you're willing to make the trip to dallessandro's and play 9 holes at walnut lane you're probably better off just going to john's and catching a phillies game while they're good if you're looking for that quintessential philly sandwich experience. philly has good beer and rye whiskey, they specialize in heirloom ingredients in a pub setting which makes for delicious, approachable and affordable food.
>>21373279
philly has more notable buildings in a 5-block radius in old-city than all of new england combined. and even if you ignore old city, you have
>Barnes Foundation
one of my favorite art collections on the planet, maybe the best private art collection ever, period.
>Mutter museum
medical science museum on early and pre-modern medicine. cannot recommend enough.
>Rodin museum
best rodin collection outside of france
>Magic gardens
cool outdoor urban museum, when i went there they had a wine bar which was really fun
>art museum
rocky steps, their medieval collection of armor and weaponry is maybe the best i've seen outside of europe, growing up they usually had a cool exhibit worth seeing