Pizza Shackamaxon is a slice shop on Girard with big, floppy pizzas and excellent tomato pie.

Dim Sum Garden in Chinatown is affordable and BYOB, which makes it a great spot to start a night or anytime you want some soup dumplings.

Angelo’s is a counter-service pizza shop in Bella Vista with an excellent Detroit-style “Upside Down Jawn” pizza.

Hardena is a small Indonesian place in East Passyunk that works great for a casual weeknight dinner or carryout.

There are a lot of places you can go for a cheesesteak in Philly, but John’s Roast Pork in South Philly is the best.

Pho 75 in South Philly makes the best pho in Philadelphia.

Sky Cafe is a tiny, very good Indonesian restaurant inside of a strip mall in South Philly.

Vietnam Cafe is a huge restaurant in West Philly that has some great Vietnamese food and lots of Polynesian cocktails.

Honest Tom’s is a vegan taco shop near Penn that looks like Snow White’s cottage.

V Street is Vedge’s much cooler and more casual younger sister that serves vegan street food and cocktails.

Rione serves Roman-style square pizza by the slice, and it’s the best of its kind in Philly.

Mike’s BBQ is a tiny barbecue spot in South Philly with some of the best smoked meat in the city.

Street Side is a Vietnamese BYOB in Fishtown that does mostly small plates that are easy to eat on-the-go.

Loco Pez in University City is a casual taco spot and bar that’s cash only.

Goldie is a fast casual falafel shop in Rittenhouse that’s good for a healthy lunch or casual dinner.

Gojjo in West Philly is an Ethiopian spot that has things like wings and burgers, along with more traditional Ethiopian food.