Kilimandjaro is a casual Senegalese spot in a West Philly strip mall that’s great for lunch or dinner.

Goldie is a falafel shop in Franklin’s Table from the people behind Zahav.

Shake Shack is a national burger chain that’s better than most.

Koch’s Deli is a great place for a piled-high sandwich in University City.

Wishbone is a fast-casual fried chicken restaurant in University City.

Don Barriga is a Mexican spot in University City that has barbacoa on the weekends.

DK Sushi is an outpost of Double Knot inside of Franklin’s Table that serves excellent sushi, including a $35 mini-omakase.

Green Line Cafe is a cafe in University City that serves a wide variety of sandwiches, including vegetarian and vegan options.

Enjay’s is a pizza place inside of a bar in West Philly that makes wood-fired pies with charred, bubbly crusts.

Hadramout is a small Yemeni restaurant near Penn that’s good for a quick lunch or group dinner.

The Penn Museum is a gorgeous old building on Penn’s campus filled with lots of relics, and it has a particularly nice garden to sit outside in.

Every summer, Philadelphia Horticulture Society creates a few pop-up beer gardens around the city. This is one of them.

Sunset Social is essentially a lawn on top of a parking garage in University City with burgers and frozen drinks.

Abyssinia is the best Ethiopian restaurant in the city.

Pod in West Philly looks like the inside of a spaceship and serves a mix of Chinese and Japanese dishes.

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