Philadelphia neighborhood guides
22 neighborhoods · live crime, SEPTA rail- Rittenhouse SquareCenter City
Philly's most prestigious address — a leafy square ringed by top restaurants, shops, and walk-everywhere convenience.
- Washington Square WestCenter City
Lively 'Wash West' — the Gayborhood, Midtown Village dining, and quick transit to everywhere.
- Old CityCenter City
Cobblestone historic district with galleries, nightlife, and Independence Hall on your doorstep.
- Society HillCenter City
Genteel, cobblestoned, and quiet — Federal rowhomes and one of the city's safest cores.
- Queen VillageSouth Philadelphia
Charming, walkable riverside neighborhood with great food along Fabric Row and South Street.
- Bella VistaSouth Philadelphia
Home of the Italian Market — food-obsessed, walkable, and close-knit.
- East PassyunkSouth Philadelphia
A destination dining strip wrapped in a friendly, rowhome South Philly neighborhood.
- Graduate HospitalCenter City
'G-Ho' — a fast-gentrified, young-professional-and-family favorite just south of Center City.
- Fitler SquareCenter City
A tiny, tucked-away square with tree-lined streets and a calm, upscale feel by the river.
- FairmountNorth Philadelphia
'The Art Museum area' — rowhomes, Eastern State Penitentiary, and huge Fairmount Park nearby.
- Spring GardenCenter City
Wide leafy streets and grand old homes bridging Center City and the near-north neighborhoods.
- Northern LibertiesNorth Philadelphia
'NoLibs' — a former industrial district turned buzzy hub of bars, restaurants, and new builds.
- FishtownRiver Wards
The city's coolest neighborhood — music venues, breweries, and destination dining on the L.
- University CityWest Philadelphia
Penn and Drexel's turf — student-and-hospital energy, transit-rich, endlessly diverse dining.
- Point BreezeSouth Philadelphia
Rapidly-changing South Philly neighborhood with newer construction and lower rents.
- BrewerytownNorth Philadelphia
Up-and-coming near Fairmount Park, with new apartments and a growing food-and-beer scene.
- ManayunkNorthwest Philadelphia
Hilly canal-side neighborhood with a bar-and-restaurant Main Street, popular with young grads.
- RoxboroughNorthwest Philadelphia
Quieter, more affordable neighbor to Manayunk, backing onto the Wissahickon woods.
- Mount AiryNorthwest Philadelphia
Leafy, famously diverse and community-minded, with big old homes near the Wissahickon.
- Chestnut HillNorthwest Philadelphia
A cobblestoned, village-like 'garden district' with boutiques and a wealthy, quiet feel.
- Port RichmondRiver Wards
Working-class riverside neighborhood with cheap rowhomes and a strong Polish heritage.
- GermantownNorthwest Philadelphia
Deep-history, diverse Northwest neighborhood of stone Colonials and revitalizing corridors.