Karen Chernick

Lovebirds could do much worse than spending an evening in the most romantic hotels in Philadelphia. This city is all about the lurve—it’s practically spelled out in the city name (at least in ancient Greek) and then there’s the LOVE sculpture in LOVE Park and our most famous moniker, City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection, pretty much sums it up. Since We regularly update this list to bring you the freshest and most talked about stays out there, we've added a couple of new gems for you to check out, one with epic skylines, while the other has indulgent decor. Once you've found your perfect stay, you can peruse some of our other guides, like best restaurants in Philadelphia and best bars in Philadelphia, to round out your amorous getaway. Need more inspiration?🏨 See our guide to the best hotels in Philadelphia🏛 Here's what to do and see in Philadelphia 💵 The best cheap hotels in Philadelphia  Who makes the cut? While we might not stay in and review every hotel featured, we've based our list on our expert knowledge of the destination covered, editorial reviews, user reviews, hotel amenities and in-depth research to find you the best stays. This article includes affiliate links. These links have no influence on our editorial content. For more information, see our affiliate guidelines.

Long gone are the days when vegans wandered into Tel Aviv ice cream shops, only to find a few basic sorbets. Quality ice cream is practically a basic human right during the balmy days of a Tel Aviv summer, and the city’s growing number of vegans aren’t going without: dairy-free bases now range from avocado to hazelnut, infused with imaginative seasonal flavors. Even the city’s cafes now serve lactose-free scoops, so add these spots to your frosty bucket list.

If the glamor of Hollywood's red carpets seems like a distant reality from the concrete (and cracked) sidewalks of the City of Brotherly Love, think again. There are several Oscar-nominated movies set in Philadelphia, and we're not just talking about Rocky. (Although, of course, that's on the list). In honor of the 90th Academy Awards ceremony taking place this Sunday, fire up your favorite streaming device and look for familiar Philadelphia attractions in these Oscar-nominated Philadelphia movies. RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the best movie theaters Philadelphia has to offer

If you want to spend your Philadelphia vacation (or staycation) here, you’ll have to book well in advance, because it has an occupancy of two—as in, two rooms. Simply called No. 105 and No. 108, the rooms are chicly decorated with a mix of contemporary and mid-century-modern furnishings, and boasts stunning refinished woods floors. This may be the only way you’ll ever snag the exclusive experience of sleeping over at Rittenhouse Square’s historic Touraine, once a hotel and now an apartment building with a 10-year waitlist. If you need further convincing, check out a cinematic peek at the Touraine’s interiors: Toni Collette’s character in the film In Her Shoes (2005) owned an apartment in the building.

An 18-story Center City office building may not seem like a good place to see local—and highly Instagrammable—street art. But starting Memorial Day weekend, it will be. Just as temperatures begin to (finally) reach summertime levels, an exhibition called “Photo Pop Philly” brings commissioned installations by some of the city’s best-known street artists to the comfortably air-conditioned indoors. “Our city is filled with creative and talented artists,” says Kate Marlys, who curated the show. “I knew if I brought them all together, we would come up with something special to really showcase our city.” Opening in a five-room retail space inside the historic Philadelphia Building, the highly selfie-conducive works are centered around a patriotic color theme: red, white and blue. But don’t expect everything to be all Betsy Ross and Ben Franklin. Some artists, such as Amberella, find it hard to be overly patriotic, given the current political climate. “Here was an opportunity to share a social justice message amidst the red, white and blue celebrations,” says Amberella, who is known for her graphic and message-containing goth hearts, wheat pasted all over the city. Adapting a version of her classic “CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP” entwined hearts, the artist has inserted “TIME’S UP,” referencing the national movement that addresses inequality in the workplace. Presented by Visit Philadelphia, the exhibition shows works by familiar artists but on a larger scale (and on more pristine walls th

When Drew Leshko first moved to Fishtown 10 years ago, the entrance to the Penn Treaty Food Market at the distinctive asymmetrical intersection of East Girard and Frankford Avenue was at the corner. The entrance soon moved to the rear and, for a reason he’s never quite gotten, the market’s graphic, red sign moved with it. “I never understood it; it must have been expensive to move the sign,” Leshko says.The faded ghost of the original corner signage and its rusted drill holes are just a few of the meticulously crafted details that appear on Leshko’s sculptured version of the Penn Treaty Food Market, in a newly opened exhibition at Paradigm Gallery + Studio called “Sacred Lands.” On view until May 19, the show brings together the artist’s 1:12 dollhouse scale replicas of Fishtown’s overlooked and, often, neglected buildings. Photograph: Courtesy Paradigm Gallery Starring in the exhibition are the Edward Corner Warehouse, Kensington Soup Society, the now-razed Penn Treaty Metals, the Barbary, Bicycle Stable and “Old Brick” (aka Kensington Methodist Episcopal Church). “Sometimes I select a building because of the juxtaposition of slapdash renovations paired with the late 1800s-style architecture,” Leshko explains. “Sometimes I’m attempting to forecast what may not be here tomorrow. For this show, I wanted to show buildings that are important to our history and act as reminders to our past.” The movement of the market’s exterior signage is probably the least dramatic of the cha

According to vegan Eagles fans, eating wings during the Super Bowl is for the birds. There's just no need, given the mouthwatering variety of plant-based tailgating options that may even have your old-school South Philly uncle asking for seconds. In honor of Sunday’s Super Bowl featuring our very own E-A-G-L-E-S, we’ve rounded up the best of the city's vegan game day offerings for those who’ll be wearing green. Super Bowl Catering Package from Goldie and Dizengoff Designed to serve 15 to 20 hungry (and Mediterranean food-loving) fans, the Super Bowl package from chef Mike Solomonov’s Goldie and Dizengoff restaurants comes with 20 halved pitas to last you past half-time. Fill ‘em with harissa tehina, beet salad, hummus, falafel and more. Vegan Commissary South Philly’s Vegan Commissary keeps it traditional this Super Bowl: Its mix-and-match menu lets you assemble your own game day platter, and doesn’t forsake the gluten free crowd. Choose from beer wiz, mac bites, pepperoni stromboli (with marinara)— they’ve got it all. Plant Power Couple’s Super Bowl Snack Trays A post shared by Plant Power Couple (@theplantpowercouple) on Jan 30, 2018 at 5:42am PST Northeast Philly’s Plant Power Couple, a husband-and-wife vegan culinary team, may be a small, indie outfit, but what they lack in size they make up for with inventiveness. Check out their 100-percent vegan mini carrot dogs in a blanket, homemade soft pretzel bits with beer cheese dip or the jackfruit and cheddar taquito