Copabanana – This brightly painted, vacation-inspired eatery has been a South Street staple for more than 40 years.Ī large outdoor seating area and reggae music set the mood, so guests can enjoy a mini island retreat along with their Jamaican fare.What keeps diners coming back? The tropical drinks, half-pound burgers and spicy Spanish fries.Gold Standard Cafe – After 40-plus years, this West Philadelphia breakfast and lunch favorite has crossed over to open an outpost east of Broad Street.Morning menus feature ranchero bowls, bagels and tofu scrambles, while afternoon fare ranges from classic clubs and burgers to veg-friendly options like barbecue seitan wraps and vegan chicken salad.Green Basil – A crowd-pleasing menu of Thai staples, including curries, noodles and salads, are joined by a handful of specialties from Laos, all available to take out or enjoy with a couple of bring-your-own-bottle (BYOB) beers.Federal Donuts – It was only a matter of time before Philly’s favorite fried chicken and fancy donut shop opened up on South Street.This spacious branch offers an extended menu of breakfast sandwiches, wings and Middle Eastern-spiced fries.IceMax – A giant graffiti walrus welcomes the sweet-toothed into this compact specialist in Thai- rolled ice cream.Guests customize their own concoctions or choose creative specials such as the Purple Haze with taro and banana, or The Hulk with matcha and strawberry, adding a macaroon on top for $1 more.Ishkabibble’s – This pink-and-yellow vendor has been cooking up cheesesteaks and chicken cheesesteaks since 1979.They also operate a second location less than two blocks away. Favorites include Spanish fries and the original Gremlin, a half-lemonade, half-grape-juice concoction.Jim’s Steaks South Street – Philadelphians love their cheesesteaks, and at Jim’s on South Street, locals and visitors line up for a taste of some of the city’s best.on Fridays and Saturdays), the queue of hungry patrons stretches out the door and around the block.Jules Pizza Kabob & Curry Grill – There’s no shortage of places to grab a slice on South, but this Indian-Italian spot is the only one where you can get a tandoori kebab pizza or a chicken tikka cheesesteak.La Fourno Ristorante Trattoria – Along with an extensive wine list and BYOB nights every Wednesday and Friday, this Italian restaurant dishes out mussels and shrimp scampi, along with more casual eats.La Nonna – Italian dishes roll out of the kitchen and onto red-checkered tablecloths at this homey, family-owned joint near Headhouse Square.Handmade pastas-especially marshmallow gnocchi with mascarpone and ricotta-star here, as does Northern Italian veal Valdostana and chicken Marsala and steaming bowls of mussels.

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