Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia

This place is super cool and is close to a must-visit if you're in town on vacation. I've been to maybe half a dozen markets like this in different cities and this is one of my favorites. There's a really great combination of raw and prepared foods, so there's an interesting mix of shoppers looking for all kinds of stuff and it makes for great people watching. It's really a "something for everyone" kind of place, where it's easy to split up and get what you want and them come back together and eat with a group. We ate here for breakfast one day and we liked it so much we came back for lunch and all ate at completely different spots both times. Everything was delicious. I am definitely looking forward to coming back here and eating something new!

This place is amazing! We stopped in to get sandwiches from one of the vendors that were recommended to us by a friend while we were in route to Philly for another purpose. We are both glad that we did. The sandwiches were delicious (although we both thought that the meat to bread ratio in the sausage was a little bread heavy) especially their award winning roast pork! The meat was cooked to perfection so that it was super tender and seasoned very well. We also experienced sensory overload at the sheer number and variety of different offerings that the to numerous to count vendors had to offer. What was supposed to be a quick lunch break rapidly became a impromptu shopping spree. My sister and I both bought lots of different items including artisan sausages, hand made licorice, hand made breads, chocolate covered pretzels and locally distilled liquors that were sold by very knowledgeable salespeople that offered free samples of some of their spirits. This is a old and old fashioned city center market much like union market in DC and Lexington market in Baltimore where one can truly get to experience the cuisine that the city is long known for. It's a must stop for a foodie such as us.