Shop, Dine and Explore what the Hipstoric^TM Old City District is really about. Old City has reinvented itself from foundries, factories and warehouse spaces into the residential, retail, dining and cultural destination of Philadelphia with art galleries, restaurants and upscale retail boutiques.  Watch the following video to learn more about Old City. 

Art galleries are a distinguishing point of the neighborhood and open their doors for "First Friday" events each month, allowing visitor's access to artists' cooperatives, workshops, contemporary design showrooms and displays of ethnographic art, along with architectural and graphic arts galleries.

More than 100 restaurants offer an eclectic mix of dining possibilities in the district. Options vary from classic fare to new fusions created by some of the best chefs in all of Philadelphia. After dining, playgoers can enjoy performances at our theater companies, or moviegoers can take in a film at a cinema in the heart of the Old City District.

Boutiques offer shoppers everything from jewelry designed by local and international artists, fine menswear, chic women's designer apparel, trendy shoes as well as furniture ranging from contemporary to modern to urban homeware.