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Silk City
Illuminating a stretch of Spring Garden Street with the neon lighting from its first incarnation as a diner, Silk City has quickly become one of Philadelphia’s most popular destinations since reopening in 2007.
Silk City can be described as a diner/restaurant/bar/beer garden/nightclub hybrid — the kind where you can get beer (or mojitos) and a burger, then spend the rest of the night dancing to your favorite guilty pleasure tracks from the ’90s.
Silk City serves a mix of typical diner food and more elevated dishes. It’s a great destination for dinner even if you have no interest in dancing afterward.
Dinner menu items include a turkey BLT, grilled cheese sandwich, pork belly empanadas and kabayaki-glazed salmon.
Huevos rancheros, mushroom and truffled parmesan omelets, and chicken fried steak and eggs are just a few highlights from the restaurant’s creative brunch menu.
The hip spot also offers a variety of specialty cocktails, wine and beer.
Dance parties and events take place several nights each week, attracting crowds in search of upbeat music and a lively dance floor.
The Visit Philly Overnight Package — booked more than 190,000 times since 2001 — comes with free hotel parking (worth up to $100 in Center City Philadelphia), overnight hotel accommodations and choose-your-own-adventure perks.