Restaurants in Mount Airy, Philadelphia

Mount Airy, a neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers outdoor enthusiasts a variety of local activities. Residents and tourists can go for walks on the paved trails in Fairmount Park, southeast of Mount Airy. Walking trails and fishing opportunities are also available to Mount Airy residents in nearby Wissahickon Gorge, a stream that runs just west of the Mount Airy neighborhood. If you're planning a trip to Mount Airy, be sure to replenish after a long day of hiking, walking or fishing by visiting one of its distinctive restaurants.

Earth Bread & Brewery

One popular restaurant in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia is Earth Bread & Brewery, which features handcrafted beer and hearth-baked flatbreads. The restaurant, which focuses on earth-friendly ingredients and methods, specializes in a variety of homemade pizzas, including pesto pizza, roasted garlic and pumpkin seed pizza, pizza with sun-dried tomatoes and artichokes, and a traditional pizza with homemade tomato sauce. Customers can also build their own pizza, choosing from such ingredients as herbed mushrooms, green peppers, black olives, roasted onion, sun-dried tomatoes, and a wide selection of cheeses. The restaurant is closed Sundays.

Earth Bread & Brewery
7136 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 242-6666
earthbreadbrewery.com

Bacio Italian Restaurante

Another popular restaurant in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia is Bacio Italian Restaurante, which was voted the most popular restaurant in Mount Airy by Urbanspoon. This restaurant specializes in moderately priced Italian dishes, including homemade lasagna, gnocchi in blush sauce, clam linguini and homemade ravioli. The restaurant also offers seafood and meat entrees, including tilapia filets, chicken marsala, shrimp scampi and grilled chicken breast. The average price of an entree at Bacio Italian Restaurante is $13, as of December 2009. Ninety-seven percent of reviewers enjoyed their experience at Bacio Italian Restaurante, according to Urbanspoon.

Bacio Italian Restaurante
311 W. Mount Pleasant Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 248-2740

Mi Puebla

Another dining option for residents and tourists in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, is Mi Puebla, which specializes in Southwestern and Mexican cuisine. Specialities include homemade burritos, enchiladas, crab quesadillas and steak fajitas. In addition, the mango salsa, guacamole and tamales are homemade. Dishes are moderately priced, at approximately $13 an entree, as of December 2009. The atmosphere is family-friendly and casual, with bright lighting and colorful decor. Mi Puebla is open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Sunday.

Mi Puebla
7157 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 247-1779

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Article Written By Amy Butcher

Amy Butcher is a current graduate student at the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program. Butcher has been writing professionally for eight years and her work has appeared in "The Claremont Review," "The Bullet," "The Mercury" and "Positive Teen." She received her B.A. in English and creative writing from Gettysburg College and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Sigma Tau Delta.

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