Shopping
Philadelphia has a strong retail community reflected by both small scale local selections and large malls. Center City is home to The Gallery at Market East, The Shops at Liberty Place and The Shops at the Bellevue, upscale boutique malls, and The Philadelphia Bourse, which orients its offerings towards tourists and visitors. Rittenhouse Row, a section of Walnut Street in Center City, is home to some of the most high end stores and boutiques in the region. Old City and Society Hill, as well, feature upscale boutiques and retailers from local and international merchandisers. Philadelphia also has several neighborhood shopping districts, most notably Manayunk and Chestnut Hill. Also noteworthy is South Street with blocks of inexpensive botiques.
The Italian Market in South Philadelphia offers a wide assortment of groceries, meats, cheeses and housewares from a diverse array of countries in addition to its Italian flavor. Geno's and Pat's, two famed cheesesteak outlets, are located here. The Reading Terminal Market in Center City includes dozens of restaurants, farm stalls, and shops, many run by Amish farmers from Lancaster County. There are also neighborhood farmers' markets throughout the city.
The Philadelphia metropolitan area also features shopping malls and outlets. Most notably, the King of Prussia Mall, the second-largest mall in the United States, is thirty minutes away from Center City. Outlet malls, such as Franklin Mills and Lancaster Outlets, are also nearby.
(Source: Wikipedia.org)
