The Best Restaurants In South Philly - Philadelphia - The Infatuation

"Passyunk Square's El Chingon is an all-day Mexican cafe and BYOB restaurant. It's a plant-filled corner spot perfect for grabbing coffee and conchas before work or sharing a bunch of tacos and tostadas for a casual date night. The whole menu is worth exploring, but the real specialty here is the Pueblan-style cemitas. We can't stop thinking about the clásica, which comes stacked with crisp fried chicken, avocado, chipotle peppers, and stringy, salty quesillo cheese, all on housemade rolls. Chingon's chef/owner started the bread program at Parc, so you know those buns are good." - candis mclean, alison kessler