Rittenhouse Square
Park · Rittenhouse ·
Public park with trees, gardens, reflecting pool, and sculptures
Public park with trees, gardens, reflecting pool, and sculptures
"Grab your friends, a blanket and a bottle of wine! Rittenhouse is the best park to chill in after work. Free concerts, farmers' markets, art exhibits...what else do you need? Hipsters, suburban moms and homeless people existing in perfect Philly harmony. Just watch your purse." - J2 Design
"This green oasis in the heart of Center City is perfect for a stroll—look for public art like the Giant Frog sculpture, grab a latte from nearby Vibrant Coffee Roasters, and remember it’s one of the five squares William Penn planned when he first mapped the city in the late 17th century." - Regan Stephens Regan Stephens Regan Stephens is an award-winning freelance writer living in Philadelphia. She covers travel, food, and culture for outlets like Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, People, and Fortune. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"One of William Penn’s five original open squares, Rittenhouse Square is the park that gives the surrounding upscale neighborhood its name. The park’s landscape of maple trees and carefully maintained flower beds surrounds a reflecting pool and plaza. It makes for a beautiful and relaxing place for locals and tourists to sunbathe, walk their dogs, and read. There’s a farmers market on Saturdays until 3:00 PM and several seasonal festivals, like the Fine Arts Show in warmer months (such as June and September) and the Halloween bar crawl." - MATADOR_NETWORK
"Rittenhouse Square is one of the most ritzy neighborhoods in the city. But when you spend enough time in it, you realize that right next to the old time glitz and glamour, Weird-Philadelphia is still running strong. It's an area rich in parks, rich in shops and restaurants, and...well...just plain rich. But don't let the fur coats keep you away, there are some real gems you shouldn't miss." - Hyperakt
"Talk, from Tim Lanza and Andrew Kochan of West Philly standout Marigold Kitchen, is now open in Rittenhouse. The new restaurant, located at 2121 Walnut Street in what was photo studio L’Image, has a chic Art Deco look and a menu of mostly small plates, along with some eye-catching desserts and inventive cocktails. For now, it’s open from 4 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. Look for lunch and brunch to be added as the restaurant settles in. Unlike at Marigold Kitchen, Talk’s dishes are al la carte (plus it has the liquor license; Marigold is BYOB). The common thread is a creative new American menu: eclairs filled with chicken liver, panzanella with strawberries and burrata, fluke crudo on sticks of watermelon with cucumber and chili. Larger plates include spaghetti in a parmesan broth with prosciutto, fig, and morel mushrooms and scallops with succotash, country ham, cornbread, and huitlacoche, also known as corn smut. The restaurant’s name is an acronym for the owners’ initials: Tim Andrew Lanza Kochan." - Rachel Vigoda
