Spring Garden
Spring Garden is the calmer Fairmount flank, wedged between the Barnes, the Rodin, and Eastern State Penitentiary's crumbling cellblocks. Dates here lean museum-then-dinner: the Barnes for the Matisse mural, Eastern State for the Al Capone cell and the Halloween haunt if timing allows, then Bridgid's or Urban Saloon for Belgian beer in a rowhouse that smells faintly of decades. Mural Mile cuts through, the Art Museum steps are a ten-minute walk, and Whole Foods on Pennsylvania Ave handles the picnic logistics if Kelly Drive is the play. Quieter than Fishtown, less polished than Rittenhouse. Good for people who actually read placards.
Spring Garden by the numbers
Spring Garden runs roughly balanced, about 48% men to 52% women.
Median individual income in Spring Garden is about $75,800.
The median renter in Spring Garden pays about $1,870 a month.
About 12,200 Spring Garden residents ages 20 to 49 are single.
Local date spots
- Spring GardenDrinks
Yards Brewing Company
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Spring GardenActivity
Union Transfer
Wheelchair access - Spring GardenDrinks
Silk City
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Spring GardenDining
Little Nonna's
Outdoor seatingWheelchair access - Spring GardenDining
Harper's Garden
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Spring GardenDining
Assembly Rooftop Lounge
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Spring GardenDining
Lark
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Spring GardenDrinks
The Trestle Inn
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Spring GardenDining
Trattoria Carina
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Spring GardenActivity
Movement Callowhill
Outdoor seatingWheelchair access - Spring GardenDining
Forsythia
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Spring GardenDrinks
Kelliann’s Bar & Grill - Spring Garden
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Spring GardenDining
Cicala at the Divine Lorraine
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Spring GardenDrinks
The Institute Craft Bar & Kitchen
Outdoor seatingLGBTQ+ friendly - Spring GardenCafés
Coffee Cream & Dreams
Outdoor seatingWheelchair access - Spring GardenDrinks
Lorraine
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Spring GardenDrinks
Triple Bottom Brewing
Wheelchair access - Spring GardenActivity
Localhost Philly
Wheelchair access - Spring GardenActivity
Next In Line Comedy
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups - Spring GardenActivity
Gerald Veasley's Unscripted Jazz Series at South Jazz Club
LGBTQ+ friendlyGood for groups