What You Get When You Decide to Live in The Eraserhood

By Megan Ritchie Jooste Feb 10, 2015, 9:45am EST

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By Megan Ritchie Jooste Feb 10, 2015, 9:45am EST

Remember that kind of neat one-bedroom condo at 449 North 13th Street that was being listed for $500K? It's still on the market. And incidentally, you can also test-drive the place on AirBnb. All the options. But whether you'd want to buy/rent a glass-encased loft on North 13th is almost besides the point. Because the price alone is indication enough that Eraserhood is trying to happen. Whether we like it or not.

But any of the regulars and owners of the neighborhood haunts detailed in the map below will tell you: this neighborhood is a lot more than the promise of new condo buildings and an elevated rail park. It's hole-in-the wall taco joints, cutting-edge music venues, and 100 year-old watering holes, that really don't give a crap what you call the 'hood, just as long as you tip well and leave the place as you found it.

· Curbed Philly's Eraserhood Coverage [Curbed]
· Neighborhood guide: spending time in the Eraserhood [Philly.com]

The Trestle Inn

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Whiskey and go-go. This old friend has been around for over 100 years.

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339 North 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Prohibition Taproom

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Ah, that red neon beacon of light. This gastropub serves a wide variety of delicious pub food. And all the craft beers. Of course.

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501 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

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Union Transfer

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We'd be remiss not to mention Union Transfer, which really doesn't care whether you call it the Eraserhood or not. Actually, it would probably prefer you didn't. Just a guess.

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1026 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

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Sazon

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This Venezuelan restaurant has a wide variety of decadent treats like truffles and hot cacaos that are created by chocolate alchemist Robert F. Campell. If chocolate isn’t your thing, the restaurant has great savory great dishes, such as empanadas, corn patties, and cultural dinners. NOTE: Cash only.

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941 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

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The Institute

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The Institute is your weeknight institution. Also - one major annual event you don't want to miss is the Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin Festival – a pumpkin beer festival featuring over 100 beers. Didn't think that was even possible, did you.

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549 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123

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W/N W/N

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This coffee/cocktail bar is something new, and refreshingly different. You can expect local food and beverages – the smell of Elixr and ReAnimator coffee beans fill the space. There’s a humble but delicious menu of drinks, including beer on tap. Their small, rotating menu is meant to keep the shop’s waste to a minimum – the name actually stands for “waste not, want not.”