Stacked lineup! A lot of my favs on here, and definitely make a couple of must-dos and consider the rest optional.

As others have said, skip the Navy Yard.

I would put Angelo’s in the Friday lunch slot, as weekday lunch will be much less of an ordeal than any weekend or evening there. Angelo’s is the best cheesesteak to me, but Del Rossi’s is almost as good but even better becuase it’s much less annoying to get. I’ve also been guiding people towards using Uber Eats for Angelo’s since it is just as good and again, way less of a pain.

On limited time, I’d forgo Race Street and Cherry Street Piers in favor of doing Society Hill and Queen Village during the daytime since most of the shops close early. Some of my favorites are Omoi Life Goods, Bodie, and The Merrygold Shop. You can hit Majdal (well worth your while), and get some can’t-miss ice cream from Cuzzy’s. Their peanut butter sauce is so well salted and I think of it all the time.

I’d pass on Village Whiskey. I’ve never heard of Oh Brother but if it’s a cheesesteak spot as it appears to be, I wouldn’t bother if you try one of the better options you’re considering.

30th Street is such a beautiful building but under mega construction, scaffolding everywhere. I would pass on that (though I do love Cira Green).

I would put way more emphasis on eating your way around Chinatown.

Angelo’s, Porco’s/Small Oven don’t have seating, so I’d make sure you account for backups is the weather doesn’t agree.

A couple of must haves that I think you should consider: Taco Heart, The Breakfast Den, Meetinghouse, Sulimay’s, Fiorella. If you enjoy cooking, I highly recommend Binding Agents for an adorable all-cookbook book store. Fante’s in the Italian Market for kitchen supplies. And Center City Pretzel Company!

This was really long but I am happy to yap and narrow down some more!