Considering so much of Philadelphia's nightlife exists downtown, it would be difficult to make much of an impact on Philadelphia's late-night scene without that ban lifted first.īeyond that, food trucks are also required by the city to cease operations by midnight. "The precursor to that is getting the 'no-fly-zone' laws currently in place lessened."īy "no-fly-zone," he means the vending restriction food truck vendors face in Center City. "Late-night vending is absolutely something we'd like to see because there's an opportunity there," Robert Mitchell, president of the Philly Mobile Food Association, told PhillyVoice. The food truck idea, meanwhile, is one that's feasible, but would require legislative action to make a reality. That late-night restaurant "bundling," he said, is best demonstrated in the Gayborhood, where Voyeur Nightclub patrons exit and are immediately next to a grab-and-go late-night pizza shop (the recently closed "Homo Hut") and IHOP. And that could be a food truck, where they work out something along with another food truck to come out to their spot at 2 a.m., as opposed to having just a random location." " are going to have to tie in with other businesses. "I also think bundling comes into play," he said. And, unless you're looking for delivery or have a spot directly next to you, journeying to a restaurant at 3 a.m. One spot might be in Chinatown, the other tucked away in a neighborhood nook and cranny. O'Neill explained that one big part of Philadelphia's (relative) lack of late-night options is that eateries are scattered and sometimes difficult to pinpoint - especially if you're an out-of-towner. "Location is what it comes down to," Paul O'Neill, a professor of fine dining and director of special projects for Drexel's School of Hospitality & Tourism, told PhillyVoice. ![]() ![]() well, just about anything your heart desires until you stumble on home. or Austin, where food trucks sign contracts to be able to camp right outside of bars late at night or New York, where you can eat. Not to discredit the slew of wonderful late-night eats the city does have (some of which we've highlighted below), but Philadelphia's certainly no Chicago, where you can grab Thai and ice cream until 5 a.m. There's never a worse time to be hungry in Philadelphia than at 2 a.m.
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