Breakfast near Homewood Suites

Restaurant School at Walnut Hill: Pastry Shop (menu)
4207 Walnut Street (follow path to enter to the left of the main entrance) (map)
Perfect if you want a bougie croissant and coffee. They also have made to order omelets and smoothies. There are a couple outdoor tables and sometimes there’s indoor seating but usually that area is closed off in the morning.

  • Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
  • Sat 7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Sun CLOSED

Metropolitan Bakery: University City (menu)
4013 Walnut Street (map)
A solid Philadelphia institution. Some indoor seating and a couple outdoor tables.

  • Mon-Thurs 7:30am to 3pm
  • Fri-Sat 7:30am to 7pm
  • Sun 8am to 3pm

Panera Bread #204217 (menu)
200 S 40th St (map)
Plenty of indoor seating, and a nice porch for outdoor seating – good for large groups

  • Mon-Sat 7am-9pm
  • Sun 7am-8pm

Saxbys University of Pennsylvania (menu)
4000 Locust Street (map)
Indoor seating only. Limited food options. Good for medium-sized groups.

  • Mon-Thurs 7am-7pm
  • Fri 7am-6pm
  • Sat & Sun 8am-6pm

Hamilton Restaurant (menu)
4008 Market St (map)
quality is hit or miss, depending on who is cooking, but it’s solid greasy diner food open earlier in the morning than most places. Indoor seating only.

  • Mon-Sat 5am-3pm
  • Sun CLOSED

Grocery Stores

Acme Market (website)
4001 Walnut Street (map)

  • Mon-Sun 8am-8pm

International Foods & Spices (instagram)
4203 Walnut Street (map)
Indian & Pakistani groceries, small hot food bar, excellent samosas

  • Wed-Mon 10:30am-8pm

Makkah Market (website)
4249 Walnut St (map)
Also has (excellent halal homestyle) hot food available, but no longer has seating. Be prepared to buy someone else a meal if they are hungry and ask, but it won’t be expensive.

  • 24 hours / 7 days

Alrayyan Food Market (website)
121 South 43rd Street (map)
The newer and fancier halal market

  • Mon-Sun 8am to 11pm

Supremo Food Market of Walnut (website)
4301 Walnut St (map)
Older basic grocery store, but it does have some good central american representation

  • Mon-Sun 7am -11pm