r/philadelphia is a subreddit with 597k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, philly, worst, philadelphia, and looking for, and they frequently recommend/review menu items, cafe, and apple cider donuts.
News and happenings in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Popular Themes in r/philadelphia
#1
News
: "A dangerous heat wave is taking aim at Philadelphia. It could be the city's worst in 15 years."
6 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "PECO sucks, solidarity with the workers"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Old man in his 70s needs help"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Several Federal Donuts and Goldie locations in Philadelphia are closing amid a slowdown in fast-casual lunch business"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "A $425M revamp: Bartram Village in Southwest Philly will be replaced with 500+ affordable rentals"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/philadelphia
#1
Looking For A
49 posts
#2
Philly
36 posts
#3
Worst
25 posts
#4
Philadelphia
22 posts
#5
Looking For
22 posts
#6
Hate
21 posts
#7
City
15 posts
#8
Struggling
14 posts
#9
Tired
6 posts
#10
Restaurant
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/philadelphia
Menu Items
39 reviews
#1
Wawa
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Banana Leaf
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Hue Boba Cafe
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Cafe
35 reviews
#1
Elixir
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Solar Myth
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Bean2Bean
4.0★ from 1 review
Apple Cider Donuts
20 reviews
#1
Linvilla Farms
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Johnson’s Farm
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Mood's Farm
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/philadelphia
#1
Photo of the Day :libertybell:
: "Hazy sun from the Canadian wildfires"
42 posts
#2
News
: "Ben Franklin bridge walk is already overcrowded FYI."
41 posts
#3
Question? :snoo_thoughtful:
: "SEPTA hit my parked car"
17 posts
#4
Serious :snoo:
: "To the guy sitting ahead of me on this train. You left your switch 2 on the train. I left it with amtrak police at 30th street station."
15 posts
#5
📣📣Rants and Raves📣📣
: "B̷̞̓o̸̪̓y̸̺̾,̸̧̒ ̴̨̊ḭ̴̇ț̷̈́ ̶̱̔s̶͈̑ǘ̴͜r̴̝̃e̸̡̍ ̸͕̈i̴͈͛s̵͓̒ ̴̙͋a̸͍̅ ̴̼̑ḥ̵͋o̸̼̎t̷̩̽ ̷̬̃o̶͓͝n̵͔͊ē̵̞ ̴͖͌ẗ̶̘́o̶̦͝d̴̠̊a̴͚͝ÿ̷̠́,̸̹̔ ̴͙̒h̸̹͒ù̶̲h̸̠̓?̷̨͝"
14 posts
#6
Party Jawn :phanatic:
: "For those who missed the 2:30am fireworks display"
13 posts
#7
Historic Philadelphia:libertybell:
: "Big Boy coming to Philly Today"
11 posts
#8
Nature
: "Wild hot sky"
9 posts
#9
Do Attend :meat::fire::steel:
: "Feels like a war zone outside"
8 posts
#10
Transit :septa:
: "Was a FIFA volunteer at City Hall today and got visitors laughing by telling them the Septa steps were a tourist attraction as worst stairs in Philly."
5 posts
Member Growth in r/philadelphia
Yearly
+39k members(6.9%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026