Cannie's Philadelphia
Take a tour of Philadelphia with Jennifer Weiner
Check out some of her favorite spots in the city she and her character Cannie Shapiro call home…
Thirtieth Street Station: Philadelphia's grand train station, full of enormous Biblical statues and the smell of Delilah's fried chicken. It's where Cannie and Joy take the train to New York and where Joy (secretly) takes a train to New Jersey. At 30th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19019. Visit the website and learn more here.
The Constitution Center: A museum about American history and freedom; also the sight of Tamsin and Todd's completely over-the-top bar/bat mitzvah bash. At 525 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Visit the website.
Rittenhouse Square Park: Big, lovely park at the center of Center City, a popular haunt of young mothers/nannies with their babies, it's where Cannie and Peter see the wedding that prompts their big fight. At 18th and Walnut Street. Visit the website.
The Reading Terminal Market: A Philadelphia institution, home of many food stalls selling food from sushi to gyros to Bassetts ice cream. Cannie and her mother attend a cooking class here in Good in Bed. At 12th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 922-2317. Visit the website and learn more here.
Beau Monde: The restaurant Cannie visits with her friend Andy the food critic, so he can explain the mysteries of men to her. At 624 S. 6th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, (215) 592-0656. Visit the website and learn more here.
Yoga Child: Cannie and Sam endure Yoga Over 40 here. Cannie also took Joy here when she was a toddler and a little girl. At 903 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, (215) 238-0989. Visit the website.
Pink Rose Pastry Shop: Home of baseball-sized eclairs, the surest legal antidote for human misery Cannie knows. At 630 S. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, (215) 592-0565. Visit the website and learn more here.
The Rittenhouse Hotel: On Rittenhouse Square Park; home of Lacroix, fancy French restaurant where Sam has her bad blind date with a man she meets on AJew4U.com. At 210 West Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 546-9000. Visit the website.
Philadelphia Museum of Art: At 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130, (215) 763-8100. Visit the website.
Kelly Drive: Where Cannie and Sam go walking in Good in Bed and encounter Dr. K. Visit the website.
Azafran: Sight of Cannie's disastrous not-date with Teva Steve in Good in Bed. Now closed, rather scandalously (the owner was arrested for a hit-and-run accident in which a teenage girl died. It's now Gayle, which is good, too!) At 617 S. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. Visit the website.
The Please Touch Museum: One of the places Cannie takes Joy to distract herself from the fallout after her book is published. At 210 North 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Visit the website and learn more here.
Starbucks: Part of Cannie's "used-to-be" tour of Queen Village, Philadelphia; this used to be a pizza place that sold warm garlic knots, three for a dollar. At 347 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, (215) 627-4060.
Kiehl's: Corner of 18th and Walnut. Skin-care boutique where Joy and her friends make use of the five-finger discount. At 1737 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, (215) 636-9936. Visit the website.
Mario Lanza Park, Queen Street between Second and Third: Joy takes Frenchie here to visit the dog run and place a phone call to her mother's college roommate. Visit the website.
Three Bears Park: Another popular neighborhood pocket park where Cannie takes Joy. At 311-319 Delancey Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Visit the website.
Rita's Water Ice: A seasonal Philly treat that Cannie, Peter and Joy like during warm weather. Locations all over the city, including 293 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, (215) 629-3910. Visit the website.
TLA Video: Where Joy and her friends rent their movies. At 517 S 4th St, Philadelphia PA, (215) 922-3838. Visit the website.
Chef's Market: The gourmet grocery store in Cannie's neighborhood where she goes for last-minute ingredients and treats. At 231 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19147, (215) 925-8360. Visit the website.
King of Prussia Mall: Cannie takes Joy here as part of their quest for the perfect bat mitzvah dress. At 160 North Gulph Road (Route 202 and Mall Boulevard), King of Prussia, PA 19406, (610) 265-5727. Visit the website and learn more here.
Forbidden Drive: Cannie, Joy and Peter take a walk here on a nice March morning to discuss details of Joy's bat mitzvah. At Valley Green Road at Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia, PA 19128. Visit the website.
Le Bus: The cafe in Manayunk where the family has brunch after the walk (Joy doesn't eat her huevos rancheros). At 4266 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, (215) 487-2663. Visit the website.