PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — This Sunday, Center City District is kicking off two events.
The first is a popular and delicious one, the annual restaurant week!
The other is a new initiative that will keep the area around Rittenhouse Square free of cars and traffic, so people can walk, eat, shop and enjoy.
Center City District Restaurant Week begins this Sunday, and runs for two weeks.
“It really kick starts the fall for our restaurants,” says Michelle Shannon, the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Center City District. “We have over 110 restaurants participating.”
For this year’s Center City District Restaurant Week, that number marks a milestone.
“110 restaurant participants is the most we’ve had since pre-pandemic,” Shannon says.
Having that number of eateries back on board for two weeks of dining deals is a win-win, for both our budgets and for the city’s pulse.
“While it is a fun event, it’s also a very serious economic driver in terms of driving revenue and traffic to …