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Hipsters and Hoodlums: A Philly Neighborhood Guide to East Passyunk
- by darlingnikki
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- August 29, 2008
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The still-yet-up-and-coming East Passyunk (pronounced pass-eeee-yunk or pash-yunk) district of Philadelphia (which does not lend itself to a clever acronym) is home to many different types of Philly-ites. From the enclaves of Vietnamese and Mexicans to the old school Italian Americans to the tattooed hipsters, bar rats and artists, it is an extremely colorful neighborhood saturated in culture and intercultural animosity.
Mummer Youth
You can’t get more South Philadelphia than hoodlums in dresses and makeup. And they disparage the hipsters’ sexuality!!!
East Passyunk: Wild Life
There are two types of wild life in East Passyunk: hipsters and hoodlums. Sometimes the overlap of these worlds results in cacophony, fistfights or a lot of disparaging remarks about sexual preference.
Hipster jeans
A classic hipster stance:
jeans so tight they cut off circulation? check!
bicycle? check!
Hipster and Hoodlum Dudes: It's in the Jeans
The easiest way to discern between the male hipsters and hoodlums is the cut and/or wash of the jean. If the subject in question has wide-legged stone washed Levis paired with a T-shirt referencing a sports team, chances are you have a hoodlum. If the jean looks like it has to be pried from its wearer’s body with a crowbar, you are most likely dealing with a hipster.
Hoodlum Chick: The Super Tan
With women, this model changes slightly. If the color on her skin comes from a 10000 watt tanning bed, chances are she is a hoodlum, if it comes from a tattoo artist’s gun, most likely she is a hipster.
Hipster Chick: Lots o' ink
Tattooed
Singing Fountain: Only in South Philly
South Philadelphia fountain
Coffee Shops: The Hipster's Natural Habitat
Storm in the coffee cup…
Benna's Cafe
1236 S 8th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
also try Benna’s sister cafe, B2 on 1500 E Passyunk Ave for awesome smoothies.
also try Benna’s sister cafe, B2 on 1500 E Passyunk Ave for awesome smoothies.
Rosalena's
1623 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19148
Black n Brew, Hipster Wi-Fi Hotspot
Black & Brew
1523 E Passyunk Ave Philadelphia, PA 19148
East Passyunk Map
Bars in East Passyunk
The best bars in usually host a cross-section of the area’s wild life. There are also some excellent beer bars, which usually rate a bit higher on the hipster scale (even though hipsters usually partake of the Pabst Blue Ribbon). The following bars are rated on the hipster scale: 1 pair of skinny jeans = few hipsters, mainly hoodlums. 10 pairs of skinny jeans = hipster hell, hoodlums beware, you might be subjected to indie rock.
Dive
947 E Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147
8 pairs of skinny jeans. The Dive hosts a high concentration of hipster lesbians. They have a reasonable selection of beer, a second floor with DJs, open mic and other events (Rock Paper Scissors anyone?)
8 pairs of skinny jeans. The Dive hosts a high concentration of hipster lesbians. They have a reasonable selection of beer, a second floor with DJs, open mic and other events (Rock Paper Scissors anyone?)
Pub On Passyunk East
1501 E Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19147
9 pairs of skinny jeans.
9 pairs of skinny jeans.
South Philadelphia Tap Room
1509 Mifflin Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
6 pairs of skinny jeans.
6 pairs of skinny jeans.
Bella Rosa II
1712 S 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148
This bar gets NO skinny jeans—all hoodlums, no hipsters.
This bar gets NO skinny jeans—all hoodlums, no hipsters.
FishHeads, FishHeads, roley, poley FishHeads
Restaurants in East Passyunk
South Philly is internationally flavored with tastes of Thai, Vietnamese, Italian, Laotian, Mexican, Mexican and more Mexican. Many of the little restaurants, taquerias and tratorias are pretty damn authentic.
Ojo Tacos
Acapulco 1144 S. Ninth St, Philadelphia.
OK so my friend George heard about Ojo Tacos (eyeball tacos) and had to have one. That’s the kind of guy he is. So we headed to Acapulco Cafe and he ordered himself a tasty and delicious taco. I politely declined…it took me enough time to get used to the texture of sushi. No windows to the soul for dinner for me, thanks.
Le Virtu
1927 E Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148
Good beer selection and awesome Northern Italian cuisine. Go late night for a bar atmosphere.
Good beer selection and awesome Northern Italian cuisine. Go late night for a bar atmosphere.
Mr Martino's Trattoria
1646 E Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19148
When I asked my friend Steph what Italian Restaurant in East Passyunk that was absolutely not to miss, she said “Mr. Martino’s” without hesitation. Authentic food, BYOB.
When I asked my friend Steph what Italian Restaurant in East Passyunk that was absolutely not to miss, she said “Mr. Martino’s” without hesitation. Authentic food, BYOB.
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oh also, even though it’s the jersey shore, a great place to get pictures of hoodlums (probably 80% of which are italian) is guidofistpump.com. half of the jersey shore in the summer is composed of “hoodlums” from south philly anyway
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yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes! another thing to distinguish between a “hipster” and a “hoodlum” is whether or not the person is aware that they are not in a nice neighborhood. hipsters can be found out and about on their rusty bikes that they paid $200+ for from a used bike store into the wee hours of the night, naively peddling through the ghetto. also, the only people who would ever refer to it as East Passyunk are people who aren’t from Philly. it’s South Philly.
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love it! how about having a hipster or hoodlum photo contest? is there enough of an overlap that they could be confused?
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