DiCostanzas Italian Sandwiches

It's probably not on your beaten path, this sandwich shop with a Boothwyn address (GPS tip: actually not in Boothwyn more like Upper Chichester), but you won't regret the detour. Salty prosciutto, capicola, ham and salami add up to an Italian hoagie so gratifying that the owners have made a business actually shipping them to fans around the country. 1930 Market Street, Boothwyn, PA 19061, .

Gass & Main

Chef Dane DeMarco works from a very particular palette when crafting menus, drawing on a thousand memories of street parties, suburban dinner tables and backyard barbecues. At Gass & Main, the mac and cheese is made with truffled gnocchi in a silky mornay, the green tomato hush puppies are crowned with chow chow and bathed in comeback sauce, the hot dogs are Snake River wagyu with homemade hot mustard, and there’s caviar topping the French onion dip. Because at Gass & Main, childhood is redefined, comfort comes with an upgrade, and even the simplest, most cherished food memories can be made new again. 7 Kings Court, Haddonfield, NJ 08033, gassandmain.com.

Le Lift Parisienne at Rescue Spa

The 90-minute plumping session starts with a massage to release tension, uses micro-crystalline algae and silk extracts to firm skin, and ends with microcurrents to perk up facial muscles. You’ll leave looking naturally contoured and defined, just like those perfect-skinned Parisiennes. 1601 Walnut Street, Floor 3, Philadelphia, PA 19102, rescuespa.net/spa-services/biologique-recherche-treatments/le-lift-parisienne.

Kheli French at Le Pink Champu

When a Vera Wang model needs an updo, a Victoria's Secret catwalker requires blowing-out, or Lil' Kim, Anita Baker, Selita Ebanks or Lauryn Hill needs natural-looking extensions, a splash of color or an amazing cut, they come to Kheli (or Kheli comes to them). No wonder: From her salon's two-year-old Manayunk location, she modestly works magic on any kind of hair that walks through the door. That is, when she's back from Fashion Week. 4205 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19127, styleseat.com/lepinkchampusalon.

Casa del Gatto Door Knockers

Nothing says “Welcome to my idiosyncratic house of delights” like a bronze door knocker shaped like a cat or mouse. Casa del Gatto’s additions to the genre of quirky door decor will lend your entryway the personality you didn’t know it was missing. etsy.com/shop/casadelgatto.

Tour City Hall

Though most of the time we're frustrated with the traffic crawling around it, the truth is that 1901-built City Hall is one impressive building: regal and palatial on its exterior, the world's largest masonry building, and the largest municipal building in the country. Ninety-minute $10 tours are offered once a day at 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, starting in room 121. Don't miss the tight ride in the four-person elevator to the top of the tower, for an eagle's-eye view of the city that few Philadelphians ever experience. Broad Street and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19107, phila.gov/virtualch/body_pages/visitorinfo.html.

JG Domestic

There are bad locations, and then theres JG Domestics location on the first floor of the Cira Centre, directly across the street from the train station cab stand. The place has virtually no visibility from more than 10 feet away. Its hard to find, and difficult to get to. And yet, the facts that 1) people who know good food still go there, and 2) some of us go out of our way to go there a lot, really speak to the amazing things the kitchen at JG Domestic is capable of. 2929 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, jgdomestic.com.

AnaOno Intimates

After a breast cancer diagnosis at 27, Queen Village-based Dana Donofree started designing bras for women who've undergone major breast surgeries like mastectomies. Her new line of lacy underpinnings doesn't have painful underwires, is smartly sized for post-surgery fit issues, and is just as gorgeous as anything you'd find in traditional stores. Plus, five percent of all sales go to breast cancer foundations. anaono.com.

Just for Men at Spa Terme Di Aroma

When your face is feeling a little raw from too much shaving, book this two-hour package. Pros use oils and natural creams to exfoliate and soften skin – and they’ll throw in a relaxing foot and back massage for good measure. 32 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19106, termediaroma.com.

Di Bruno Bros. Bottle Shop at the Franklin

Carved out of Di Bruno's 9th and Chestnut location, this beer store encourages customers to stop and linger with excellent cheesemonger-approved pairings. If you're just stopping in to get a six-pack on the run, they've got you covered with wrapped and ready-to-eat hoppy cheese plates to take with you. 834 Chestnut Street, Washington Square West 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, dibrunobottleshop.com/#about.

Thai Yoga Massage at Terme Di Aroma

There is something so intimate, so whole, so physical and, yes, so spiritual about giving yourself 90 minutes with Angela Walker, who uses her whole body her whole, dare we say it, aura to relax you like you've never been relaxed before. (Plus, you get to keep your comfy clothes on the whole time.) 32 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, termediaroma.com.

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House

During the week, it sometimes seems Del Frisco's isn't a lofty steakhouse at all, but rather a cocktail party hosted by Michael Nutter. The Mayor works the room with flair, visiting tables filled with power lawyers, City Council members and business honchos who are talking shop and foraging through the expansive wine list. (Pay no attention to the lash-batting ladies at the bar ... or do.) 1426-28 Chesnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, delfriscos.com/location/philadelphia.

Keswick Cycle

A knowledgeable staff, a huge stock of bikes and accessories, in-house mechanics, and the opportunity to take your pick around the neighborhood for a test ride mean you'll be ready for the Tour de France-or at least the Tour de Nearest Philly Bike Lane. 4040 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, keswickcycle.com.

EverGreen Maids

The moment you realize these city-focused cleaners haven’t just de-grimed your baseboards and shined the floors, but also scraped off crust inside your microwave, sucked up dust bunnies from under the radiator, even somehow de-stained the bathroom grout: joy! 1700 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, evergreenmaids.com.

We Found a Way to Work Around the PLCB

While COVID-19 decimated the city’s restaurant scene, it also helped push Philly’s antiquated liquor laws just a bit into the 21st century. Here’s how.

The Lawsuit | The PLCB always acted as the middleman between wine dealers who sold specialty bottles (you know, the natural, biodynamic wine made by small producers) and places where you’d normally buy those bottles (restaurants and bottle shops). So when COVID-19 shut down all Pennsylvania state stores back in March, dealers in Philly were no longer able to sell their product, and independent wine retailers couldn’t restock their shelves. Two dealers, MFW Wine Co. LLC and A6 Wine Co., said “Enough!” and sued the motherfriggin’ PLCB.

While the suit is still moving slowly through the system — the PLCB appealed the ruling of the Commonwealth Court — the implications of PLCB-free wine commerce in the Philly restaurant industry are huge. Because even right now, in 2020, wine delivery is still nonexistent for retailers and restaurants. Right now, there’s still essentially no wholesale discount. Right now, retailers are paying gratuitous fees (and passing the cost on to us). And a lawsuit like this — which, mind you, has a good chance of succeeding — might very well change all of that.

To-Go Cocktails | The problems inherent in working within the PLCB’s convoluted systems were only exacerbated when coronavirus came along and shut down our nightlife scene entirely. Something had to give.

On May 21st, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law a piece of legislation that allowed restaurants and bars that had lost at least 25 percent of their average monthly sales due to the pandemic to sell cocktails to-go. Which means that for the first time since Prohibition, you can walk up to a bar in Philadelphia and order some martinis for the road, and nobody — not even a PLCB officer — can stop you from living your life. The to-go-martini kind of life.

Wine Shops! Finally! | When the PLCB temporarily closed all its stores, these shops stayed open and kept us drinking and drunk during the apocalypse. And they deserve all the attention in the world.

• Vernick Wine, 2029 Walnut Street, Rittenhouse

• Tinys Bottle Shop, 3124 Richmond Street, Port Richmond

• Di Bruno Bros., 9th Street Bottle Shop, 920 South 9th Street, Bella Vista

• Fancy Wine Club at Bloomsday, 414 South 2nd Street, Society Hill

• Le Caveau, 614 South 7th Street, Bella Vista

• Fishtown Social, 1525 Frankford Avenue, Fishtown

• Wine Dive, 1506 South Street, Grad Hospital

• Jet Wine Bar, 1525 South Street, Grad Hospital