To find the best apartments in Philadelphia near grocery stores, we sifted through all the data from rent.com and compiled a list of grocery and food establishments. Then we compared that to the listing of every apartment building on the site to determine the top 10 apartment locations in Philly for at home top chefs and toast-burners alike.
10. Marine Club Condominiums
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Located right on the edge of the Graduate Hospital neighborhood in South Philly, you’ll find the Marine Club Condominiums. This property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units featuring hardwood floors, stainless appliances and granite countertops with plenty of cooking space.
This popular section of Philadelphia has plenty of nearby grocery shopping options for lovers of all cuisines. There is a Sprouts Farmers Market right across the street. You’re only a short drive to an Acme, Whole Foods and Philadelphia’s famous Italian Market.
For more international options, you’ll find a Big 8 Supermarket, Nam Son Bakery and Hung Vuong Supermarket all within a few blocks.
9. The Piazza
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The Piazza is a triangular European-style plaza in the heart of resurgent Northern Liberties, and the small campus of low-rise apartments surrounding the former Schmidt’s Brewery building. Each of the eight buildings has its own personality and format, from lofts and split-levels to townhomes, walk-ups and warehouse flats, many with balconies, high ceilings and exposed features. Fairs, concerts, events and game watching on the hanging 40-foot television populates the plaza space below nearly every weekend.
Grocery stores of every ilk are plentiful around the Piazza, anchored by a large, full-scale Acme supermarket just off the point of the plaza’s triangle, in a building that also contains a Fine Wine & Spirits state store, Petco and a gigantic Family Dollar.
And on the ground floor of the Piazza’s Erbe building is independent convenience store and bodega DGX, which sells fresh and packaged food as well as beer and wine, and is open until 11:00 p.m., seven nights a week.
8. Rittenhouse Hill
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Tucked away in the hills of East Falls is Rittenhouse Hill, two identical 13-story buildings rising in the shadow of woodsy Blue Bell Hill Park. The expansive open-concept apartments feature unit-wide oak wood flooring, brushed nickel hardware, kitchens with white quartz countertops, movable islands and deep sinks and bathrooms with rain shower heads, body jets and an oversized soaking tub.
Out back, the “ultimate backyard” includes a large infinity pool and spa, yoga garden, kids play area, dog run and grill stations. Inside you’ll find a professionally-managed gym with fitness classes. The property backs up to the park, so every tree and trail is at your disposal.
A quick jaunt through the park takes you to a bevy of grocery choices, including a large Acme supermarket, along with M&M Food Market and Mason Grocery. Nearby Pretzel Park Farmer’s Market is just over in Manayunk. For those quick shopping trips, a Save-A-Lot and New Family Grocery are just down the street in Germantown.
7. Cosmopolitan
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Center City Philadelphia isn’t known for its abundant grocery options, but the exception might be the Washington Square West area around Cosmopolitan. The two connected buildings, the historic north building and its companion south building built in the 1900s, offers everything from two-level lofts to two-bedrooms, featuring renovated bathrooms, floor-to-ceiling windows, gourmet kitchens with marble countertops and hardwood flooring. An indoor parking garage is available, as is 24-hour front desk assistance.
Sitting at the edge of the Center City high rise district, the open residential rowhouse blocks of Washington Square West offer a wealth of grocery options. Pac A Deli grocery is up the block, and MOM’s Organic Market and Convenient Food Mart are also nearby.
Two Center City Wawas are each three blocks away, one to the west and one to the east. And for bigger grocery trips, Acme Markets and Philly’s only Whole Foods are just down on South Street a block apart.
6. Domus
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Domus is an eight-story low-rise luxury apartment building in University City. The lavish units feature 10-foot ceilings, full-length windows and hardwood floors, galley kitchens with travertine tile, granite countertops and breakfast bar with full-service island and a private balcony overlooking the courtyard.
That courtyard is a secluded second-floor piazza featuring a clubhouse, sun deck, grills and fireplaces and a giant heated pool with immersed lounge seating. Indoors, the building offers a movie theater, billiard room and state-of-the-art fitness center and spin studio. The pet-friendly building even offers a nightly “yappy hour” mingle, and the grounds are adorned with sculpture from world-renowned artist Dennis Oppenheim.
Not one but two locations of Old Nelson Food Company grocery and deli are nearby, one on Market and one on 34th. For quick shopping for staples, 7-Eleven and Wawa are just across the street.
5. The Delmar Morris Apartments
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Built in the early years of the 20th century, the Delmar Morris Apartments was one of the first luxury apartment buildings in the East Falls neighborhood of Northwest Philly. The hefty open floorplan units feature deep walk-in closets, hardwood flooring, espresso cabinets with glass doors, rain-style shower heads and body jets and ceiling fans in every room.
There are a plethora of grocery options in walking distance around the Delmar, including a Save-A-Lot around the block. Independent Wayne Supermarket is just down the street, as is the Chelten Market IGA. New Family Grocery, Yodi Grocery, A&N House of Produce and two halal markets are just over the train tracks in Germantown.
4. Liberty Square
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If any new construction is indicative of the changes in the Kensington neighborhood, it’s the swanky new Liberty Square, on the Girard Avenue border between Olde Kensington and Northern Liberties. Each of the 200 units – unique to the others on every floor – has floor-to-windows, hardwood floors, high-end finishes and every unit has a distinctive, modern balcony. Each building has a green roof complete with a hot tub and sun deck. The grounds contain a gated underground parking garage, a variety of retail shops on the first floors and a dog park. In between the buildings is a private plaza park with decorative landscaping, wide walkways, water features and outdoor café-style seating.
A number of grocery stores and supermarkets are in easy walking distance. A gigantic new Acme Markets is right across the street, and 3J’s Food Market, New Spring Garden Market, 4th and Jefferson Mini Market and the organic Riverwards Produce Market are all under a ten-minute walk. For a more international selection, Alrousan Halal Food Market, Jerusalem Foods, Al-Amana Grocery Store and Lebanese market Suraya are also nearby.
3. Korman Residential at International City Mews and Villas
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Korman is known for sprawling communities, and that holds true for their complex in Eastwick. This area of Southwest Philly isn’t often thought of as a residential location even by long-time locals, but this oasis is an expansive campus of about twenty buildings neighboring the Philadelphia International Airport.
Units offer energy-efficient Modernista kitchens with stainless steel appliances, maplewood floors and semi-private entrances. The spacious grounds offer room for a bevy of outdoor amenities including a community garden, landscaped courtyards and a private off-leash dog park called “The Woof Woof Club.” A fitness center and business center are also available in the main building.
With the Delaware County border just a block down the street, the neighborhood is more suburban than city, and as such, the suburban-style availability of supermarkets thrives. A large ShopRite is across Island Avenue from the main entrance, and Grocery Outlet Bargain Market (Sharon Hill), Produce Junction and Sav-A-Lot (both Darby) are just a few blocks away in Delco. Island Food Market, Grovers Meat Market and Balducci’s are also nearby options.
2. Arrive University City
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Just off the north end of the University of Pennsylvania campus, Arrive is a 28-story luxury high-rise in the heart of University City. Upscale units in the building, built in 2015, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood flooring, ceiling fans, duo-toned cabinets with chrome accents and kitchens with quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances.
When you need to come down from your skyscraper to stock your pantry, you can wander just across the street to the Powelton Village location of the Old Nelson Food Company.
An Aldi’s supermarket and Desi Mart international grocery are just down Market Street. Corner stores like Taveras Grocery, Gonzalez Grocery and New Mantua Family Market are also plentiful.
1. 1200 Washington
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Rising five stories over the expanse of rowhouses and warehouses of the Passyunk Square neighborhood of northern South Philly is 1200 Washington, a boutique-style luxury apartment building just two blocks off of Broad Street.
The studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment homes feature energy-efficient appliances, heating and cooling, granite countertops, oversized windows, hardwood flooring and technology conveniences such as USB charging stations and keyless entry.
There’s no better place to live for grocery convenience than 1200 Washington, and that’s partly due to three words: The. Italian. Market. There are nearly forty grocers, butcheries, fishmongers, fromagers and chocolatiers down the Market’s 9th Street two-block corridor, from Christian Street to the East Passyunk corner that houses the Pat’s and Geno’s cheesesteak rivals.
But the Italian Market is just the start. The Hung Vuong Super Market, a gigantic Vietnamese supermarket, is right across the street, the Bella Vista Sav-A-Lot is a block away, Sprouts Farmers Market is on the other side of Broad Street and the Passyunk Square Acme Market is also nearby. And the gleaming, brand-new Broad and Washington Target store is just two blocks down.
Methodology
We looked at all apartments in Philadelphia and rated them on the number of grocery stores within a half-mile radius. We used an exponentially decreasing scale based on distance from the apartment. For instance, grocers located across the street from a specific property would carry more weight than those a quarter-mile away. Our grocery store counts come from commercially available business listings.
