Sansom St, University City

Sansom Street between 34th and 35th streets is a hidden gem close to the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Lined on one side of the street by Penn dorms, the opposite side has a number of interesting shops and eating places including a tea house, coffee shop, New Deck pub, and the eclectic Black Cat gift shop. Also on this street is the White Dog Cafe, which is a sure bet for a delicious meal of locally grown foods. A great place to visit if you are in the area and its easily reached by either the 42 or 21 bus or the blue lines 36th St. stop. Although many of the businesses also have apartments on their second or third stories, I think this would be a much better street to visit than to live on because of the noise from the pub and restaurants during the evenings.