Burger.org and Mama's are really the 2 main restaurants in center city. Have not had Burger.org, but Mama's is delicious and fresh and is walking distance to the Franklin Institute (even without kids, it was fun to go as an adult!).
Another cool place my husband and I found when we went for a few days was the Mutter Museum.It's about a 3-5 minute walk from Mama's. http://www.collegeofphysicians.org/mutter-museum/ It's a medical history museum with lots of human specimens (skulls, skeletons, etc). If you like that sort of thing, you'll really like this. Neat cell-phone guided tour at each case. Definitely not good for Kohanim! The Constitution Center is excellent as well. My guess is that they will have some special Independence Day events going on. The Constitution Center is great even for non history loving people.
As for C&R, check out my review on a C&R thread, but definitely try the homemade pastrami! Was not thrilled with the cream chicken soup. Our Grow and Behold Steak for 2 was delicious! The burnt orange sorbet with freshly fried beignets was a great finish to the meal. The waitress told us it's their most popular dessert.
You can't really stock up for Shabbos in Center City. You'll have to head to Lower Merion (where C&R is) or the Northeast for prepared items.
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