PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — This week on FYI Philly, we’re hopping on a new bakery trail, sampling new spots for Georgian good and Indian Chai and and sharing new places to work off all those calories.
From the brand new Bread Room in Washington Square to the nearly 140-year-old Bredenbeck’s in Chestnut Hill, the new Bakery map is literally all over the map, showcasing 30 spots all over the city.
Ellen Yin, founder of High Street Hospitality Group and co-chair of Sisterly Love Collective came up with the idea.
Visit Philly quickly came on board and the hope is that locals, along with tourists visiting our city in this monumental year, will grab a copy and follow their nose.
Downloadable Bakery Map | Digital Bakery Map
ICI Macarons & Cafe | Instagram
11 N. 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
Tartes Pastry Shop |Facebook | Instagram
212 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19106
Ba Le Bakery | Instagram
606 Washington Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19147
Jezabel’s | Instagram
206-208 S 45th St, Philadelphia, Pa. 19104
Lasha Kikvidze opened Kinto in Fishtown to share his culture through food.
The restaurant is decorated with letters from the Georgian alphabet and the central area behind the bar is designed to look like the country’s capital city Tbilisi.
The BYO features Georgian staples like Khachapuri, a boat shaped bread stuffed with cheese and topped with an egg. There are dumplings and stews that are staples Lasha grew up with before he moved to the United States.
The restaurant features a variety of vegan and vegetarian options. For dessert they make a special dumpling with sour cherry dough stuffed with farmer’s cheese and served warm.
Kinto | Facebook | Instagram
1144 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. 19125
Business and life partners Sasha Vivek and Britt Gilbert recently opened Chai Nashta, a unique space in West Philly offering light bites and authentic chai.
The cafe aspect is just the start. The business also opens their doors to the community, making the space available to residents and groups who want to host events.
Sasha is from New Delhi, India and says the way she grew up making ‘masala chai’ is how they make it at the cafe, and guests can customize the blend of spices used.
The menu also includes drinks like turmeric milk, and sandwiches like a butter chicken panini, as well as a veggie panini.
Chai Nashta | Instagram
4520 Baltimore Avenue Philadelphia, Pa. 19143
Balance Gym in Chestnut Hill has transformed into Balance Life.
There are still the group classes and personal training Balance is known for, but now there is a full medical team too, including a primary care physician, acupuncturists, a physical therapist and nutritionists.
Owner Amy Carolla says she wanted to create a place where everything needed for health and wellness was under one roof.
With the expansion, the gym more than doubled in size, adding a Pilates Reformer studio, a new cardio zone and recovery area where you can book a stretch session, and a new Techno Gym Checkup, a tool that calculates your wellness age.
Through a battery of tests, the machine identifies your strengths and your weaknesses, giving you a starting point to get stronger.
And, for the first time since its founding in 2008, Balance is an open membership gym, meaning people can come in and work out on their own.
Balance Life | Facebook | Instagram
12 W Willow Grove Ave, Philadelphia, Pa. 19118
LOL Entertainment opened Time Mission this past October on Chestnut Street.
The immersive social-gaming experience lets you become a recruit and complete a time mission.
There are 25 rooms with over 30 games to play, and each room you enter is a portal. Travel to the past, the present, or the future.
All of their games have four different skill sets, with Magna Mayhem, Artificial Intelligence, and Jungle Temple being fan favorites.
Time Mission |Facebook| Instagram
1530 Chestnut St, S 16th St Entrance, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
The theme of this year’s Flower Show is Rooted: Origins of American Gardening.
It explores the people, stories, and traditions that helped shape gardens in this country.
Fido Friday is back for this year’s show. The Marketplace is moving, from the show floor to street level, and Artisan Row is expanding, offering more opportunities to make something to take home.
The Flower Show is also the first marquee event that will welcome the world in 2026.
6abc’s annual Flower Show special is Saturday, February 28 at 7 p.m. on 6abc.
The show runs from February 28 – March 8.
PHS Member’s Preview, Friday February 27th, noon-4pm, | Membership
Flower Show Preview Party, February 27th, 7:30-10:30pm | Preview Party tickets
2026 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show | Facebook | Instagram
Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” explores the mystery that surrounds the artist.
“We really want you to feel that curiosity as you come into the space,” says Nancy Ireson, Co-Curator of “Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets.” Ireson is also the Deputy Director for Collections and Exhibitions & Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation.
There are 56 works, 18 from the Barnes collection.
“Dr. Barnes amassed the most important collection in the world of Rousseau’s works,” says Ireson. “And for this project, we’ve worked with the Musée de l’Orangerie in Paris, which has the second largest collection of 11 pictures.”
They’re arranged in thematic sections, in which, Ireson says you will discover “different chapters of Rousseau’s life.”
Ireson says you can’t help but be “swept up by feeling” viewing these works.
“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” is on view through February 22 at the Barnes Foundation.
“Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets” |
Link to Tickets at the Barnes Foundation
2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, Pa. 19130
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