Center City Philadelphia

Yes, it’s still summer, but it’s never too early to start planning which restaurants to hit for Center City District Restaurant Week, presented by Mercedes-Benz.

The participating restaurants have started sending in their menus and we’ve been putting them up as we receive them. So, if your favorite restaurant’s menu isn’t up there yet, check back over the next few weeks or so.

Head over to the page, see what Center City’s restaurants are serving up and then start plotting and strategizing- those weeks will blow by before you know it.

Oh- also, remember that you can make reservations through those OpenTable links anytime during the year, not just during Restaurant Week.

[Restaurant Week Restaurants and Menus]

Bring your a picnic basket, blanket and some friends down to the Schuylkill Banks for side-splitting comedy during this year’s free Summer Movie Series. See a classic comedy this Thursday and every other Thursday this summer. All movies start at dusk (approximately 8:15pm).

July 17 – Annie Hall
July 31 – Princess Bride
August 14 – Young Frankenstein
August 28 – It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge, www.schuylkillbanks.org

Congratulations to Devil’s Alley, whose Mango Basil caipirinha was voted the favorite 2008 CCD Sips Leblon caipirinha by readers of CenterCityPhila.org!

Visit Devil’s Alley for CCD Sips any or every Wednesday night this summer and give their winning caipirinha a try.

Devil’s Alley, 1907 Chestnut St, 215.751.0707, www.devilsalleybarandgrill.com

This Monday, the Sofitel-Philadelphia is celebrating Bastille Day in a big way. Enjoy a selection of crepes suzette and crepes au sucre (only $2 each), served on 17th Street from 3-5pm. Head inside to the La Bourse lounge, where you can enjoy live music from 5-7pm, as well as unlimited French wines and a buffet of French cheeses and breads, for $29 per person.

Can’t live on bread and cheese alone? Head down the hall at 5pm for Feux D’Artifice at Chez Colette, where they’re offering a special four-course meal for only $38. Call 215.564.7831 for reservations.

Moulin Rouge Bastile Day at the Sofitel [postcard]

Sofitel Philadelphia, 120 S. 17th St, 215.569.8300, www.sofitel.com

Grab a blanket or lawn chair, bring the family and friends and head to City Hall courtyard four Fridays this summer to catch a movie under Billy Penn, during the City Hall Film Series. All films are FREE and open to the public and begin at approximately 8:30pm. No alcohol or pets are allowed.

July 11 – Italian Job
July 25 – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
August 15 – Unbreakable
August 29 – Invincible

City Hall Film Series [postcard]

Submit your best CCD Sips photo(s) and you could win $200 worth of Center City restaurant gift certificates! We’re looking for photos that capture the spirit of Sips. So get your cell phone ready, snap shots of you and your friends enjoying a CCD Sips happy hour, email them in…it’s that easy to enter!

CCD Sips photo contest details

Photo provided by Paul Loftland

Tonight — and every Wednesday all summer long — enjoy $4 cocktails, $3 wine, $2 beer and half-price appetizers, from 5 to 7pm at Center City’s best bars and restaurants. Choose from almost 70 locations with a variety of drink specials.

List of participating bars and restaurants
Map of participating sips locations