Pearl's Oyster Bar

A counter stool puts you in prime position to watch the market crowd stream past while you eat. Second-generation owner Dave Braunstein keeps traditional Philadelphia staples in play, turning out cooked-from-scratch snapping turtle soup and fried platters alongside clams on the half-shell. The sit-down morning and lunch spread branches out further, serving up oyster sliders, crab cakes benedict, and the vendor's crabby deviled eggs.