Become a Local Champion in Philadelphia

A Local Champion in Philadelphia has rated five different Philadelphia places, answered three Top 3 questions about the city and made a list with a Philadelphia place on it in the Mosey app. It is a title for doing the work, and Philadelphia's sandwiches, pretzels and markets give you a lot of quick, cheap ways to start.

How do you become a Local Champion in Philadelphia?

Rate five places, answer three Top 3 questions and make a list, all in Philadelphia. The card on Home shows Done or To do for each step and counters such as "2 of 5 rated". The title belongs to the city, so places in the city's neighborhoods all add to the same five, as long as each is a different place.

Philadelphia lunch habits help. A sandwich on Monday, a soft pretzel on Wednesday and a weekend dinner in South Philly would make three.

Which Philadelphia sandwiches can you rate?

The city's tourism office highlights the cheesesteak as the headline sandwich, with two famous stands facing each other as its icons. It also names the roast pork sandwich as a rival to the cheesesteak, which is a good reminder that a local favorite is rarely the one on the postcard. Rate by the dish: say whether it was a cheesesteak or a roast pork, and what you ordered on it.

The title does not read your words, so a lukewarm rating of a famous sandwich counts exactly like a rave. Cheesesteak debates are a local pastime, and a rating is a polite way to join in.

How do soft pretzels and water ice count?

Soft pretzels are listed among the city's signature eats, and water ice, the frozen, flavored treat, is recommended as a sweet finish. Both are cheap and quick, which makes them ideal for the third, fourth and fifth ratings. The soft pretzel and water ice guide goes deeper.

A rating of a pretzel counts the same as one of a sit-down dinner. The app counts places, not price tags or portions.

Which Philadelphia neighborhoods and markets suit your five?

Two historic markets anchor the city's food scene, a downtown indoor market known for Philly favorites and the Italian Market district in South Philadelphia. South Philly is the neighborhood most people mean when they talk about old-school Italian-American food, and East Passyunk Avenue is a good street for a few ratings in one walk, covered by the East Passyunk guide. Visitors often start at the indoor market, where Philly favorites sit under one roof, and then head south to the Italian Market district for its long street of produce, cheese and sandwich counters. Both are public, historic places that are easy to reach on foot, so together they make a good pair of ratings for a Saturday morning.

How does a lunch break become a rating?

Philadelphia's quickest foods are made for a short break. Walk out at noon, buy a sandwich, a soft pretzel or a water ice, and rate it before you are back at your desk. A week of that gives you four or five different places without a single planned dinner. If you want a longer outing, a Saturday in South Philadelphia, among the old-school Italian-American shops and bakeries, can supply two or three ratings in an afternoon.

Remember that each rating needs a different place, so rotate your stops instead of returning to one favorite.

What are the Philadelphia Top 3 questions about?

Top 3 hands you one question per visit, and its visits stay at least four hours apart. The questions are about kinds of food such as pizza, Italian, coffee, brunch and great value. Philadelphians have strong views on every one. You name up to three places, ranked, and you need three different questions answered here for the title.

Only answered questions advance the count; a skipped one keeps the streak and nothing else.

What belongs on a Philadelphia list that counts?

A list of your own with a Philadelphia place on it. Good ideas are "Lunch near the stadiums", "Sandwiches I defend" or "Pretzel route". Start your own: neither My Favorites nor the Top 3 list counts toward the step.

Add a place, write a note and share the list. A friend with a roast pork opinion will add theirs. A list is also the easiest way to turn a visit into a plan: someone coming for a game weekend can ask you for three sandwiches and a pretzel, and you can answer with a link instead of a long text thread.

Why do dish names matter so much here?

Dish ratings are the whole game in a city of sandwiches. Name what you ordered, add a tag such as Great Value or Hidden Gem, tag your lunch partner and follow friends to see their picks on Home. None of it affects the title, which never reads what a rating says. The earned, not bought guide covers why.

What do you receive for becoming a Local Champion?

The thank-you says "You are a Local Champion of Philadelphia", and the title then shows on your profile and beside your name on ratings of Philadelphia places. A share button makes a picture card of three plain numbers. No prize, discount or payment is attached. See the how-to guide for each rule and the Local Champion page for the screens.

Mosey is free for a place to list, with no hidden fees and affordable tools, and supporting local in Philadelphia can begin with one honest rating of your usual lunch. The US food guides list more towns, and the Houston page shows how another big city handles it.

Get the Mosey app, rate the sandwich you had this week and start the Philadelphia list that completes your title.