Despite the name, Amy’s Pastelillos in Fishtown isn’t all about the deep-fried meat pies. Everything the Puerto Rican shop makes is pretty great. From the excellent sides like pickled yuca to the various bowls (go for the Vegano) and loaded sweet and spicy tostones nachos, it’s all going to make you feel like you’ve been doing meals wrong all week. When you walk up to the bright pink, takeout only shop, you’ll see a line of people swapping stories about summer vacations and what they ordered the last time they were here (which for a few was yesterday). All of the pastelillos are fantastic, but it’s the sweet and tender guava pork that has Philly obsessing. They're only open from 11am to 3pm, Wednesday to Saturday, so plan ahead to leave with something you’ll be talking about tomorrow.
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