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Sandwiches Are The Cornerstone Of A Neighborhood

It’s rare to find a neighborhood place that will deliver outside its own few-block radius, let alone anywhere in the city. But Fishtown’s Cornerstone Market & Produce brings local flavors directly to your home or office. And while “local” is frequently just a marketing buzzword, it’s simply a way of life at Cornerstone, where the cheeses, produce and bread come from other neighborhood businesses within walking distance of the Girard Avenue store.

Fishtown resident and foodie Mike Wilkens started the shop to bring together elements of his favorite Philadelphia food vendors under one roof: local produce and specialty foods like at Reading Terminal Market; gourmet cheeses like the kinds you’d find at Di Bruno Bros. and Whole Foods; sandwiches and prepared foods like any number of restaurants in Center City. He gets bread from three local bakeries: Carangi for hoagie rolls, Metropolitan for baguettes and multi-grain, and Kaplan’s for marble rye. Cornerstone even carries produce from the Teens4Good urban farm from Philadelphia’s Federation of Neighborhood Centers.

Cornerstone is best known for its unique sandwich combinations that put a twist on classic deli sandwich staples. The turkey sandwich, known by locals as “The One” offers Boar’s Head Maple Turkey with avocado, spring mix, tomato and boursin cheese on fresh multigrain. Or the grilled cheese, a pressed sandwich with cucumbers, tomato, red onion, sprouts and hand-made hummus. And at breakfast, try the egg, tomato, bacon, provolone and basil pesto on multigrain, or the “Sriracha Scrambler” – eggs scrambled with sriracha and cheese on a Kaiser roll.

Cornerstone has scaled back their grocery business and is debuting a new menu with plans to add some additional seating in the store for casual café dining.  And if you can’t make it to Fishtown for sandwiches, Mike assured us that he can deliver them in time for your office lunch.

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Cornerstone Market
19 W Girard Avenue – Philadelphia, PA 19123 (Google Map)