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FCM Hospitality’s New Club is a “Blank Canvas for Nightlife”

Plus: Liberty Kitchen comes to Chestnut Hill, the team behind Bardea opens Casa Nonna, and where to celebrate the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras at the same time.

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WIM Cafe Transforms: Forîn to Take Over with Indonesian-Inspired Menu

Plus: Baby’s announces opening date, an abridged version of the Winnie’s Manayunk saga, and the Federal Donuts and Campbell’s Soup collab we didn’t know we needed.

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50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

Our highly opinionated guide to the restaurants taking ambitious leaps and unexpected risks, and redefining what it means to dine in Philadelphia

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Here Are Philly’s 14 James Beard Award Semifinalists For 2025

Philly is named in 10 categories for the 2025 James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards.

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Sonny’s Is Back! Beloved Cocktail Joint Reopens on South Street

Plus: Where to celebrate Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, Monday nights at Yanaga Kappo Izakaya, and Sisterly Love Collective’s cookie sale raises money for L.A. wildfire victims.

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Celebrate Soup Month in the Most Dangerous Way Imaginable

Paffuto’s soup panzerotti puts the warm essence of soup inside deep-fried hot pockets in a way that seems kinda reckless. And we’re here for it.

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Emmett, Kensington’s Newest Restaurant, Set to Open (and in Record Time!)

Plus: What to do for Lunar New Year, details on the Kimmel Center’s new restaurant, and Tröegs’s Nugget Nectar celebrates its 21st birthday.

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Is Philly Ready for Some Texas Sushi?

Plus: The team from EMei opens a new Chinatown cafe, we say goodbye to Grace Tavern, and Bardea continues its quest to dominate Wilmington with a new food hall.

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7 New Restaurants To Watch in 2025

Our New Year’s resolutions? Have an ’80s-inspired Japanese breakfast, eat smash burgers at a space-themed restaurant in the Italian market, and go to Eataly for the hell of it.

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7 Restaurant Reviews That Explain Philly Dining in 2024

Philly’s food scene in 2024? Let’s just say we fell in love with a salad and had the best swordfish of our lives.

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Where To Drink In Philly On New Year’s Eve

An all-goth celebration at an Old City pub. A disco with go-go dancing. A New Year’s Eve extravaganza with SNACKTIME. Here’s where you want to raise a glass when the clock strikes midnight.

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Where to Eat and Drink In (and Around) the King of Prussia Mall

Doing some last-minute holiday shopping this weekend? You’re gonna want to carb up — and maybe have a few drinks in you.

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Cheesesteak? Roast Pork? Hoagie? This Calzone Has Them All (Plus a Tomato Pie!)

Plus: A loss of a landmark in Chinatown, Scampi’s after-hours New Year’s Eve bash, and a space-themed burger and taco joint comes to the Italian Market.

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Dear Daphni Opens This Week With Za’atar Cocktails and Sun-Drenched Vibes

Plus: Oyster House celebrates the holidays with 12 Days of Caviar, a hot chocolate crawl down East Passyunk Avenue, and two soft openings in Headhouse Square.

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Provenance Is Philly’s Most Ambitious Restaurant — If It Can Survive

Chef Nich Bazik has ruffled feathers — and spent a ton of cash — in his audacious quest to build a Michelin-grade restaurant more or less from scratch.