Philadelphia Magazine

Jason Sheehan

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Restaurants

The Beer Store in Roxborough With Dazzling Tacos Hiding Inside

The Foodery in Roxborough used to have a deli counter inside. That’s gone now. What took its place is something better: Tony Burritos.

Restaurants

The Nourishing Force of Honeysuckle Provisions

The Afrocentric cafe is putting out some of the most thoughtful dishes in the whole city right now.

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At El Chingon, the Cemita Is King

After 20-plus years of working for other people, veteran baker Juan Carlos Aparicio is making Pueblan food on his terms. The results are outstanding.

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The Thai BYOB Serving Some of Philly’s Finest Meatballs

At Grandma’s on Walnut Street, Donrutai “Chef Locket” Jainon draws inspiration from her Chiang Mai upbringing and her grandmother’s recipes. You’ll want to be a regular.

Restaurants

An Exciting Venezuelan Spot Joins the Italian Market’s Lineup

Arepa Grub Spot works well for a quick snack or a meal where you can be alone with a sweet corn envelope straight off the flat-top grill.

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Blondie Finds its Groove With Glitzy American-Bistro Camp

Manayunk’s busy new restaurant works because of its messiness of influences and styles, not in spite of them.

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SU20 Serves Exceptional Sushi in a Blue Bell Strip Mall

Each piece of high-quality sashimi and nigiri makes you hungrier for the next.

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Paulie Gee’s Is a Welcome (and Spectacular) Addition to Philly’s Pizza Scene

A famed Brooklyn pizza joint arrived in a town already filled with good pies. But its sense of nostalgia makes you feel right at home.

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At Asad’s, Stunning Hot Chicken Is Always Worth the Wait

The new Northeast Philly spot with a quintessentially Philadelphian line and the city’s best hot chicken

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With Kalaya Fishtown, Iconic Restaurateur Nok Suntaranon’s Past Steers Her Future

From selling shrimp paste with her mother at a small market in Thailand helming a Beard-nominated restaurant, Suntaranon’s path has been as unconventional as she is.

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At Vetri’s Fiore Rosso in Bryn Mawr, the Sizzle Distracts From the Steak

For a high-end steakhouse promising excellence, there are too many mistakes right now, and not enough heart.

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Burgertime NJ Makes a Compelling Case for Pure American Excess

Eating at Burgertime NJ is close to the most fun you can have in South Jersey.

Restaurants

Pera Brings an Easy Room and Turkish Standards to Northern Liberties

Come for baklava, bright mezze, and a neighborhood-BYO feel.

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Restaurants

El Mezcal Cantina Takes Every Advantage of Fire — and it Pays Off

A veteran Mexican chef, a family-owned Italian restaurant in Point Breeze, and the handmade pizza oven that ties them together.

City Life

How My Local Buy Nothing Group Made the Suburbs Feel Like a Real Place

The gifting economy offers exactly the kind of low-stakes engagement I never knew I needed before COVID.