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Best Comfort Food

2025 Best Eastern European Comfort Food

Little Walter’s

The contentment that comes from chef Michael Brenfleck’s ode to his family’s Polish home cooking isn’t just about the food on the plate. It isn’t all about the delicious, handcrafted, smoky pierogi, the thick slabs of roasted pork shoulder, the marinated heirloom tomatoes and cubes of pickled beet dressed in dill pesto. It’s also the laughter in the dining room, the heavy pours at the bar, the Grandma’s-china-hutch feel of the mismatched plates, and the honest enthusiasm of the staff, who know how good your dinner is going to be before it ever hits your table. Read More »

2049 East Hagert Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2022 Best Nostalgia

The Lunch Lady Sloppy Joe at Marple Public House

School cafeterias and Manwich gave sloppy joes a bad name. The fact is, a good sloppy joe is pretty close to comfort-food heaven, so we were delighted to find one on the menu at Broomall’s very first bar, which just opened last summer after the township voted to dump its dry status. The house-made pickles and grilled potato bun take this sandwich up a notch. Note: It’s not on the regular menu. You have to ask for it by name. Read More »

31 North Sproul Road, Broomall, PA Website

2013 Best Comfort Food

The Dandelion

From the pint of prawns and spring pea soup with parmesan cream to the simple bangers and mash and Welsh rarebit, if youve got a soft spot for the peculiar comforts of British pub food, youll find yourself returning to the Dandelion again and again. And if you dont? They serve Dark and Stormies by the pitcher and one of the best burgers in town. Read More »

124 South 18th Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-558-2500 | Website