Best of Philly

Best Hot Dog

2025 Best Heavy Metal Hot Dog

Doom

Doom is cranking a childhood classic up to 11. Meet this year’s hot dog with attitude: a mapo-style pork and tofu chili dog on a split-top bun. Get two, chase ’em with a unicorn-purple Cosmic Brownie ice cream sandwich, and you’ll understand exactly why this isn’t merely a fad in Philly. It’s the way we eat. Read More »

421 North 7th Street, Philadelphia, PA Website

2014 Best Hot Dogs

Hot Diggity!

The all-beef dogs here roast on the open grill, street-vendor-style. Toppings can be quirky (garlic cream cheese or fish cake), but the Bronx Bomber (kraut, mustard, red onion sauce) is hard to beat. Read More »

630 South Street, Philadelphia, PA | 267-886-9253 | Website

2012 Best Hot Dog

Hot Diggity

It's about the full experience at Hot Diggity-the cone of fries, the house-made sodas, Hawk Krall's hot-dog artwork on the walls, and the Philadelphia classic, the fishcake-wrapped hot dog. Read More »

630 South Street, Philadelphia, PA | 267-886-9253 | Website