Kensington
Inside Philly’s Most Inventive New Restaurant
On the floor at Emmett, the servers seem to float from table to table. The evening sun spills through venetian blinds into the dim room. […]
The Jaffa Paradox: A Buzzy, Bright Space That Feels Surprisingly Hollow
Under the tall ceilings at an old firehouse in Kensington near where Front meets Cecil B. Moore is Michael Solomonov’s second attempt at an oyster […]
From Puebla to Philadelphia: Dionicio Jiménez’s Long Journey to Success
James Beard-nominated chef Dionicio Jiménez grew up in a small town in Mexico and came to Philadelphia in 1998, finding a job in Marc Vetri’s […]
Two Years and One Narcolepsy Diagnosis Later, Essen North Is Finally Opening
Babka lovers have been eagerly waiting for the grand opening of Essen North, the unofficial name of Tova du Plessis’s second bakery and cafe. Honestly, […]
Little Walter’s: Old World Charm, New World Flavor
The server at Little Walter’s looks around the dining room. It’s early yet. Quiet. In the kitchen, the crew are still setting their mise, hauling […]
Meet the 20-Year-Old Pop-Up Star Taking Over the Old Eeva Space
“I get passionate and obsessive,” Viraj Thomas tells me on the phone. He talks fast. And he talks a lot. He tells me he was […]
From Mexico to Philadelphia: Cantina La Martina Is a Journey of Flavor
I don’t know where to start but with the thing that everyone talks about: Cantina La Martina exists in a piece of Philly hit hard […]
Kensington Bar Say No More Says It’s Cutting Ties With Owner After He’s Charged With Attacking Girlfriend
[Ed. Note 2/7/2024: This story has been updated to reflect new information obtained by Foobooz.] The Kensington bar Say No More opened its doors in […]
Roast Beef Beckons at Meetinghouse, But This Kensington Bar Is so Much More
Somebody told me that Meetinghouse had the best roast beef sandwich they’d had in a dog’s age, so I went. I’ll drive a while for […]
Meetinghouse Fills the Hole Memphis Taproom Left in Our Hearts
When Memphis Taproom closed, it felt like the end of an era. It’s sad news when any long-standing neighborhood institution closes. Sure, it is the […]
The First-Time Visitor’s Guide to Dining in Philadelphia
Creating a restaurant to-do list for a first-time visitor is somewhat of a fool’s errand, since Philly is teeming with great versions of pretty much […]
Texas-Style Brisket in Bucks County, and More Philly Restaurant News
A revamped menu of BBQ at Holy ‘Que Smokehouse Feeling like some BBQ? With this weather (and this upcoming weekend), of course you are. Summers […]
At Eclectic Hook & Master, Garces Dreams of Octopus — and Pizza
Jose Garces’s Hook & Master is a strange place. Right on the edge of gentrifying Kensington, it’s an octopus-themed Chicago-meets-Brooklyn pizza joint opened in the […]
Càphê Roasters Is a Dream Realized, With a Menu to Match
Opening a restaurant is the easiest thing in the world. All you have to do is find a space and be better than everyone else. […]
Now in Its Fullest Form, Eeva Is the Restaurant It Was Always Destined to Be
Have you been to Eeva yet? It’s fine if you haven’t. The world and everything in it has made going out to a restaurant like […]