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Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year.


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If you head to any of the area’s weekly farmers’ markets, you’ve probably spied my current obsession: sun gold tomatoes.

If you head to any of the area’s weekly farmers’ markets — I spied some at Headhouse Farmers’ Market last week — you’ve probably spied […]

The Best B&B Getaways: Brampton Inn

If you, reader, are like us, and the majority of the parenting population of Pennsylvania, you have reached the days when a kid-free dinner at […]

The Best B&B Getaways: Inn at 202 Dover

Word is that Easton is the ideal historic village. That it’s home to a beloved art museum, quiet streets and friendly bartenders. That its quirky […]

The Best B&B Getaways: Bridgeton House

Charles Briggs was a cabinetmaker before he and his wife Bea bought this circa-1836 house along the Delaware River and restored it, and his skill […]

Kanella dishes up a new taste of the Mediterranean

Few people remember South Philly BYOB Meze, unless they ate there during Konstantinos Pitsillides’s short tenure as chef in 2006. Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan […]

The hot spots Philly Mag staffers are eating at this month

The Plaza and The Market at Comcast Center Just outside the Comcast Center’s main entrance sits Table 31’s The Plaza. At the fountain-lined patio, happily […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


The Best B&B Getaways: Glasbern Country Inn

Fogelsville is an organic farming mecca, home to the Rodale Institute, a pioneering organic and sustainable farming research center so respected among Greenies that their […]

A list of 20 fabulous fall destinations.  The best Bed and Breakfast Getaways just outside of your door

Every year, there comes a time — midway between the last sweltering days of summer and the winter that yawns ahead — when the leaf-peeping […]

A chat with Chef Jim Burke of James restaurant, recently named a Food & Wine Best New Chef

Most recent meal: Leftovers again! Dry-aged sirloin with gingered romano beans and heirloom tomatoes.Best meal ever: Lunch at L’Astrance in Paris, the day I proposed […]

It was three years in the making. Now can Villanova’s Maia eclipse its own hype?

 From the earliest whispers back in 2005, Maia sounded like an overly ambitious proposition: a high-end restaurant, plus a casual bistro, plus a prepared-foods market, […]

Last weekend, the laugh-starved packed into the Borgata’s 900-seat Music Box to see notoriously offensive late-’80s comedy loudmouth Andrew Dice Clay

Last weekend, the laugh-starved packed into the Borgata’s 900-seat Music Box to see notoriously offensive late-’80s comedy loudmouth Andrew Dice Clay try to recapture his […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


This delicate Parisian favorite has become artillery for pastry chef Frank Urso of Parc

That’s macarons, not macaroons. And the “o” makes all the difference. Though technically the spellings are interchangeable, the recipes rarely are. The two-o is a […]

Bitar’s is justifiably famous for its falafel, but the chickpea and fava sandwiches aren’t the end of the delicious offerings.

Bitar’s is justifiably famous for its falafel, but the chicken kabob sandwiches aren’t the end of the delicious offerings. Next time you’re around 10th and […]

Nick Stuccio, Co-founder of the Fringe Festival, has become Philly’s arbiter of the avant-garde. Artists find a problem with this

One man can only have so much vision, and Nick Stuccio seemed to have reached his limit. He was having a conversation — one that […]

A little lesson in steak, just in time for the glut of new steakhouses opening in Center City

This fall brings a glut of new steakhouses to Center City — Butcher & Singer, Del Frisco’s Double Eagle, Union Trust — and as many […]

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