Outdoor Dining
Our City Chose Illegal Parking Over Its Vibrant Dining Scene
I love Philadelphia, I love Philadelphia restaurants, I love the people who operate them and work in them. I always have. For 25 years, I’ve […]
Philly Today: Let Us Now Welcome the Migrants Texas Just Sent Us on a Bus
Check phillymag.com each morning for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly Mag reporters, please […]
Dog-Friendly Restaurants and Bars in Philadelphia
There are tons of outdoor restaurants and bars around Philly where you can bring that fluffy thing that lives in your home rent-free. And we […]
Philly’s Biggest Restaurant Ever — Five Years in the Making — Is Now Open
1,400 seats. That’s the size of the Liberty Point (the new riverfront property from Avram Hornik and FCM Hospitality), which officially opened on Tuesday, May […]
Secret Gardens and Gorgeous Patios for Outdoor Dining in Philly
Wm Mulherin’s Garden, Fishtown Mulherin’s took over a small lot next to the restaurant during the pandemic, turning it into a dreamy outdoor dining spot with […]
I Learned to Love Outdoor Winter Dining — and You Can, Too
For the most part, the rhythms of life that defined my pre-COVID existence have disappeared, suppressed by months of anxiety, grief, frustration and restaurant shutdowns. […]
On This Warm Fall Weekend, Philly Is Shutting Down More Streets for Outdoor Dining
Earlier this year, as COVID wrecked everything, the city began shutting streets down to allow restaurants to offer expanded outdoor dining in Philadelphia. Back then, […]
Philly Restaurants With Insulated Greenhouses, Warm Cocktails, Fire Pits, and Other Tricks To Keep You Warm This Winter
At this point, basically every restaurant in Philadelphia still offering outdoor dining has a handful of heaters ready to go the moment the temperatures drop. […]
Burgers, a Beer Garden and Live TV: This New Indoor-Outdoor Dining Experience Is What Philly Needed
Liberty Bell Gastropub is taking its “pivot” to the next level by bringing its menu to the Parx Casino Beer Garden. With a combination of outdoor dining and indoor open-air seating, the beer garden will allow the farm-to-fork menu to continue to provide diners with their favorite meals from the pub.
Philly Health Commissioner Refuses to Eat Indoors or Outdoors at Restaurants
Indoor dining is a hot topic for discussion right now among Philadelphia restaurants and the public — well, in all of Pennsylvania, really. The city […]
Pennsylvania Gives Fewer COVID Tests Per Capita Than Any Other State in the Country
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. COVID Testing Per Capita: Pennsylvania Ranks Lowest […]
Northern Liberties Is Closing Its Streets for Outdoor Dining
On Saturday, July 11th, from noon until 8 p.m., a half-mile of Northern Liberties’ North 2nd Street will be closed to traffic to allow neighborhood […]
City Threatens to Shut Down Restaurants Where Outdoor Dining Rules Aren’t Being Followed
A roundup of Philly news. This post may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. City Threatens to Shut Down Restaurants Where […]
Philly Is About to Start Outdoor Dining. But How Safe Is It?
Weeks after Governor Tom Wolf said outdoor dining would be allowed in the yellow phase, Mayor Kenney has decided Philadelphia is ready. In an updated resource […]
“I’m Opening the Restaurant and If Mayor Kenney Doesn’t Like It, He Can Come Get Me”
A roundup of Philadelphia news. This post may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Yellow Phase, Yes. Outdoor Dining, No. When […]