Restaurant Reviews
The Indonesian Cafe Serving Philly’s Most Comforting Breakfast
At Griddle & Rice in South Philly, personal real estate is limited. In the dining room there are only three tables and a handful of […]
Why Honeysuckle Is the Most Important Restaurant in Philly Right Now
It was, I think, the best bread course I’ve ever had, and there was barely any bread on the plate. As a matter of fact, […]
The Filipino Cafe Bringing Comfort and Charm to Philly
The guy working behind the counter at Baby’s ducks into the kitchen to grab a plate, spins on his heel, and jogs it back out […]
Inside Philly’s Most Disappointing New Restaurant
I get what they’re trying to do at Percy. I step inside the new restaurant from the Forîn crew, and I know exactly the vibe […]
Malgudi Cafe: The South Indian Restaurant That Doesn’t Mind the Heat
On one of the hottest days of summer, we went out to eat vada and masala dosa smeared with curry-spiked potatoes and blazing red chili […]
This New Philly Restaurant Is Raising the Bar for Mexican Food
If I were ever going to eat a whole octopus anywhere, it would be at Amá. It’s a Friday night. We’re sitting under the smooth, […]
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. […]
Supérette Pours Philly’s Most Enchanting Wine Experience
It was a gorgeous day on East Passyunk — bright and warm, the air full of cherry blossom petals — and the traffic in and […]
No Reservations, No Problem: Izzy’s in Ardmore Is Worth the Wait
At the bar, the smiling tender pours me the best version of a Last Word I’ve had in years — gin and green Chartreuse, Midori […]
Little Water: A Poetic Exploration of Land, Water, and Comfort Food
The bar fills up fast at Little Water. People roll in, sit down, group and ungroup, slip away. The crowd moves like the tide. On […]
Rooster’s Brings New Life to the Old Keswick Tavern
Step into Rooster’s — the new Stove & Co. restaurant that opened in the former home of the beloved Keswick Tavern — and the first […]
Inside Philly’s New Must-Try Georgian Restaurant
I’d been at Megobari for five minutes when I texted Laura, my wife, to tell her: I love it here. I live here now. I’m […]
Doom: Where Metal Meets Corn Dogs and Cosmic Brownies
There is a part of me that always believed I would find myself alone at a metal bar drinking gin at the end of the […]
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 […]
The City’s Newest Hyped Cheesesteak Is Completely Overrated
Across the way, a photographer is bent double, trying to get a dramatic hero shot of a stack of baklava on the counter at Kamal’s. […]