Michael Klein‘Nothing seemed real’: Inside the explosion that rocked New York BagelsNew York Bagels, which opened in Overbrook Park in 1964, was rocked by an explosion in March. Owner Rayyan Kayyali says he's lucky to be alive. Michael Klein Sabrina’s Cafe plans to bring its brunches to a new location in Queen VillageMichael Klein From scratch? That pastry is off a Sysco truck! | Let’s EatMichael Klein All the May restaurant openings in the Philly area: Pizza, po’boys, taverns, and tastes of SpainMichael Klein This celebrity chef is developing a new pan-Asian menu at Live! CasinoMichael Klein AdvertisementFigs, the quaint BYOB in Fairmount, is closing after 25 years, and a new restaurant is moving inChef Salvatore De Cristofaro says he wants to go out on top. He has sold the Moroccan-inspired Figs to Landi Prendi, who will open it as an Italian BYOB called Valentina.Michael Klein The Kibitz Room deli in Cherry Hill has reopened under familiar hands Bankruptcy, eviction, and a family split reshaped the Kibitz Room deli. Now, the Cherry Hill location is back under Neil and Brandon Parish, who’d run it previously.Michael Klein Borromini has pulled its 100-layer lasagna from the menuStephen Starr says the issue was not that people weren’t ordering the 100-layer lasagna. It was that too many people were, overshadowing the rest of the pasta menu.Michael Klein A loaded-fries franchise moves in next to a gelato and cheesecake spot on Frankford AvenueWith Mr. Fries Man, Galen Thomas and Donte Fassett add loaded fries to the Fishtown-Kensington storefront that already houses Cloud Cups and Philly Cheesecake Lady.Michael Klein Philly’s best water ice and gelati | Let’s EatFishtown is seeing a pizza boom, a Michelin-recommended restaurant is shut down, “Skinny Joey” heads downashore, and we’ll tell you what’s going into the old Metropolitan Bakery in Rittenhouse.Michael Klein Fishtown’s pizza scene is growing, thanks to two new openings and a third on the wayThe new Liguria and Marina's fit right in with Fishtown's stalwarts Pizzeria Beddia, Wm. Mulherin’s Sons, and Pizza Shackamaxon. The result is less a boom than an ecosystem.Michael Klein ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino is opening a cheesesteak and pizza shop at the Jersey ShoreJoey Merlino, the onetime wiseguy, is setting up on the Boardwalk in Wildwood. This location will sell pizzas, too, including a “Skinny Joey” special. A cheesesteak shop in Delco is also on the way.Michael Klein New York’s Wabi Nori will bring hand rolls and modern vibes to PhiladelphiaWabi Nori, a Japanese hand-roll and sushi concept based in New York City, plans to take over the Morea space across from Jefferson Hospital. It will add another Japanese restaurant to Center City.Michael Klein Two Northwest Philly breweries win gold medals at the World Beer CupAttic was tops in international dark lager for Common Nightjar, while New Ridge’s American-style amber lager Just Like Himmel won over the judges at World Beer Cup.Michael Klein LesbiVeggies reopens as a dining destination in downtown CamdenChef Brennah Lambert says the new Camden incarnation of LesbiVeggies, her vegan restaurant, represents her growth. She says she now truly feels like a chef, for one thing.Michael Klein 🕯️Why restaurants are dimming the lights | Let’s EatA sushi-burger twin-up is coming to town, Craig LaBan loves the new Greg Vernick restaurant, and Center City is getting a new, underground nightspot. Michael Klein ‘Is it dark in here?’ Why so many restaurants are dimming the dining roomIn many of today’s high-end restaurants, owners are dialing down the lights. It is part of the mood, the brand — and the sales pitch.Michael Klein At Vibe Haus on the Main Line, a modern microbrewery meets an Indian fusion kitchen Indian food and beer go together, they figured. For their new Main Line restaurant Vibe Haus, why not brew the beer themselves, too?Michael Klein Philadelphia’s Evil Genius Beer makes a national play by buying the shuttered 21st Amendment brandIn a seven-figure deal, the Fishtown brewer has acquired the beer labels that the larger Bay Area brewery made famous, including Hell or High Watermelon and Brew Free! Or Die IPA. Michael Klein To get into this sushi counter, you’ll have to walk through a secret door in the back of a burger shopScratch Restaurants is coming to Philadelphia with a Sushi by Scratch omakase room tucked behind an NADC Burger shop. It is expected to open in late 2026 in Washington Square West.Michael Klein See more storiesAdvertisement
‘Nothing seemed real’: Inside the explosion that rocked New York BagelsNew York Bagels, which opened in Overbrook Park in 1964, was rocked by an explosion in March. Owner Rayyan Kayyali says he's lucky to be alive. Michael Klein
‘Nothing seemed real’: Inside the explosion that rocked New York BagelsNew York Bagels, which opened in Overbrook Park in 1964, was rocked by an explosion in March. Owner Rayyan Kayyali says he's lucky to be alive. Michael Klein
All the May restaurant openings in the Philly area: Pizza, po’boys, taverns, and tastes of SpainMichael Klein
All the May restaurant openings in the Philly area: Pizza, po’boys, taverns, and tastes of SpainMichael Klein
Figs, the quaint BYOB in Fairmount, is closing after 25 years, and a new restaurant is moving inChef Salvatore De Cristofaro says he wants to go out on top. He has sold the Moroccan-inspired Figs to Landi Prendi, who will open it as an Italian BYOB called Valentina.Michael Klein
Figs, the quaint BYOB in Fairmount, is closing after 25 years, and a new restaurant is moving inChef Salvatore De Cristofaro says he wants to go out on top. He has sold the Moroccan-inspired Figs to Landi Prendi, who will open it as an Italian BYOB called Valentina.Michael Klein
The Kibitz Room deli in Cherry Hill has reopened under familiar hands Bankruptcy, eviction, and a family split reshaped the Kibitz Room deli. Now, the Cherry Hill location is back under Neil and Brandon Parish, who’d run it previously.Michael Klein
The Kibitz Room deli in Cherry Hill has reopened under familiar hands Bankruptcy, eviction, and a family split reshaped the Kibitz Room deli. Now, the Cherry Hill location is back under Neil and Brandon Parish, who’d run it previously.Michael Klein
Borromini has pulled its 100-layer lasagna from the menuStephen Starr says the issue was not that people weren’t ordering the 100-layer lasagna. It was that too many people were, overshadowing the rest of the pasta menu.Michael Klein
Borromini has pulled its 100-layer lasagna from the menuStephen Starr says the issue was not that people weren’t ordering the 100-layer lasagna. It was that too many people were, overshadowing the rest of the pasta menu.Michael Klein
A loaded-fries franchise moves in next to a gelato and cheesecake spot on Frankford AvenueWith Mr. Fries Man, Galen Thomas and Donte Fassett add loaded fries to the Fishtown-Kensington storefront that already houses Cloud Cups and Philly Cheesecake Lady.Michael Klein
A loaded-fries franchise moves in next to a gelato and cheesecake spot on Frankford AvenueWith Mr. Fries Man, Galen Thomas and Donte Fassett add loaded fries to the Fishtown-Kensington storefront that already houses Cloud Cups and Philly Cheesecake Lady.Michael Klein
Philly’s best water ice and gelati | Let’s EatFishtown is seeing a pizza boom, a Michelin-recommended restaurant is shut down, “Skinny Joey” heads downashore, and we’ll tell you what’s going into the old Metropolitan Bakery in Rittenhouse.Michael Klein
Philly’s best water ice and gelati | Let’s EatFishtown is seeing a pizza boom, a Michelin-recommended restaurant is shut down, “Skinny Joey” heads downashore, and we’ll tell you what’s going into the old Metropolitan Bakery in Rittenhouse.Michael Klein
Fishtown’s pizza scene is growing, thanks to two new openings and a third on the wayThe new Liguria and Marina's fit right in with Fishtown's stalwarts Pizzeria Beddia, Wm. Mulherin’s Sons, and Pizza Shackamaxon. The result is less a boom than an ecosystem.Michael Klein
Fishtown’s pizza scene is growing, thanks to two new openings and a third on the wayThe new Liguria and Marina's fit right in with Fishtown's stalwarts Pizzeria Beddia, Wm. Mulherin’s Sons, and Pizza Shackamaxon. The result is less a boom than an ecosystem.Michael Klein
‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino is opening a cheesesteak and pizza shop at the Jersey ShoreJoey Merlino, the onetime wiseguy, is setting up on the Boardwalk in Wildwood. This location will sell pizzas, too, including a “Skinny Joey” special. A cheesesteak shop in Delco is also on the way.Michael Klein
‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino is opening a cheesesteak and pizza shop at the Jersey ShoreJoey Merlino, the onetime wiseguy, is setting up on the Boardwalk in Wildwood. This location will sell pizzas, too, including a “Skinny Joey” special. A cheesesteak shop in Delco is also on the way.Michael Klein
New York’s Wabi Nori will bring hand rolls and modern vibes to PhiladelphiaWabi Nori, a Japanese hand-roll and sushi concept based in New York City, plans to take over the Morea space across from Jefferson Hospital. It will add another Japanese restaurant to Center City.Michael Klein
New York’s Wabi Nori will bring hand rolls and modern vibes to PhiladelphiaWabi Nori, a Japanese hand-roll and sushi concept based in New York City, plans to take over the Morea space across from Jefferson Hospital. It will add another Japanese restaurant to Center City.Michael Klein
Two Northwest Philly breweries win gold medals at the World Beer CupAttic was tops in international dark lager for Common Nightjar, while New Ridge’s American-style amber lager Just Like Himmel won over the judges at World Beer Cup.Michael Klein
Two Northwest Philly breweries win gold medals at the World Beer CupAttic was tops in international dark lager for Common Nightjar, while New Ridge’s American-style amber lager Just Like Himmel won over the judges at World Beer Cup.Michael Klein
LesbiVeggies reopens as a dining destination in downtown CamdenChef Brennah Lambert says the new Camden incarnation of LesbiVeggies, her vegan restaurant, represents her growth. She says she now truly feels like a chef, for one thing.Michael Klein
LesbiVeggies reopens as a dining destination in downtown CamdenChef Brennah Lambert says the new Camden incarnation of LesbiVeggies, her vegan restaurant, represents her growth. She says she now truly feels like a chef, for one thing.Michael Klein
🕯️Why restaurants are dimming the lights | Let’s EatA sushi-burger twin-up is coming to town, Craig LaBan loves the new Greg Vernick restaurant, and Center City is getting a new, underground nightspot. Michael Klein
🕯️Why restaurants are dimming the lights | Let’s EatA sushi-burger twin-up is coming to town, Craig LaBan loves the new Greg Vernick restaurant, and Center City is getting a new, underground nightspot. Michael Klein
‘Is it dark in here?’ Why so many restaurants are dimming the dining roomIn many of today’s high-end restaurants, owners are dialing down the lights. It is part of the mood, the brand — and the sales pitch.Michael Klein
‘Is it dark in here?’ Why so many restaurants are dimming the dining roomIn many of today’s high-end restaurants, owners are dialing down the lights. It is part of the mood, the brand — and the sales pitch.Michael Klein
At Vibe Haus on the Main Line, a modern microbrewery meets an Indian fusion kitchen Indian food and beer go together, they figured. For their new Main Line restaurant Vibe Haus, why not brew the beer themselves, too?Michael Klein
At Vibe Haus on the Main Line, a modern microbrewery meets an Indian fusion kitchen Indian food and beer go together, they figured. For their new Main Line restaurant Vibe Haus, why not brew the beer themselves, too?Michael Klein
Philadelphia’s Evil Genius Beer makes a national play by buying the shuttered 21st Amendment brandIn a seven-figure deal, the Fishtown brewer has acquired the beer labels that the larger Bay Area brewery made famous, including Hell or High Watermelon and Brew Free! Or Die IPA. Michael Klein
Philadelphia’s Evil Genius Beer makes a national play by buying the shuttered 21st Amendment brandIn a seven-figure deal, the Fishtown brewer has acquired the beer labels that the larger Bay Area brewery made famous, including Hell or High Watermelon and Brew Free! Or Die IPA. Michael Klein
To get into this sushi counter, you’ll have to walk through a secret door in the back of a burger shopScratch Restaurants is coming to Philadelphia with a Sushi by Scratch omakase room tucked behind an NADC Burger shop. It is expected to open in late 2026 in Washington Square West.Michael Klein
To get into this sushi counter, you’ll have to walk through a secret door in the back of a burger shopScratch Restaurants is coming to Philadelphia with a Sushi by Scratch omakase room tucked behind an NADC Burger shop. It is expected to open in late 2026 in Washington Square West.Michael Klein
