Michael KleinThe reservation racket | Let’s EatSlurping ramen in Tokyo, Dry January highlights, and a chef's audacious comeback in Kensington.Michael Klein 57 minutes agoOpenTable begins adding a 2% service fee to some transactions, including no-show feesMichael Klein 2 hours agoHarry Spivak, a caterer who straddled the music and hospitality worlds, has died at 66Michael Klein A sale is in the works for Hollywood-famous Max’s Steaks in North Philly Michael Klein Where are the hot, new restaurants? | Let’s EatMichael Klein AdvertisementHot neighborhoods and big swings: Analyzing Philly’s 2026 dining forecastSome takeaways from the 2026 restaurant roster: There's a French cluster coming, Chestnut Hill seems to be getting some love, and you can't escape burgers and fried chicken.Michael Klein More than 100 new restaurants and bars opening in Philly and suburbs in 2026Chestnut Hill is getting a wine shop. Fort Washington is going white tablecloth. Ellen Yin has an Italian restaurant in Rittenhouse. And Jeffrey Chodorow's Mr. Edison looks like a stunner. Michael Klein The 125-plus restaurant openings that defined Philadelphia in 2025The 2025 newcomers run the gamut, from big-budget bonanzas to corner mom-and-pops. All told, we found more than 125 openings throughout the region.Michael Klein The significant Philly-area restaurant closings of 2025Blackfish, Marra’s, McGlinchey’s, Laurel, Pod, and Tria in Washington Square West were among those taking final bows. Not all the spaces are remaining vacant.Michael Klein The top five Philly restaurant trends of 2025Michelin stars, oysters, coffee houses, food halls, and a billion-dollar newcomer helped shape the 2025 Philadelphia restaurant scene.Michael Klein Where to eat2025 in pizza: The best new slices and pies in the Philly areaAbout two dozen new pizza options joined the Philly-area pizza scene in 2025, including a gluten-free shop, a hole-in-the-wall "pizza lab," and one that surrounds the pies with garlic knots.Michael Klein Taco-Yote is the new taqueria in Moorestown from Conshohocken’s Coyote CrossingTaco-Yote, a Mexican BYOB, is smaller, bolder, and less expensive, with a menu engineered for takeout and delivery.Michael Klein 🥃 What Craig LaBan is gifting this year | Let’s EatPhilly's hottest chef couple opens a restaurant, Greg Vernick is heading to Kensington, and we get all Scrooge-like about a holiday bar.Michael Klein The new Pine Street Grill pays a tasty tribute to the long-gone Dmitri’s and an iconic Philly dishThe new Pine Street Grill is on the former site of Dmitri's, the fondly missed Greek taverna. Chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp offer a version of Dmitri's signature shrimp pil pil.Michael Klein With a new Michelin star in hand, chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp open another restaurant Pine Street Grill, aimed at the Fitler Square neighborhood, is not destination dining. Not with a Sixers theme restroom.Michael Klein Emilia will be chef Greg Vernick’s new restaurant, opening soon in Kensington Greg Vernick and longtime chef Meredith Medoway will be cooking Italian food, including housemade pastas, at the neighborhood-friendly Emilia on Frankford Avenue.Michael Klein Grab a drink and go on a treasure hunt at Fishtown’s new Secondhand Ranch, a thrift store inside a honky-tonkThrough the saloon-style swinging doors, browsers can check out secondhand clothing and vintage items, while enjoying Texas beers and cocktails.Michael Klein Tater tots, cocktails, and tee time: There’s a new restaurant at the revived Cobbs Creek Golf CourseThe tavern, named in honor of pioneering golfer Charlie 'Little Horse' Sifford, is next to a heated, 68-bay driving range at the newly restored public course in West Philadelphia.Michael Klein A Philly restaurant came clean about its Health Department shutdown. Was that the right call?Cafe Michelangelo’s management chose to explain, point by point, the issues that led the city to close it temporarily. The restaurant also has vowed to improve its sanitation practices.Michael Klein At South Street’s new Banshee, Cheu alums find they’re ‘all grown up’The founders of Cheu and Bing Bing Dim Sum are backing two protégés at Banshee, a cozy bistro at 16th and South Streets.Michael Klein See more storiesAdvertisement
The reservation racket | Let’s EatSlurping ramen in Tokyo, Dry January highlights, and a chef's audacious comeback in Kensington.Michael Klein 57 minutes ago
The reservation racket | Let’s EatSlurping ramen in Tokyo, Dry January highlights, and a chef's audacious comeback in Kensington.Michael Klein 57 minutes ago
OpenTable begins adding a 2% service fee to some transactions, including no-show feesMichael Klein 2 hours ago
OpenTable begins adding a 2% service fee to some transactions, including no-show feesMichael Klein 2 hours ago
Hot neighborhoods and big swings: Analyzing Philly’s 2026 dining forecastSome takeaways from the 2026 restaurant roster: There's a French cluster coming, Chestnut Hill seems to be getting some love, and you can't escape burgers and fried chicken.Michael Klein
Hot neighborhoods and big swings: Analyzing Philly’s 2026 dining forecastSome takeaways from the 2026 restaurant roster: There's a French cluster coming, Chestnut Hill seems to be getting some love, and you can't escape burgers and fried chicken.Michael Klein
More than 100 new restaurants and bars opening in Philly and suburbs in 2026Chestnut Hill is getting a wine shop. Fort Washington is going white tablecloth. Ellen Yin has an Italian restaurant in Rittenhouse. And Jeffrey Chodorow's Mr. Edison looks like a stunner. Michael Klein
More than 100 new restaurants and bars opening in Philly and suburbs in 2026Chestnut Hill is getting a wine shop. Fort Washington is going white tablecloth. Ellen Yin has an Italian restaurant in Rittenhouse. And Jeffrey Chodorow's Mr. Edison looks like a stunner. Michael Klein
The 125-plus restaurant openings that defined Philadelphia in 2025The 2025 newcomers run the gamut, from big-budget bonanzas to corner mom-and-pops. All told, we found more than 125 openings throughout the region.Michael Klein
The 125-plus restaurant openings that defined Philadelphia in 2025The 2025 newcomers run the gamut, from big-budget bonanzas to corner mom-and-pops. All told, we found more than 125 openings throughout the region.Michael Klein
The significant Philly-area restaurant closings of 2025Blackfish, Marra’s, McGlinchey’s, Laurel, Pod, and Tria in Washington Square West were among those taking final bows. Not all the spaces are remaining vacant.Michael Klein
The significant Philly-area restaurant closings of 2025Blackfish, Marra’s, McGlinchey’s, Laurel, Pod, and Tria in Washington Square West were among those taking final bows. Not all the spaces are remaining vacant.Michael Klein
The top five Philly restaurant trends of 2025Michelin stars, oysters, coffee houses, food halls, and a billion-dollar newcomer helped shape the 2025 Philadelphia restaurant scene.Michael Klein
The top five Philly restaurant trends of 2025Michelin stars, oysters, coffee houses, food halls, and a billion-dollar newcomer helped shape the 2025 Philadelphia restaurant scene.Michael Klein
Where to eat2025 in pizza: The best new slices and pies in the Philly areaAbout two dozen new pizza options joined the Philly-area pizza scene in 2025, including a gluten-free shop, a hole-in-the-wall "pizza lab," and one that surrounds the pies with garlic knots.Michael Klein
Where to eat2025 in pizza: The best new slices and pies in the Philly areaAbout two dozen new pizza options joined the Philly-area pizza scene in 2025, including a gluten-free shop, a hole-in-the-wall "pizza lab," and one that surrounds the pies with garlic knots.Michael Klein
Taco-Yote is the new taqueria in Moorestown from Conshohocken’s Coyote CrossingTaco-Yote, a Mexican BYOB, is smaller, bolder, and less expensive, with a menu engineered for takeout and delivery.Michael Klein
Taco-Yote is the new taqueria in Moorestown from Conshohocken’s Coyote CrossingTaco-Yote, a Mexican BYOB, is smaller, bolder, and less expensive, with a menu engineered for takeout and delivery.Michael Klein
🥃 What Craig LaBan is gifting this year | Let’s EatPhilly's hottest chef couple opens a restaurant, Greg Vernick is heading to Kensington, and we get all Scrooge-like about a holiday bar.Michael Klein
🥃 What Craig LaBan is gifting this year | Let’s EatPhilly's hottest chef couple opens a restaurant, Greg Vernick is heading to Kensington, and we get all Scrooge-like about a holiday bar.Michael Klein
The new Pine Street Grill pays a tasty tribute to the long-gone Dmitri’s and an iconic Philly dishThe new Pine Street Grill is on the former site of Dmitri's, the fondly missed Greek taverna. Chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp offer a version of Dmitri's signature shrimp pil pil.Michael Klein
The new Pine Street Grill pays a tasty tribute to the long-gone Dmitri’s and an iconic Philly dishThe new Pine Street Grill is on the former site of Dmitri's, the fondly missed Greek taverna. Chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp offer a version of Dmitri's signature shrimp pil pil.Michael Klein
With a new Michelin star in hand, chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp open another restaurant Pine Street Grill, aimed at the Fitler Square neighborhood, is not destination dining. Not with a Sixers theme restroom.Michael Klein
With a new Michelin star in hand, chefs Amanda Shulman and Alex Kemp open another restaurant Pine Street Grill, aimed at the Fitler Square neighborhood, is not destination dining. Not with a Sixers theme restroom.Michael Klein
Emilia will be chef Greg Vernick’s new restaurant, opening soon in Kensington Greg Vernick and longtime chef Meredith Medoway will be cooking Italian food, including housemade pastas, at the neighborhood-friendly Emilia on Frankford Avenue.Michael Klein
Emilia will be chef Greg Vernick’s new restaurant, opening soon in Kensington Greg Vernick and longtime chef Meredith Medoway will be cooking Italian food, including housemade pastas, at the neighborhood-friendly Emilia on Frankford Avenue.Michael Klein
Grab a drink and go on a treasure hunt at Fishtown’s new Secondhand Ranch, a thrift store inside a honky-tonkThrough the saloon-style swinging doors, browsers can check out secondhand clothing and vintage items, while enjoying Texas beers and cocktails.Michael Klein
Grab a drink and go on a treasure hunt at Fishtown’s new Secondhand Ranch, a thrift store inside a honky-tonkThrough the saloon-style swinging doors, browsers can check out secondhand clothing and vintage items, while enjoying Texas beers and cocktails.Michael Klein
Tater tots, cocktails, and tee time: There’s a new restaurant at the revived Cobbs Creek Golf CourseThe tavern, named in honor of pioneering golfer Charlie 'Little Horse' Sifford, is next to a heated, 68-bay driving range at the newly restored public course in West Philadelphia.Michael Klein
Tater tots, cocktails, and tee time: There’s a new restaurant at the revived Cobbs Creek Golf CourseThe tavern, named in honor of pioneering golfer Charlie 'Little Horse' Sifford, is next to a heated, 68-bay driving range at the newly restored public course in West Philadelphia.Michael Klein
A Philly restaurant came clean about its Health Department shutdown. Was that the right call?Cafe Michelangelo’s management chose to explain, point by point, the issues that led the city to close it temporarily. The restaurant also has vowed to improve its sanitation practices.Michael Klein
A Philly restaurant came clean about its Health Department shutdown. Was that the right call?Cafe Michelangelo’s management chose to explain, point by point, the issues that led the city to close it temporarily. The restaurant also has vowed to improve its sanitation practices.Michael Klein
At South Street’s new Banshee, Cheu alums find they’re ‘all grown up’The founders of Cheu and Bing Bing Dim Sum are backing two protégés at Banshee, a cozy bistro at 16th and South Streets.Michael Klein
At South Street’s new Banshee, Cheu alums find they’re ‘all grown up’The founders of Cheu and Bing Bing Dim Sum are backing two protégés at Banshee, a cozy bistro at 16th and South Streets.Michael Klein
