RestaurantsHot 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 an hour agoMore than 100 new restaurants and bars opening in Philly and suburbs in 2026Michael Klein The iconic Melrose Diner sign is for saleDugan Arnett P.J. Whelihan’s restaurant group may move into a former Iron Hill BreweryErin McCarthy Where to eatFlaky, custardy, and barely sweet, these are Philly’s best egg tarts Kiki Aranita AdvertisementHere are the 21 best things we ate in 2025From starters to desserts, here are the dishes we remember —including a curry dish that made critic Craig LaBan's face go numb.Michael Klein, Craig LaBan, Beatrice Forman, Emily Bloch, and Kiki Aranita Suraya is temporarily closed after a rooftop fire next door in FishtownAfter a late-night fire that required gas service to be shut off in the area, the Fishtown Lebanese restaurant Suraya will be temporarily closed.Henry Savage 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 Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester is officially seeking a new tenant “It will not be reopening as Iron Hill Brewery,” said John Barry, who has owned the building for three years and this week also bought the restaurant's liquor license and interior assets.Erin McCarthy 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 Where to eatThe best restaurants in Philadelphia this yearInquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan's annual top 10 captures the special energy in Philly restaurants right now, and a list of places to visit in 2026.Craig LaBan 🥃 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 See more storiesAdvertisement
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 an hour 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 an hour ago
Here are the 21 best things we ate in 2025From starters to desserts, here are the dishes we remember —including a curry dish that made critic Craig LaBan's face go numb.Michael Klein, Craig LaBan, Beatrice Forman, Emily Bloch, and Kiki Aranita
Here are the 21 best things we ate in 2025From starters to desserts, here are the dishes we remember —including a curry dish that made critic Craig LaBan's face go numb.Michael Klein, Craig LaBan, Beatrice Forman, Emily Bloch, and Kiki Aranita
Suraya is temporarily closed after a rooftop fire next door in FishtownAfter a late-night fire that required gas service to be shut off in the area, the Fishtown Lebanese restaurant Suraya will be temporarily closed.Henry Savage
Suraya is temporarily closed after a rooftop fire next door in FishtownAfter a late-night fire that required gas service to be shut off in the area, the Fishtown Lebanese restaurant Suraya will be temporarily closed.Henry Savage
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
Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester is officially seeking a new tenant “It will not be reopening as Iron Hill Brewery,” said John Barry, who has owned the building for three years and this week also bought the restaurant's liquor license and interior assets.Erin McCarthy
Iron Hill Brewery in West Chester is officially seeking a new tenant “It will not be reopening as Iron Hill Brewery,” said John Barry, who has owned the building for three years and this week also bought the restaurant's liquor license and interior assets.Erin McCarthy
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
Where to eatThe best restaurants in Philadelphia this yearInquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan's annual top 10 captures the special energy in Philly restaurants right now, and a list of places to visit in 2026.Craig LaBan
Where to eatThe best restaurants in Philadelphia this yearInquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan's annual top 10 captures the special energy in Philly restaurants right now, and a list of places to visit in 2026.Craig LaBan
🥃 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
