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From Mexico to Philadelphia: Cantina La Martina Is a Journey of Flavor

I don’t know where to start but with the thing that everyone talks about: Cantina La Martina exists in a piece of Philly hit hard […]

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This Steakhouse Is More Than Just Beef

Steakhouses are terrible restaurants. At the most basic level, restaurants exist for one of three reasons: as places of comfort, as entertainment, or for convenience. […]

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How Paffuto Is Reimagining a Classic South Jersey Dish

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

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Inside Brewerytown’s New Off-Leash Dog Restaurant From a Pup’s Perspective

Coconut Aranita is the dog of Philly chefs Kiki Aranita and Ari Miller. As a puppy gourmand and tastemaker, she’s Philly Mag’s expert on all […]

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Philly’s Most Unforgettable Menu Is Also the Most Fleeting

Twice in all my years doing this have I fallen in love with a salad. And I don’t mean liked a salad. I don’t mean […]

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Inside Puttshack, Philly’s New High-Tech Indoor Mini Golf Spot

It’s been almost two years now since the U.K.-based Puttshack announced it was opening a Philly location, taking over 26,000 square feet of the street […]

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In Mount Airy, Toska’s All-Encompassing Menu Is a Crowd-Pleaser

“Explain it to me again?” my wife said. “It’s three Albanian brothers who opened a pizza shop in Mount Airy,” I told her. “They serve […]

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How Cicala Created Philly’s Most Elaborate Antipasto

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

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6 Restaurant Reviews That Sum Up Philly Dining in 2023

I have been doing this job for a while now. And I have put together a lot of these year-end lists of the best (or […]

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Let My Loup’s Eclectic Menu and Effortless Elegance Surprise You

I want to tell you that loving My Loup is easy, but it’s not. I want to tell you that you’ll see it immediately, know […]

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Roast Beef Beckons at Meetinghouse, But This Kensington Bar Is so Much More

Somebody told me that Meetinghouse had the best roast beef sandwich they’d had in a dog’s age, so I went. I’ll drive a while for […]

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Our Restaurant Critic’s Full-Throated Defense of Wawa Pizza

See that? That’s a Wawa pizza. That’s my Wawa pizza — 16-inch, half-pepperoni, garlic crust, second one in five days, third in two weeks. I […]

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A Noodle House With No Rules Is Exactly What Philly Needs Right Now

Walk into Mawn, and it’ll take you five minutes to know that something is going on here. Not even five minutes. Less. You’ll feel it […]

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Momoyama Brings Hawaiian Comfort Food to Delco

I don’t understand why there aren’t Hawaiian restaurants in every neighborhood. Like Chinese takeout, like Friday-night pizzas, kalua pork and macaroni salad and musubi should […]

Be Well Philly

How a Stay in a Philly Tiny Home Helped Me Appreciate Small Joys

In late July, I found myself in front of a bright farmhouse-style tiny home as my new neighbor, a plump groundhog, emerged from its burrow […]