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Guides, debates, and neighborhood deep-dives from the PlateWalk team.
The 16 Best BYOB Restaurants in Philadelphia (2026)
The best thing about eating in Philadelphia is a side effect of a liquor law nobody likes. Pennsylvania makes restaurant liquor licenses expensive and hard to g…
📖 8 min read · Sep 10, 2026
The 16 Best Italian Restaurants in Philadelphia (2026)
Philadelphia has two Italian food scenes and they barely acknowledge each other. One is red gravy, veal parm, Formica, and a family that has run the same room s…
📖 9 min read · Sep 10, 2026
The 16 Best Coffee Shops in Philadelphia (2026)
Philadelphia is a roaster town, and that is the thing most guides get wrong about it. The question here is not which café has the nicest tile. It is who is buyi…
📖 8 min read · Sep 10, 2026
Every Michelin Star Restaurant in Philadelphia (2026 Guide)
Michelin came to Philadelphia in November 2025, and the first thing the city did was argue about it. Three stars. Ten Bib Gourmands. One Green Star. A recommend…
📖 8 min read · Sep 9, 2026
The 16 Best Restaurants in Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia (2026)
Rittenhouse Square is where Philadelphia keeps its money and its best tables, and it does not particularly care whether you find that charming. The park is a ci…
📖 9 min read · Sep 9, 2026
The 15 Best Pizza Places in Philadelphia (2026)
Philadelphia is a cheesesteak town that quietly makes better pizza. Nobody flies here for it, which is exactly why it stayed interesting. While New York was def…
📖 8 min read · Sep 9, 2026
Italian Market Philadelphia: A Complete Food Guide
South 9th Street does not care whether you are ready. The Italian Market in Philadelphia runs roughly from Fitzwater Street down to Wharton Street, and on a Sat…
📖 7 min read · Sep 4, 2026
12 Best Restaurants in Old City Philadelphia
Old City has a problem most Philadelphia neighborhoods would love to have: too many visitors. Four million people a year come for Independence Hall and the Libe…
📖 7 min read · Sep 4, 2026
15 Best Restaurants in Fishtown Philadelphia (2026)
Frankford Avenue has more good food per block than most cities have downtown. That is not a Philadelphia thing to say — we do not do boosterism here — but walk…
📖 7 min read · Sep 4, 2026
The 12 Best Cheesesteaks in Philadelphia (Verified Rankings)
Ask a Philadelphian where to get the best cheesesteak and watch what happens to their face. There is no neutral answer. There is only *their* answer, defended w…
📖 7 min read · Sep 4, 2026
The East Passyunk Food Trail: A Street-by-Street Guide
East Passyunk Avenue is the best restaurant corridor in Philadelphia. Here's how to walk it properly.
📖 5 min read · Aug 4, 2026
Where to Brunch in Fishtown: The Definitive List
Fishtown has more brunch spots per block than any other neighborhood in Philadelphia. Here's where to go and what to order.
📖 4 min read · Aug 4, 2026
Pat's vs Geno's: Everything You Need to Know Before You Pick a Side
Two cheesesteak institutions, one intersection in South Philly. We break down the differences so you can form an opinion worth defending.
📖 4 min read · Aug 4, 2026
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Pat's vs Geno's: The Original Rivalry
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