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Guides, debates, and neighborhood deep-dives from the PlateWalk team.
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
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
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