Sao is headed to The Inquirer Food Fest with. We’ll see you at The Fillmore on Nov. 14! 🎟️ Get tickets: www.universe.com/events/the-i...

Bad Brother is headed to The Inquirer Food Fest. We’ll see you at The Fillmore on Saturday, Nov. 14. 🎟️ Get tickets here: www.universe.com/events/the...

Come hang with us alongside a stacked lineup of Philly’s best restaurants and bakeries, plus enjoy live performances, workshops, and more. 🎟️ Get your tickets here: www.universe.com/events/the...

Another Philly winner: Kalaya has been awarded Outstanding Restaurant at the 2026 James Beard Awards. 🌟 📸 by Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

Congratulations are in order: Jesse Ito of Royal Sushi & Izakaya has been named Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic category at the James Beard Awards. 🍣✨ 📸 by Monica Herndon / Staff Photographer

Come hang with us alongside a stacked lineup of Philly’s best restaurants and bakeries, plus enjoy live performances, workshops, and more.⁠ ⁠ 🎟️ Get tickets at foodfest.inquirer.com⁠ 📍 The Fillmore⁠ 🗓️ Sat, Nov 14

The lineup for the 2026 Inquirer Food Fest is here! And so are the tickets 🎟️ ✨ Get ready for a whole new Food Fest experience — with access to more chefs and dishes. Early bird pricing ends soon: foodfest.inquirer.com?utm_campaign...

Philly's food scene is well represented on the list of finalists for the 2026 James Beard Foundation Awards — largely considered to be the most prestigious honor in the American restaurant world. See the full list of Philly finalists here: www.inquirer.com/food/resta...

🧑‍🍳 We celebrated the restaurateurs and chefs of The Inquirer’s 2025 76 dining guide. What's next? We're scouting for 2026 already. 🍲 Read more at Inquirer.com/76.

Read more about the chefs, restaurateurs, and their staff who feed Philly and fuel its soul at Inquirer.com/76.

🏆 On Monday, we gathered chefs, restaurateurs, and their staff at Reading Terminal Market to celebrate The Inquirer’s 76 — our list of the restaurants defining how Philadelphia is eating right now. 🧑‍🍳 See snapshots from the night below ⤵

🧑‍🍳 We recently gathered chefs, restaurateurs, and their staff (a.k.a. the people who feed this city and fuel its soul) to celebrate The 76 — our list of the restaurants defining how Philly is eating right now. 🥘 This is the video we shared with the room:

This is the last week to vote for “Best City Food Festival.” 🗳️ Vote for The Inquirer Food Fest here: 10best.usatoday.com/awards/...

The Inquirer Food Fest served it all — collabs, chefs, bakers, beats, bites, and the Glizzy Gauntlet that stole the show. Now, it’s nominated for “Best City Food Festival” as part of USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards! 🗳️ Vote here: 10best.usatoday.com/awards/inqui...

🥳 The Inquirer Food Fest has been nominated for “Best City Food Festival,” as part of USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards. 🗳️ Readers can cast their votes for The Inquirer Food Fest here: 10best.usatoday.com/awards/inqui...

🍻 McGillin’s has a well-earned reputation as matchmaker. 💕 An estimated 200-plus couples have met at the 166-year-old pub. Among the people who found love on Drury Street: 🍗 The Tinder user whose suggested date of beer and wings led to a pub proposal three years later.

A plan to revitalize a neglected building at 2043 Frankford Ave. with a ground-floor burger restaurant and second-floor cocktail bar is facing stiff opposition in Fishtown. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

Some Philly-area eateries are adjusting their menus to reduce overhead or prices in a bid to attract diners. They say it’s more about getting creative with ingredients than shrinking portions. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

Go inside Ocho Supper Club and see why 40 diners lined up for a seat at this pop-up in the fall ⤵️

Less than two years ago, RJ Smith was cooking elaborate tasting menus for four people in his Drexel University dorm room. Now, the 21-year-old chef is about to step onto a far bigger stage: a 120-seat restaurant overlooking Rittenhouse Square. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

🍽️ Philadelphia’s restaurant landscape in 2025 was shaped by a combination of ambition and depth. 🔗 See the full list of restaurant openings that defined the Philly area: www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

🍷 In Philly, it’s easier than ever to swing by a neighborhood shop and leave with a delicious bottle at a friendly price, be it a weeknight wine or a New Year’s Eve splurge. 🍾 See the full list: www.inquirer.com/food/best-wi...

The piece-de-resistance of Red Gravy Goods is a custom hat patch bar 🧢 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/red-gra...

Each restaurant on this list represents a unique snapshot of what makes Philly a world-class restaurant city. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/craig-l...

Some offices host cookie swaps or catered lunches during the holidays. Not Atwater Kent 🍲 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/philly-...

🍕 Philadelphia’s oldest pizzeria closed its doors on Sunday. It had been on East Passyunk Avenue for 98 years. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

How does Royal Sushi & Izakaya — where a seat at the omakase counter clocks in at $355 — qualify for a Bib Gourmand? The answer, most logically, is that Royal has always been two restaurants under a single name and roof. The Bib applies to the more casual one. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/food/craig-l...

Philadelphia's biggest restaurant opening in recent memory is a massive, glitzy Italian destination on Rittenhouse Square. The vibes are immaculate. The food...not so much, according to Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan. Read his full review: www.inquirer.com/food/craig-l...

Our food team answers all of your questions about our annual list of the 76 most vital Philly restaurants. 🔗 Ask away: www.inquirer.com/food/76-ask-...