As national conversations around immigration and federal enforcement continue to unfold, Philadelphia’s Muhibbah Dinner series offers a different kind of dialogue.
This season, there are a variety of special occasions celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse, leading up to the Lunar New Year in Philadelphia. Here are a few places to celebrate in 2026.
Across Philadelphia and beyond, comfort foods are being reimagined with seasonal, yet unexpected ingredients and global influences.
Center City District Restaurant Week is back, giving diners the perfect excuse to explore Philadelphia’s dining scene at a discount.
Love City Brewing is expanding beyond its Callowhill home for the first time, opening a two-story tasting room at 4323 Main Street in Manayunk, Philadelphia.
The area’s annual Founders Philly Freeze-Out and MNYK Chowder Crawl will bring ice, beer, and bold flavors to Main Street.
Philadelphia’s dining scene is kicking off the new year with a wave of exciting restaurant openings. From Michelin-recognized spots to James Beard Award-winning chefs, the city offers plenty of reasons to get out and explore its latest culinary offerings.
Spread Bagelry, the Philadelphia-born brand celebrated for its honey-boiled, wood-fired Montreal-style bagels, is turning a daily ritual into a chance to give back through a new partnership with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Marquis & Co.—the hospitality group behind HipCityVeg, Bar Bombón, and Charlie Was a Sinner—is celebrating more than meatless menus. They’re honoring a homegrown movement that helped put Philly on the map as a destination for bold, chef-driven vegan food.
This weekend, the first-ever Northern Liberties & Fishtown Dry January Bar Crawl will be in full swing with 26+ restaurants, bars, wineries and breweries offering signature mocktails or zero proof cocktails, food specials and social events.
New Hope and Lambertville Restaurant Week is back after launching in 2025, and for its sophomore session (Jan. 12-25), visitors can expect more than two dozen acclaimed restaurants from both sides of the Delaware River offering prix fixe three-course lunch and/or dinner menus ranging from $25 to $55 each.
Whether you’re prioritizing clean eating, cutting back on alcohol, or simply craving a better-for-you lunch, Philadelphia and its surrounding suburbs are packed with restaurants serving healthy meals without sacrificing flavor.
Since its opening, Flakely has been changing the game for gluten-free baked goods. And now, the beloved brand is expanding even more—after four years of operating in an industrial production kitchen with a take-out window, Flakely is finally graduating to a full-fledged brick-and-mortar establishment.
Dry January doesn’t mean skipping a night out in Philly. Across the city, bars and restaurants are serving up sophisticated mocktails and zero-proof cocktails that deliver all the flavor—minus the booze.
Reading Terminal Market is a fun venue to explore any day in Philly, but especially during its yearly fundraising event. The city’s historic space is once again hosting its 14th annual Party for the Market on Feb. 21.
For the second year in a row, the Prisoner Wine Company in Napa Valley released a limited-edition vintage featuring label artwork by Jesse Krimes, a Philadelphia native and formerly incarcerated artist with international recognition.
As 2025 comes to a close, Metro Philadelphia is taking a moment to reflect on the milestones, triumphs and events that shaped the past 12 months in Philadelphia.
Skip the stress of cooking this holiday season and let Philadelphia’s restaurants do the work. From traditional Italian seafood feasts to indulgent holiday brunches, these spots are offering special menus for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
The Cacao Pod, a new event space in Philadelphia's Old City, is a partnership between Franklin Fountain and Shane Confectionery. The venue, located in a historic building, features a full ice cream counter, soda fountain, and hot chocolate bar.
Forsythia, a contemporary French restaurant in Philadelphia, offers a variety of inventive brunch dishes on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.