Stuart Goldenberg
By now, everybody has heard the story: Again in 2003, two business veterans turned Girard Avenue beer-and-a-shot joint Johnny Brenda’s right into a lauded gastropub and indie venue. Different companies adopted them into Fishtown — the neighborhood north of town that sits alongside the Delaware River — and today it’s doable to get all the pieces from wonderful Japanese delicacies to basic Pennsylvanian fare on the identical strip. It’s a bit absurd to name the neighborhood up-and-coming at this level — anybody who takes a stroll down Frankford Avenue can see for themself that it’s lengthy since arrived.
The truth is, the punks who first moved into the realm when the rents have been low-cost are actually grown sufficient that they need to eat good issues. So whereas the place nonetheless retains its working-class allure within the type of dive bars and delis, Middle Metropolis’s cooler cousin to the north has firmly established itself as a culinary vacation spot all its personal.
New to this replace: Yuhiro Sushi and Amy’s Pastelillos.
Maddy Sweitzer-Lammé is a contract meals and journey journalist based mostly in Philadelphia. She writes about all issues eating places, and loves giving readers the within scoop. Her work has appeared in Meals & Wine, Bon Appetit, Eater, and lots of extra. She additionally owns Tiny Desk Excursions, a boutique strolling tour that focuses on exploring the eating tradition of Philadelphia.