Chinatown

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Where to Eat This Weekend: Let’s All Go to Chinatown

It feels like that kind of weekend, doesn’t it? All of us at Foobooz World HQ think so. There’s just something in the air (or […]

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A Room With A View: Dae Bak Reviewed

On a steamy Wednesday afternoon, I eat steamed mandoo dumplings with metal chopsticks and pork soondubu with a raw egg bobbing in the center, poaching […]

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12 Restaurants You’ll Actually Enjoy Dining at With Your Kids

Going out to eat with the entire family can be tough. High chairs, crayons, mac-and-cheese–these seem to be the hallmarks of what most people look […]

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Dae Bak Is the Korean Restaurant Chinatown Needs Right Now

Chinatown Square opened on Race Street with an ambitious collection of food vendors, some of which gave city diners easier access to things like Cambodian grilled meats […]

Property

Developers Duel for Right to Build on Chinatown Block

Two of Philly’s local development heavyweights, Pennrose Properties and Parkway Corporation, are duking it out for the right to develop a parcel of land the […]

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I Ate My Way Through Chinatown Square. Here’s Everything You Should Know.

Chinatown is perfect the way it is, a shining example of a neighborhood fully bloomed, firing on all cylinders, brimming with energy and excitment. And […]

Things to Do

5 Chinese New Year Celebrations in Philly

Lunar New Year Celebration @ International House Philadelphia | Friday, January 27 The open-to-the-public celebration at I-House starts off with samples of Chinese cuisine in the […]

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Drink This Now: The Yin & Yang from Hop Sing Laundromat

Last week I visited Hop Sing Laundromat for happy hour where North Korea’s biggest fanboy, Lê poured me a cocktail he had been working on. […]

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Chinatown Hosts Its Own Night Market

On Thursday October 13th, over 60 local Chinatown restaurants, businesses and food trucks will participate in Yè Shì Night Market. The Ye Shi night market […]

Property

First-Time Find: A Budget-Friendly Banquet in Chinatown

Want to wake up to the rising sun? Love good food but don’t want to cook all the time? Are you the type that wants […]

Property

Chinese Cultural Center Prepares for A New Future

A 185-year-old landmark in the heart of Chinatown is getting ready for a possible new lease on life once the legal hurdles are cleared. While […]

City Life

City Wants Development With ‘Social Impact’ At 8th and Race

The surface parking lot on Race Street between 8th and 9th is one of the biggest empty spaces remaining in Center City, and the Philadelphia […]

Property

Out-of-Town Developer Wants to Build Philly’s Biggest Nightclub in Chinatown

Philly’s nightclub scene is about to be lit. There’s a 24-year-old “developer” from out of town with his eyes set on Chinatown, the neighborhood that […]

Business

Out-Of-Town Developers Want to Build Philly’s Biggest Nightclub in Chinatown

Philly’s nightclub scene is about to be lit. There’s a 24-year-old “developer” from out of town with his eyes set on Chinatown, the neighborhood that […]

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Tunnel of Love and Dumplings: Tom’s Dim Sum Reviewed

There are a lot of restaurants in this town that I go to because it’s my job. There are some I find myself in because […]