Fishtown
Video Emerges of Scary Incident in Fishtown Involving a 13-Year-Old Girl
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Your New Office: Philly’s Best Coffee Shops for Getting Work Done
Sometimes you need to get out of the house for a couple of hours in order to be productive. That’s one of the big perks […]
Peek Inside the Gorgeous New Hotel Anna & Bel in Fishtown
Quiet sophistication permeates Hotel Anna & Bel, from the discreet front door of the renovated 18th-century mansion, on a tree-lined street in Fishtown, to the […]
Bastia: A Mediterranean Marvel in Fishtown
There’s this scene in Ratatouille where Remy the rat is trying to show his brother (Emile, also a rat) that he can do better than […]
Where to Drink in Fishtown
Fishtown was once the center of Philadelphia’s shad-fishing industry (shocking news based on its name and fish-shaped trash cans, surely). But now the area is […]
From Pop-Up to Powerhouse: Amy’s Pastelillos Brings Puerto Rican Flavor to Fishtown
It’s early on a Saturday at Amy’s Pastelillos, and already there’s a line. Well, not a line. A crowd, really. A bunch of Philadelphians milling […]
Bastia, Fishtown’s Highly Anticipated Hotel Restaurant, Has an Opening Date
Howdy, buckaroos! Welcome to the dog days of August. Things really slow down in Restaurant World in the run-up to Labor Day, so there’s just […]
New Yelp “Best Brunches” List Offers More Proof of How Worthless Yelp Is
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Kalaya Owner “Nok” Defends Her $95 Tom Yum Soup
On April 10, 2019, the Thai scene in the entire Philadelphia region was upended when a woman known as Nok opened Kalaya, a tiny restaurant […]
The Battery Brings Its Past Into the Present
Back in the old days, before it built a couple of nuke plants, Philadelphia Electric Company (now PECO) produced most of its electricity at three […]
At Gilda in Fishtown, the Portuguese-Inspired Pastries Sell Out Early
There is never a quiet moment at Gilda. I mean, Tuesdays, sure. But Tuesdays, the place is closed. And I guess it gets pretty quiet […]
Rivers Casino Says It’s Opening a Luxury Hotel in Fishtown This Year
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On the Market: Modern Traditional Rowhouse in East Kensington
What’s this modern rowhouse doing at the end of a trio of classic Victorians in East Kensington? Take a closer look at the photo above, […]
Where to Eat in Fishtown
Fishtown is not unlike a mermaid. It has some truly enviable qualities. (Mermaid-wise, we’re talking about swimming skills. Fishtown-wise, there’s no denying that the neighborhood […]
Reviving the “Unsexy” Food of Pennsylvania’s Past
An archeologist recites a paean to shad before a couple dozen people who fill Elwood’s rowhouse dining room one Sunday afternoon in May. “Tender as […]