{"id":282188,"date":"2026-09-09T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282188\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:22:08","slug":"new-restaurants-for-fall-we-made-you-a-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/282188\/","title":{"rendered":"New restaurants for fall: We made you a list"},"content":{"rendered":"

About 60 restaurants<\/a> are opening in the next hundred days or so. Surely there\u2019s something for you.<\/p>\n

Also in this edition:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Klein<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sixty restaurants are on the slate<\/a> for this fall in Philadelphia and its suburbs on both sides of the river, with cuisines that span the map: Vietnamese, Lebanese, Greek, Caribbean, Cajun-Creole, Palestinian, Mediterranean, and contemporary American cooking, along with bagel shops, bakeries, breakfast concepts, wine bars, and cocktail rooms.<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udf74Opening today: Join us for a first look inside Carolyn\u2019s Modern Vietnamese<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Heavy Metal Sausage<\/a> was ordered to stop serving dinner. Beatrice Forman says this may spell doom for the acclaimed South Philly butcher shop\/restaurant<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Michelin-starred Friday Saturday Sunday<\/a> secured a $1.5 million state grant to expand into the rowhouse next door. Beatrice unpacked the process \u2014 and the reaction<\/a>. <\/p>\n

When does a tea shop require security guards? When it\u2019s heytea \u2014 just one of a slew of hyped Chinese beverage chains hitting Philly. Kiki Aranita reports on the hottest thing going in Chinatown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There was a lot of crunching going on as critic Craig LaBan tucked into the Vietnamese fried chicken platter at South Philly\u2019s Ph\u1edf Duy\u00ean \u2014 which he dubs \u201cmy No. 1 food deal for $15 in Philadelphia right now<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scoops<\/p>\n

Edd\u2019s & Flo\u2019s Artisan Bakery Cafe<\/a> plans to close its Lancaster operation on Sept. 20 in advance of a relocation to Fishtown<\/a> next year. Meghan Young and Sebastian Schuck are still working on a lease, so the location is under wraps. Edd\u2019s & Flo\u2019s, which started in their hometown as Wish You Well Bakery in 2021, found its niche in croissants, savory pastries, and weekend brunch. This move will be a Philly comeback for Young, a Restaurant School at Walnut Hill<\/a> College graduate who worked at Darling\u2019s Cheesecake Cafe, Green Line Cafe, Barbuzzo, Suraya<\/a>, John & Kira\u2019s Chocolates, and One Shot Coffee. Young and Schuck rebranded in 2024 with a name that\u2019s both a nod to life\u2019s ebbs and flows and a tribute to Young\u2019s childhood cats, named for the musical duo Flo & Eddie. Stay tuned. <\/p>\n

You\u2019ve seen the months of construction along Columbus Boulevard at Penn\u2019s Landing for the park that will cap I-95<\/a> and link Old City<\/a> to the Delaware River. The Delaware River Waterfront Corp. just applied for building permits for the Pavilion and Caf\u00e9 (rendering above), which will be part of Penn\u2019s Landing Park when it opens in 2029-2030 at Market Street. The project\u2019s operator has not yet been identified.<\/p>\n

Restaurant report<\/p>\n

While chef-owner Liz Grothe of Scampi in Queen Village travels in Italy, chef RJ Smith of Ocho Supper Club will take over the restaurant for a five-course Afro-Caribbean tasting menu Sept. 18-21. The $130 menu includes curried oxtail, madai aguachile, plantain coco bread with crab, berbere-spiced duck breast, and turmeric tart. An optional Pennsylvania wine pairing is $50. Seatings are at 5 and 8 p.m., and \u00e0 la carte dishes will be available on the patio. Reservations are on Resy<\/a> and OpenTable<\/a>. Smith is still leading his residency at the Rittenhouse Hotel<\/a>; the space, which was Scarpetta, will become a steakhouse called Ruxton by next summer.<\/p>\n

Old Original Nick\u2019s Roast Beef<\/a> sets up starting Thursday at Live! Casino & Hotel\u2019s 10th Street Market, where it will follow South Philly Barbacoa\u2019s residency. Besides roast beef, Nick\u2019s will deal in roast turkey, roast pork, baked ham, broccoli rabe sandwiches, and long hot peppers. The pop-up will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight (or sellout) Thursday and Friday, noon to midnight Saturday, and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday, through the fall. <\/p>\n

Briefly noted <\/p>\n

The Big Dill will mark National Pickle Day with a nine-hour pickle festival Nov. 14 at Stateside Live! in South Philadelphia<\/a>, closing its 2026 national tour there. More than 50 vendors will offer pickle-themed food and drinks, while 20 pickle brands serve unlimited samples of more than 100 varieties. Entertainment includes the World Pickle Eating Championship, brine-chugging, live music, DJs, games, and mechanical pickle rides. Organizers also hope to break a record by gathering more than 888 people dressed as pickles; the first 1,200 ticket buyers receive numbered costumes. The event runs from 1 to 9 p.m., with early entry at noon. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15 at bigdill.com\/tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mish Mish is launching Daydreamers, a quarterly series that will turn the East Passyunk<\/a> restaurant over to chefs, makers, and other hospitality pros for one-night interpretations of their dream concepts. The first installment, with seatings at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Sunday, features sous chef Koby Epstein serving a six-course, late-summer tasting menu paired with Pray Tell Wines. Seatings<\/a>, at 5:30 and 8 p.m., are $120 plus tax, tip, and drinks. <\/p>\n

Kennett Square<\/a>\u2019s annual Mushroom Festival is set for Saturday and Sunday with foods and goods from 220-plus vendors, including Aimee Olexy\u2019s Talula\u2019s Table. Signature bite: The restaurant\u2019s so-called \u201cWorld Famous Riz-Mac,\u201d which places mushroom risotto and mushroom mac and cheese side by side. Festival details are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Les Dames d\u2019Escoffier Philadelphia\u2019s Heritage Dinner is 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave. More than two dozen chefs will participate, serving Sweet Amalia oysters, chicken mole, seared salmon, Vietnamese vegetable curry, beef tenderloin, and desserts honoring The Cake Bible author Rose Levy Beranbaum. Also honored are Canal House\u2019s Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton and caterer Michele Leff. Tickets<\/a> start at $200; a $300 ticket includes preferred seating and Beranbaum\u2019s new memoir. Proceeds fund scholarships for women entering culinary and hospitality fields.<\/p>\n

Bite for the Fight Food Festival returns for a seventh year from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks with tastings, cooking demos, and a silent auction benefiting the Fight On Makenna Foundation, which supports pediatric cancer patients and their families at Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia. Featured chefs are Brian Duffy, Ariane Duarte, Kenneth McDuffie, and David Schorn. Tickets<\/a> start at $120.<\/p>\n

Top Chef winner Nick Elmi will prepare smoked ribs, whole chicken wings, pork shoulder, brisket, cornbread, baked beans, mac and cheese, apple crisp, and soft-serve for the KB Foundation\u2019s fifth annual BBQ Experience, Sept. 24 at the Pump House in Bala Cynwyd<\/a>. VIP service begins at 6 p.m. with lobster pies, fried chicken with caviar and white barbecue sauce, smoked foie gras mousse, and oyster fritters; general admission starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets<\/a>: $175, or $250 for VIP. Proceeds support youth-mentoring programs.<\/p>\n

Uchi in Rittenhouse will launch a fall collaboration series Sept. 24 with Kevin Yanaga of Yanaga Kappo Izakaya<\/a>. He, Uchi head sushi chef Josephine Fry, and chef de cuisine Ford Sonnenberg will serve 10 courses starting at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Tickets<\/a>: $175 at the sushi bar, $150 at tables, plus tax\/tip; an optional sake pairing will be available. Additional dinners will follow in October and November.<\/p>\n

Staff and friends of the recently shuttered Jose Pistola\u2019s have organized a GoFundMe campaign<\/a> for support (separate from an earlier one created by management). <\/p>\n

\u2753Pop quiz<\/p>\n

Name the $88 dish that Kiki Aranita checked out recently at a Philadelphia restaurant.<\/p>\n

A) a tasting of New York strip steaks from Urban Farmer<\/p>\n

B) the caviar-topped baked potato from Mr. Edison<\/p>\n

C) the lobster terrine at Jean-Georges<\/p>\n

D) 3 ounces of Japanese A5 beef from Del Frisco\u2019s<\/p>\n

Find out if you know the answer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ask Mike anything<\/p>\n

Is ReAnimator Coffee really opening in Manayunk<\/a>? \u2014 Jennie O.<\/p>\n

ReAnimator, the Philly-bred coffee brand founded in 2010 by Mark Capriotti and Mark Corpus, has indeed committed to a Manayunk location at 4226 Main St., which was last an art gallery. Capriotti optimistically thinks opening is six months away. \u201cWe just opened in Mount Airy and it took us a year,\u201d he said. \u201cBut we\u2019re hoping we can learn from our experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcee Have a question about food in Philly? Email your questions to me at mklein@inquirer.com<\/a> for a chance to be featured in my newsletter.<\/p>\n

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