Restaurants & Lodging
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Inside The Library Collegeville, the Restaurant Rewriting the Story of a Civil War-Era Building
When The Library opened on Collegeville’s Main Street in June 2024, it brought craft cocktails and comfort food to a building that had been part of the borough since before the Civil War. The Library, located at 217 E. Main Street, has quickly become one of the most talked-about additions to Collegeville’s dining scene. Opened…
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Montgomery County Has Some of the Oldest Taverns in America. Here Is What Makes Them Worth Visiting.
Before Montgomery County had shopping malls, office parks, commuter rail towns and four-lane highways, it had inns. They stood along old roads and stagecoach routes, offering food, drink, lodging and news to travelers moving through the Philadelphia countryside. They were gathering places before town halls, landmarks before GPS and, in some cases, the reason a…
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Malooga’s Narberth Location Brings Authentic Yemeni Cuisine to the Main Line
Yemen has met the Main Line. Malooga, the Yemeni restaurant that quietly became one of Philadelphia’s most talked-about dining destinations, has opened a second location in Narberth—and it’s bringing something the suburb hasn’t tasted before, writes Ed Williams for Main Line Today. Co-owner Mohammed Aqlan, who first stepped into a kitchen at age 12 in…
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At This Ridley Restaurant, You Get a Creekside Seat 5 Minutes From the Airport
As we inch our way toward warmer weather, people are finding opportunities for dining and drinking near scenic waterways. Here in Delaware County, you can take in the view at Stingers Waterfront restaurant in Ridley Park, writes Jen Ladd for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The scenery is Darby Creek at the Ridley Township Municipal Marina, while…
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This Neighborhood Italian Bistro Brings a New Level of Charm to Bryn Mawr
Carina Sorella, a new easygoing neighborhood bistro, is one of the newest additions to Bryn Mawr’s dining scene, writes Caroline O’Halloran for SAVVY Main Line. The new restaurant is a classic study in white and black with forest green accents. While it’s new, Carina Sorella has already seen some sizable crowds, even on weeknights. Prior…
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Two Great Pizza Shops Serving Up Slices in Philadelphia Suburbs
Philadelphia is known for having some of the best pizza and that extends into the suburbs, with two great pizza shops in Chester County, writes Hira Qureshi for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Whether you take a slice or buy the whole pie, you’re bound to be left full and satisfied, yet hungry for more from these…
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This North Wales Restaurant Is One of the Most Romantic Dining Spots Near Philadelphia
One Montgomery County restaurant is among the ten best spots for romantic dining in the Philadelphia region, reported Sharon Rigney for USA Today. There are many stellar places to dine in the Montco area, but one is truly ranked the most romantic — with excellent food and intimate ambiance. The Joseph Ambler Inn, in North…
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Chicken Salad Chick Targeting Montgomery County Expansion
Montgomery County could soon be home to a new fast-casual concept not yet seen in the Philadelphia region, according to Emma Dooling for The Philadelphia Business Journal. A local franchise group has signed a deal to bring six Chicken Salad Chick locations to the suburbs. The first is expected to open in Montgomery County. The…
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Inside Morning Glory Diner, the Bella Vista Institution That’s Been Defining Philadelphia Brunch Since 1997
Walk past Morning Glory Diner on a weekend morning and you’ll likely find the line stretching down the block; a scene that has played out in Bella Vista for nearly three decades. The South Philadelphia institution has held its ground as one of the city’s most beloved brunch destinations, built on scratch-made comfort food, a…
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Collegeville Italian Bakery’s Fires on All Cylinders Serving Motor-City Detroit-Style Pizza
In a branding/geography mashup, a local bakery (not a traditional pizzeria) routinely cranks out a world-class version of pie (savory, not sweet) from the Motor City (not New York or Chicago, as perhaps would be expected). Bob Kelly of FOX 29 News revved up his reporting skills at Collegeville Bakery to cover — and sample…
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The Iconic Bars That Built Montgomery County’s Social Scene
Restaurants come and go. Trends cycle through. But a handful of bars in Montgomery County have been holding down the same corners for decades, and in some cases, nearly a century. They’re not surviving because they went viral. They’re surviving because people keep coming back. This isn’t a list of the flashiest spots in Montco.…
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This Montco Town is the Region’s Most Explosive Dining Destination
Not long ago, the most ambitious culinary decision you could make in Conshohocken was which bar to hit first. For years, the borough’s identity was straightforward: a gritty, energetic river town where young professionals packed Fayette Street bars on weeknights and nobody was thinking much about tasting menus or charcoal grills. That version of Conshohocken…
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How Lancaster County’s Shady Maple Smorgasbord Thrives Amidst Buffet Industry Struggles
While many buffet restaurants are struggling and several all-you-can-eat chains have declared bankruptcy, Shady Maple Smorgasbord in East Earl continues to thrive, report Abby Narishkin, Mark Adam Miller, and Dorian Barranco for the Business Insider. On the weekends, there are thousands of people from all over the country who wait in line to enjoy the…
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Montgomery County’s Restaurant Boom Is Real. These New Spots Are Leading the Charge
A new wave of restaurants is reshaping the Montco landscape, and the momentum is hard to ignore, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. From Fort Washington to Ardmore to Bala Cynwyd, independent chefs and homegrown concepts are staking their claim in towns that, until recently, weren’t on anyone’s must-eat list. The most closely watched…
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Local Inn Rated to Serve the Finest Brunch in All of Montgomery County, One of the Best in the U.S.
What’s better than brunch? Nothing! The mimosas, the Bloody Marys, the combination of breakfast and lunch — you don’t have to decide! Have both! Open Table, the online restaurant reservation resource, has released its best-of assessment of brunch across the U.S. The rankings resulted from more than 12 million verified diner reviews of over 30,000 restaurants.…
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Former Iron Hill Brewery in Media Up for Lease Seven Months After Bankruptcy
The future of the former Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant on State Street is still up in the air seven months after the beloved regional craft beer chain filed for liquidation bankruptcy and abruptly shuttered all of its locations. The 9,300-square-foot Media brewpub is now on the market for lease, joining a handful of other vacant Iron…
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A Vanishing Piece of American Life: Inside One of Montco’s Last Surviving 24-Hour Diners
There is something quietly defiant about a diner that never closes. While most suburban restaurants darken their windows well before midnight, American Star Diner in North Wales keeps the lights on around the clock, seven days a week. And in a region where the classic 24-hour diner has become a rarity, that stubborn consistency has…
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Phoenixville Bagel Shop Bounces Back From Fire and 70-Day Shutdown
Street Cart Bagels has clawed its way back, and Phoenixville is ready to eat. The New York-style bagel shop, which first opened in February to lines out the door and had 2,000 bagels sold by late morning on Valentine’s Day alone, has finally reopened after a stretch of setbacks, writes Brooke Schultz for The Philadelphia…
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