Northeastern Philadelphia Restaurants
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A photo-ready interior invites guests to La Colombe's world headquarters, a sprawling space covered in artsy graffiti and crusty brick walls, that offers food, drinks, and ample space for hanging out. Communal tables stream down the center of the space, so grab your spot before you order at the counter: savory scones, sandwiches on excellent baguettes, sweet pastries, and coffee, of course. Ask for a Black & Tan (half Pure Black cold-brew, half nitro-draught latte) and no one will know you’re not a local.
The most talked-about restaurant in Philadelphia is Pizzeria Beddia—Bon Appétit named it the best pizza place in America. This second iteration, just blocks away from Beddia's first spot, is a different world, with more than 100 seats, the ability to make reservations, and a larger menu that goes beyond pizza—think natural wines, flavorful salads, and creamier-than-you-can-ever-imagine soft serve. The pizza is the focal point, though, with options like a classic red pie with pepperoni, a red-sauce-based anchovy pizza, and the white pie, made with local cream and topped with garlic and greens. A wait is to be expected, but a number of tables are held for walk-ins every night. For dining enthusiasts, the tucked-away hoagie room is the table to snag. The private dining space is meant for a minimum of six people and features a handcrafted menu of cocktails, apps, off-the-menu hoagies, pizza, and ice cream.
A spacious neighborhood hangout on bustling 2nd Street, Heritage is an industrial-style restaurant where you’ll find live music on the dining-room stage, live herbs creeping over the reclaimed ceiling beams, and lively cooking from chef Mackenzie Hilton. Regulars gravitate toward the hearty sandwiches served with crisp fries, the signature cocktails, which are largely named after classic songs, or one of the 30-plus draft-beer options.
This authentically Mexican family-run place is an anomaly in sceney Northern Liberties. The colors, both inside and out, are warm and bright and the food is simple and rather gently spiced, apropos of the family's roots in the town of Puebla. Mexican sodas and fruity juices complement the restaurant's BYOB policy.
North Third is one of the first restaurants to settle in Northern Liberties at the infancy of the neighborhood's transformation. The menu hasn't changed much, mostly because locals love hits like the Moroccan-spiced lamb burger, mushroom flatbread, and house-made pierogies. Weekend brunch here—breakfast burrito, berry-topped French toast—is one of the best in the area.
After changing hands a number of times, Osteria is now under the careful direction of chef Jeff Michaud. The menu has everything from amazing brick-oven pizzas (try the Lombarda, with sausage and a soft-cooked egg) to delicate pastas tossed in creamy sauces to a 32-ounce rib-eye steak for two. The neighborhood-making North Broad Street setting with red concrete floors, rustic wooden tables, and soaring ceilings blends loft and countryside, industry and art.
An offshoot of Jose Pistola’s in Center City, brother Sancho brought a bigger kitchen for chef Adan Trinidad to showcase his talents. Some of his food is ultra-traditional, like inky black bean soup seasoned with avocado leaf and zesty ceviche, while other plates (Korean rib tacos, spicy tuna guacamole) mash up his Mexican heritage with a global hipster aesthetic. The fresh-fruit margaritas flow late into the night.
Mark Bee, the local restaurateur behind favorite gastropub N. 3rd, bought the Silk City Diner in 2006, polished off its grease-coated, 1950s-era pink Formica counter, and started serving updated comfort food. Menu items include a fierce plate of buttermilk fried chicken, deep-fried veggie wings, the city's best bowl of mac and cheese (baked with a garlic-bread crust), and some lighter fare (salads and roasted veggies) should you want to go next door to the bar and lounge and dance 'til dawn beneath the disco ball.
This neighborhood gastropub is a Northern Liberties fixture, popular with the hipsters who populate this particular neighborhood, and for good reason. The frequently changing menu, presented unpretentiously on a chalkboard, is much more ambitious—and much tastier—than you'd expect from average bar food, and since you're in a bar, you can wash down the shellfish, terrines, local-veggie-forward salads, and wild game with one of the local microbrews on tap. Sunday brunch (think Bloody Marys and fresh oysters) is always busy.
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