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Street Presents: The 2025 Dining Guide

Get ready to dig in.

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Food, I believe, is a love language all of its own. What is more loving than my mom cooking me chicken–less noodle soup when I’m feeling down, than a friend swiping me into a dining hall knowing I’ve been too busy and stressed to properly feed myself, than bonding with my fellow Kelly Writers House co–workers joking that we’re on the “Writer’s House dining plan"? 

Across the city, there is a deep care for food that is found in every corner. Every year, Street works our hardest to find the people who love to eat just as much as we do, who put such care into their craft that we can’t help but write illustrious reviews of their work. The Dining Guide, in many ways, is our love letter to the culinary scene in Philly, and I encourage each and every one of you to explore the abundance of fantastic food that this place has to offer. Perhaps, along the way, we will bump into each other.

Now, let’s eat. 


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