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'Hot dogs are silly and fun': Korshak Bagels founder plots South Philly comeback

Korshak new business

Geno's Steaks continues expansion outside Philly with new shop opening next month in Baltimore

Genos steaks baltimore

D.C.-based bagel chain Call Your Mother to open shop in Fishtown this year

Call Your Mother Philly

ReAnimator Coffee to open sixth location with new shop planned in Mount Airy

ReAnimator Mount Airy

Greg Vernick branches out of Center City with Italian restaurant in Kensington

Emilia Fishtown

Coffee and wine bar to open in the Navy Yard in early 2026

Happy Bear coffee shop

Insomnia Cookies will open a late-night counter in Philly airport

Insomnia Cookies airport

The Bread Room, restauranteur Ellen Yin's newest venture, is both a bakery and a classroom

the bread room

Dancerobot, a new restaurant from the chef behind Royal Sushi & Izakaya, puts a twist on traditional Japanese fare

Dancerobot Japanese Cuisine

Marsha's, Philly's first women's sports bar, to open Sept. 19 in Queen Village

chivonn anderson

Medium Rare – a steakhouse with a one dinner entree on its menu – is opening in Fishtown

Medium Rare Fishtown

Borromini, Stephen Starr's new Italian restaurant, to open in August

Borromini

Two-story Taco Bell to open next week on Chestnut Street, but it won't be upscale Cantina model as planned

Taco Bell cantina chestnut

Vintage clothing store Snail to open in Old City, giving jeans, T-shirts and leather goods a 'second life'

Snail Vintage

Roy Rogers opens location in Cherry Hill — its first in the Philly area in decades

Roy Rogers Cherry Hill

Ballers, a pickleball and golf complex, to open in former electric company hub in Fishtown in July

Ballers Philadelphia

Frankford Library unveils $5.5 million renovation that took more than two years to complete

frankford library exterior

After five years of planning and building, Calder Gardens will open to visitors starting Sept. 21

Calder Gardens opening

Cupid's Bookshop in Manayunk will be a safe space for romance lovers

Cupid's Bookshop

House of Magic owner follows lifelong passion in opening venue with a library, museum and 2 theaters for illusions

House of Magic

Middle Child is opening a new restaurant inside Philly airport this fall

Middle Child airport

Luxury fashion company Aritzia opens first Philadelphia store in Center City

Aritzia

Liberty Kitchen, maker of the viral kale Caesar cutlet hoagie, opens third location in Chestnut Hill

Liberty Kitchen

New cafe and cocktail lounge opens inside the Kimmel Center

Ensemble Arts bar

Center City gaming venue to let people slay zombies, sail the Seven Seas and go on other virtual reality adventures

Sandbox VR Philly

Irv's Ice Cream, which has operated out of a Cherry Street Pier trolley, is opening a shop in Bella Vista this spring

Irv's Ice Cream storefront

Federal Donuts to open Willow Grove shop, its second in the Philly suburbs, on Friday

Federal Donuts Willow Grove

Origin of new Northern Liberties brewery can be traced to college apartment bathtub

Future Days nolib

Downtime Bakery, a sourdough specialist, opens shop in Mount Airy

Downtime Bakery

Italian restaurant from Couch Cafe chef coming to Queen Village

Scampi restaurant

Franklin Institute debuts $8.5 million exhibit on human body, featuring the return of the Giant Heart

Giant Heart Franklin

After starting a bakery out of her home, New June owner to open first store in Brewerytown

New June Bakery opening

Weckerly's opens second ice cream shop in King of Prussia Mall and will give away scoops to 100 customers on Sept. 19

Weckerly's KOP

Cookie company Taylor Chip to open two Philly stores in September

Taylor Chip Rittenhouse Fishtown

Scoop DeVille plans new locations in Fishtown and South Jersey

Scoop DeVille Locations

Chip City Cookies, a New York-based chain, to open first Philly location in Rittenhouse

Chip City Cookies Philadelphia

Milk Jawn to dish out free scoops at opening of new shop in Northern Liberties on Friday

Milk Jawn NoLibs

Loretta's, a retro cafe with tons of pastries, to open in Headhouse Square this fall

Loretta's cafe

Essex Squeeze, a New York-based juice bar and cafe, opens in Northern Liberties

Essex Squeeze Northern Liberties

New oyster bar from CookNSolo to open this fall in former firehouse in Olde Kensington

Jaffa Bar

After nearly 2 years of planning, an intimate French restaurant nears its opening in Headhouse Square

Provenance restaurant

Buffalo Wild Wings Go will offer free wings for a year when it opens next week

Buffalo Wild Wings

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