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The following is a list of notable restaurants that have operated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Along with the up-scale restaurants, numerous ethnic and fast-food restaurants opened throughout the city. The 1970s also saw the rise of street vendors. The vendors, building off the well-established tradition of chestnut and pretzel vendors, began selling numerous foods, especially hot dogs, cheesesteaks, and breakfast sandwiches.
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"Pa" McGillin operated the establishment until his death in 1901. Then his wife Catherine, known as "Ma" McGillin continued running the business, which had grown to encompass the oyster house next door as well as the remainder of the McGillin's house, displacing her 13 children. "Ma" ran the restaurant until her own death in 1937, at age 90. [2 ...
The City Tavern is a late-20th century building designed to be the replica of the historic 18th-century tavern and hotel building which stood on the site. It is located at 138 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia, at the intersection of Second and Walnut streets, near Independence Hall.
Stephen Starr founded STARR Restaurants in 1995. [9] In September 1995, Starr opened his first restaurant in Philadelphia, "Continental Restaurant & Martini Bar."" [10] As of 2018, there are twenty Starr Restaurants in Philadelphia; six in New York City; five in Florida; two in Atlantic City, New Jersey; two in Washington, D.C.; and one in Paris, France.
On September 16, 2014, Simon Property Group renamed the mall from Franklin Mills to Philadelphia Mills. [7] With 92 stores still open as of late 2024, Franklin Mall is the second largest shopping mall in Pennsylvania. The mall’s new owner, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), renamed the mall from Philadelphia Mills to Franklin Mall in late 2024. [8]
Restaurants are branded as Stewart's Root Beer or Stewart's Drive-In or similar variations. Started in 1924 in Mansfield, Ohio by Frank Stewart, the chain became a franchise in 1931. As of 2021, there are 30 locations open in the United States, the majority of which are located in New Jersey with the rest in New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , and ...