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Craig LaBan

Craig LaBan

Restaurant Critic & Drink Columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer

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  • English
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  • Beverages
  • Food

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Recent Articles

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The 10 best restaurants in Philly right now, according to Craig LaBan

Every year, Inquirer critic Craig LaBan produces a list of his 10 favorite restaurants in the Philadelphia region. Here they are, mapped.
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I went to the edge of the world to see the very near future of clim...

I went to the edge of the world to see the very near future of climate change
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There’s a (very) fiery method to the madness at this year-old South...

Madness of Masala, opened by a pair of software engineers, is inspired by regional specialties from the South Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It also makes the region's best samosas.
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Little Water offers a vivid personal history of coastal cooking, fr...

Randy and Amanda Rucker have followed up River Twice with a more accessible modern seafood restaurant in Rittenhouse Square that channels their personal histories with regional coastal waters.
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Fishtown’s latest destination restaurant captures the beauty and wa...

At Bastia and companion bar Caletta inside Fishtown's boutique Hotel Anna & Bel, chef Tyler Akin draws inspiration from the neighboring islands of Sardinia and Corsica.
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Craig LaBan's picks for the most memorable meals, dishes, and chefs...

Here are more than 30 special dishes that defined Philly’s food story in 2024.
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Here are Craig LaBan's top 10 restaurants of 2024

From a sushi counter doling out sublime slices of dry-aged toro to a rogue noodle shop producing only-in-South-Philly fusions, here are restaurant critic Craig LaBan's Top 10 for the year.
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A critic, a chef, and a food writer walk into a 23-course tasting menu

A critic, a former chef, and a food editor discuss the $225 tasting menu at Nicholas Bazik's new restaurant Provenance.
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Provenance is Philly’s most ambitious French fine-dining project in...

Across nearly two dozen courses, chef Nicholas Bazik updates French classics with influences from the Korean pantry — but details too frequently mar the bigger picture for a $225 dinner.
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Picnic is known for its chicken, but maybe we should be talking abo...

Room for big groups to dine in casual style is a plus, while an innovative mushroom burger is the unexpected culinary star
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The 76: The most vital restaurants in the Philly area

The 76 restaurants that are defining Philly’s dining scene right now.