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The Passion Bowl from Amazonia Açaí comes with açaí base, passion fruit cream, cookie pieces, chocolate chips, strawberry, banana, mango and coconut. PHOTO: LISBETH URENA ’27/THE HAWK

Discover Madrid’s restaurants: Four places you can’t miss

Lisbeth Urena, Features Reporter October 22, 2025

You can’t turn a corner in Madrid without stumbling into a tapas bar, hole-in-the-wall café, or Michelin Star restaurant. In my time here, I’ve discovered numerous restaurants and cafés, and the...

Dera Nd-Ezuma stands in front of Suya Suya West African Grill.

West African grill serves culture, cuisine and community

Bryan Balmores-Jumarang September 24, 2025

When entering Suya Suya West African Grill, customers are greeted with Nigerian music and the smell of blended spices traditionally found in West Africa.  Suya is a type of grilled meat that is primarily...

Andrew Rasemene (right) and his two cooks aim to satisfy the "munchies" with their tasty and affordable fare at Rasemene's new eatery. 
PHOTO: MATEO CAPLIN '22/THE HAWK

Professional cricket player opens price-conscious eatery for customers with the “munchies”

Taryn Bellamy and Sara Garstka June 29, 2022

Johannesburg, South Africa — At the June 4 grand opening of Munch O’Holics, a new eatery in the Melville neighborhood of Johannesburg, restaurant owner Andrew Rasemene offered samples of the restaurant’s...

Bigger and Better: the largest outdoor restaurant in Philadelphia opens

Bigger and Better: the largest outdoor restaurant in Philadelphia opens

Julia Haigh May 27, 2022

Liberty Point, the largest outdoor restaurant in Philadelphia, opened its doors earlier this month after five years of planning. The space has three levels, five bars, indoor and outdoor seating, views...

Nina Bryan holds her signature classic banana pudding at her storefront in Reading Terminal Market on Sept. 10. PHOTOS: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22/THE HAWK

Reading Terminal Market

Elise Welsh September 14, 2021

Located in the heart of Philadelphia is one of America’s oldest public markets, Reading Terminal Market. Whether you’re looking for fresh produce, dinner with a friend or even handcrafted jewelry,...

Overbrook Pizza on 63rd Street. PHOTO: MITCHELL SHIELDS ’22

A little slice of family right up the street

Patrick Hotchkiss December 3, 2019

Mid-afternoon on a Tuesday may not be the most popular time to get pizza, but the customers of Overbrook Pizza on North 63rd Street did not seem to notice. A small set of stairs led them into a small...

Hardena sits on the corner of a residential neighborhood in South Philadelphia (Photo by Emily Graham ’20).

Not your grandmother’s cooking

Deshawna Briscoe September 25, 2018

Indonesian restaurant serves South Philly. If you don’t have an Indonesian grandmother, you may not be able to identify the aromas coming from Hardena, a BYOB restaurant located at 1754 S. Hicks St....

Rob Roy, '19, says that Star Fusion in Overbrook is a good place for a date or atmospheric evening (Photo by Rose Weldon, '19).

Reaching for the “Star”

Rob Roy March 7, 2017

Star Fusion is a pleasant culinary experience Star Fusion is a modern fusion restaurant just down the road from the Overbrook apartments on 58th Street, and one can easily walk right past if he or she...

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