Food trends come and go. So how can you tell which tastes are trending at this very moment?
We took a data-driven look at the question, using Yelp to discover which eateries have been getting outsized attention this month.
To find out who made the list, we looked at Philadelphia businesses on Yelp by category and counted how many reviews each received. Rather than compare them based on number of reviews alone, we calculated a percentage increase in reviews over the past month, and tracked businesses that consistently increased their volume of reviews to identify statistically significant outliers compared to past performance.
Read on to see which spots are extra hot this autumn.
JG Skyhigh
Open since summer 2019, this bar and New American spot, which offers seafood and more, is trending compared to other businesses categorized as "Bars" on Yelp.
Citywide, bars saw a median 1.6% increase in new reviews over the past month, but JG SkyHigh saw a massive 200% increase, with a slight upward trend from a four-star rating a month ago to 4.5 stars today.
It's not the only trending outlier in the bar category: New Leaf 2 Chinese & Japanese Cuisine has seen a 30% increase in reviews, and Pizzeria Beddia and SOMO Manayunk have seen 9.7 and 6.2% increases, respectively.
Located at 1 N. 19th St., Floor 60 in Logan Square, JG SkyHigh offers bites like caviar, black truffle pizza and chipotle chicken tacos.
Jean-Georges Philadelphia
Whether or not you've been hearing buzz about Logan Square's Jean-Georges Philadelphia, the New American spot is a hot topic according to Yelp review data.
While businesses categorized as "American (New)" on Yelp saw a median 1.5% increase in new reviews over the past month, Jean-Georges Philadelphia bagged a noteworthy 262.5% increase in new reviews within that time frame, maintaining a strong four-star rating.
There's more that's trending on Philadelphia's New American scene: Glory Beer Bar & Kitchen has seen a 4.1% increase in reviews, and Harper's Garden has seen a 7.8% bump.
Open at 1 N. 19th St., Floor 59 since August 2019, Jean-Georges Philadelphia offers dishes like black sea bass, grilled Wagyu beef and charred corn ravioli.
Germantown Garden
Northern Liberties's Germantown Garden is also making waves. Open since summer 2019 at 1029 Germantown Ave., the cocktail bar, breakfast and brunch and traditional American spot has seen a dramatic 166.7% bump in new reviews over the last month, compared to a median review increase of 1.9% for all businesses tagged "American (Traditional)" on Yelp. Moreover, on a month-to-month basis Germantown Garden's review count increased by more than 250%.
There's more than one hot spot trending in Philadelphia's traditional American category: TGI Fridays has seen a 11% increase in reviews, and Pretty Girls Cook has seen a 12.6% bump.
Germantown Garden offers plates like veggie skewers, smoked ribs and chicken sandwiches. Over the past month, it's maintained a convincing 4.5-star rating among Yelpers.
Germantown Garden is open from 5 p.m.–11 p.m. on Monday-Wednesday, 5 p.m.–1 a.m. on Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.–midnight on Saturday and 11 a.m.–10 p.m. on Sunday.
Winkel
Washington Square's Winkel is the city's buzziest breakfast and brunch spot by the numbers.
The well-established breakfast and brunch spot, which opened at 1119 Locust St. on Memorial Day 2019, increased its new review count by 32.9% over the past month, an outlier when compared to the median new review count of 1.8% for the Yelp category "Breakfast & Brunch."
Winkel offers bites like vegetable frittatas, Belgian waffles and smoked salmon sandwiches.
Winkel is open from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on weekends.
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