The Best Places To Eat In PA For 2024: The Ultimate List

PENNSYLVANIA — We all have a favorite place to eat in Pennsylvania, and food critics, food magazines and networks, and other groups agree, including some of them in 2024 “best of” lists and awards.

One measure of the quality of restaurants and eateries in Pennsylvania is the number of James Beard winners in 2024.

Nine Philadelphia restaurants and chefs were named semifinalists in the 2024 Beard Awards, but none in 2024 were named winners.

However, a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Philadelphia was named a winner of the James beard Foundation's 2024 America's Classics Award.

Read more: Philadelphia Restaurant Wins James Beard Award

Several Pennsylvania eateries were featured prominently in other lists. Here are the details:

• 2 PA Eateries Among Best New Restaurants In America, New Ranking Says
• Yet Another Pittsburgh Restaurant Nationally Lauded
• 3 PA 'Dive Bars' Named Among Best In U.S. For Food
• Pittsburgh Eatery Named One Of America's Best New Restaurants
• This PA Pizza Place Is Among Nation's Best, New York Times Says
• Philly Restaurant Among Nation's 'Most Romantic,' OpenTable Says
• Philly Pizzeria Among Best In World, International Ranking Says
• Food & Wine Gives Philly Love In 2024 Global Tastemakers Lists
• 11 Pittsburgh Restaurants Nationally Lauded For Wine Choices
• Delco Restaurant Among World's Best Spots For Wine, Magazine Says
• This PA Pizza Place Is Among Nation's Best, New York Times Says