The 10 Best Places to Try Scrapple in Philadelphia, PA
When in Philly, there are certain places you HAVE to go and foods you HAVE to try that are iconic to this historic city of brotherly love. The Liberty Bell, Statue of Rocky, and Philly cheesesteaks are just a few of these must see and have items for you to check off your list. But did you know that scrapple is another popular fare? Scrapple is a unique dish made from pork meat, cornmeal, and various spices, and it’s way more delicious than it sounds! Check out this article to be in the know on the best places to get scrapple.
1. Dutch Eating Place
51 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 922-0425
Located in the Reading Terminal Market, Dutch Eating Place is an iconic restaurant that, while a bit small with counter seating, has been ranked as having the best breakfast dish (according to The Daily Meal). Their menu is filled with authentic Pennsylvania Dutch food, including apple dumplings, chicken pot pie, and scrapple. The Dutch Eating Place also offers vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options so there really is something for everyone.
2. Sabrina’s Cafe
227 N 34th Street, Philadelphia PA 19104
(215) 222-1022
In May 2001 Robert and Raquel DeAbreu opened Sabrina’s Cafe. Named after their daughter, Sabrina’s Cafe quickly grew from one location in Philadelphia to two, and now have locations in New Jersey and Wynnewood, PA. They offer an eclectic menu with every changing specials. Sabrina’s Cafe serves breakfast, brunch, as well as dinner.
3. Winkle
1119 Locust St, Phila, PA 19107
(267) 639-3453
The Winkle is known for their comfort food menu that features various breakfast and brunch items. Their Belgian Waffle with Braised & Fried Chicken features scrapple gravy, or you can select scrapple as your choice of breakfast meat from one of their other breakfast options. You can also grab some delicious pastries and coffee as well.
4. The Dutch
1537 S 4th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 755-5600
This unassuming neighborhood restaurant is the collaboration of Joncarl Lachman and Lee Styer, and brings the best of Pennsylvania Dutch breakfast to the masses. Not only can you get traditional scrapple, but you can also gorge on the Dutch Baby, which is a large German pancake served with lemon, powdered sugar, maple syrup or smoked sausage.
5. The Tasty Toast
1320 Point Breeze Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19146
(215) 465-1040
The Tasty Toast is a low key restaurant that offers American breakfast items and smoothies. Their breakfast menu offers a scrapple melt that includes 2 scrambled eggs, American cheese, and traditional beef scrapple in Philadelphia and served on a cheesy Texas toast. You can also have a scrapple omelet with their build your own omelet option.
6. Sulimay’s
632 E. Girard Ave Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 423-1773
This casual diner serves various comfort foods in a vintage style. Sulimay’s offers a few different scrapple items. Not only can you have scrapple as a side, but you can also get Eggs Bensington, which is scrapple, copper sharp, and dippy eggs served over white toast, or Pig Heaven that features scrapple, fried onions, and Cooper sharp. Sulimay’s also offer scrapple fries.
7. Stockyard Sandwich Co.
1541 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 977-9273
Stockyard Sandwich Co. was created by Will Lindsay and Mike Metzger, both of whom cooked in a wide array of restaurants in the area after graduating from culinary school. Their goal was to bring sustainable food of high quality at an affordable price. They have also teamed up with local farms to bring locally source food options to their menu.
The Stockyard Sandwich Co. offers a build your own breakfast option that allows you to select your bread, protein, and fixings so you can get exactly what you are craving for. One of these protein options is their house made scrapple.
8. Penrose Diner
2016 Penrose Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 465-1097
Penrose Diner has been a Philly staple for over 50 years. They offer an all day breakfast so you don’t have to limit your scapple consumption to the morning hours. Along with traditional breakfast fare, Penrose Diner also features a wide array of food options from paninis to seafood, and even an on-site bakery filled with fresh baked from scratch goodies.
9. Kensington Quarters
1310 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125
(267) 314-5086
This full service restaurant and bar is inside an old warehouse and has wooden tables, which gives it an industrial vibe. While scrapple isn’t the main star of their menu, you can add scrapple, which is homemade, to your order as a side or as the meat option for certain items. You can also indulge on a wide array of other high quality meals, desserts, and drinks.
10. Silk City
435 Spring Garden St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
(216) 592-8838
Silk City is a one of a kind restaurant that was renovated from an old diner car, which was built in 1952. In 2006, the original management of the diner closed down. At this time, Mark Bee saw the opportunity to re-work the restaurant into what you see today. Besides revamping the diner, Mark also added a 3,000 square foot outdoor bear garden. The Silk City menu offers scrapple as a side, as well as various other food options, including vegan entrees.
For more recommendations on where to eat and drink in the city, check out our Philadelphia page, here!
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