Dutch Eating Place
Pennsylvania Dutch restaurant · Center City East ·
Pennsylvania Dutch counter serving homestyle breakfasts & lunches
Pennsylvania Dutch counter serving homestyle breakfasts & lunches
"This longtime staple in the Reading Terminal Market draws from Pennsylvania Dutch cooking traditions; it’s also a place you can find just about any of the breakfast meats that make Philly famous. Whether it be scrapple, Jersey-beloved pork roll, or the classic cream chipped beef, all are available at this busy morning destination — as sides, on toast, or tucked into a breakfast sandwich." - Maddy Sweitzer-Lamme
"Another top-tier pancake option is from the Dutch Eating Place at Reading Terminal Market. The iconic diner serves a regular short stack (three frisbee-sized pancakes) for just six bucks, and the buttermilk flavor runs through each light and crispy-edged crevice. Or go for the blueberry, so that even if you douse your pancakes in a shower of syrup, you feel good knowing that you got your fruit serving in for the day." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"Dutch Eating Place is as essential to Reading Terminal Market as the middle finger is to driving in Philly. Park up on a stool and get plates of scrapple, creamed chipped beef, and warm blueberry pancakes. It’s a main attraction for locals and tourists alike. This means you may have to small talk with someone who moved to Philly two days ago and heard about the flaky pot pie, or tolerate your cousin pounding her fifth coffee of the day on a lunch break. But that’s a small price to pay for your best meal of the day." - candis mclean
"Food halls exist all over the country, but how many of them serve scrapple? Come to this Pennsylvania Dutch diner inside of Reading Terminal Market to eat crisp, creamy-centered pork loaf not because it's sexy, but because it's part of Philly's DNA. Dutch Eating Place understands that Philly people have zero patience, so there’s a window where you can order your apple dumplings to go. But we usually like to sit around and talk about the seven things that pissed us off before noon." - candis mclean
"If you’re here on a weekend, or just decide to take the day off and for some reason choose to spend your vacation at Reading Terminal Market, you should be getting breakfast at the Dutch Eating Place. They serve lunch as well, but what they do best are pancakes, eggs, and breakfast meats. Everything is heavy on butter and sugar, but as long as you’re not expecting to get a pre-workout smoothie, you’ll be very pleased." - candis mclean, alison kessler
