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Dionicio Jimenez

  • Cantina La Martina exterior.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    Cantina La Martina in Kensington Closing in November As Search For New Home Begins

    October 3, 2025

    Cantina La Martina, the immensely popular Mexican restaurant at the corner of D Street and Kensington Avenue, will be closing its doors in November, writes…

  • A table filled with Chinese food dishes from Han Dynasty.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    What is Philadelphia’s Most Competitive Restaurant Concept? New Report Answers That, and More

    December 12, 2024

    Ondeck Capital, a small business lender, has released a new report highlighting the most and least competitive restaurant concepts in the city, writes Joanna Drilling…

  • An array of tacos.
    Restaurants & Lodging

    Here Are Some of the Top Hispanic Eateries in Philadelphia

    October 14, 2024

    With Pennsylvania’s Hispanic population increasing significantly in recent years, there has also not been a shortage of great Hispanic cuisine restaurants throughout the eastern part…

  • Trolley car that will soon transform into La Placita Fishtown.
    Food and Drink

    Cantina La Martina is Expanding, Will Take Over Space on Frankford Avenue With La Placita Fishtown

    June 28, 2024

    Cantina La Martina is one of Philadelphia’s best Mexican restaurants and will soon embark on its latest expansion venture, writes Jason Sheehan for Philadelphia Magazine.…

  • Chef Dionicio Jimenez
    Restaurants & Lodging

    How Chef Dionicio Jiménez Created A Remarkable Restaurant in One of Philly’s Most Challenging Neighborhoods

    April 24, 2024

    Chef Dionicio Jiménez is the creator of Cantina La Martina, a restaurant on Kensington that exists near the epicenter of the city’s opioid epidemic. Despite…

  • Restaurants & Lodging

    New Mexican Restaurant from James Beard-Nominated Chef Dionicio Jiménez Coming to Ambler

    April 24, 2024

    James Beard-nominated chef Dionicio Jiménez, of Kensington’s Cantina La Martina, is coming to Ambler with his second restaurant, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. …

  • Ellen Yin
    Restaurants & Lodging

    10 Philadelphia Chefs, Restaurants Named 2024 James Beard Award Semifinalists

    January 27, 2024

    The James Beard Foundation has announced the semifinalists for the 2024 Restaurant and Chef awards, and 10 Philadelphia restaurateurs have made it to the list,…

  • Traditional Mexican chocolate atole
    Food and Drink

    Owner of Cantina La Martina in Kensington Strives to Bring A New ‘Atole Experience’ to Philly This Winter

    December 13, 2023

    Dionicio Jiménez, co-owner and chef at Cantina La Martina, wants to introduce more people to the traditional warm Mexican-American treat known as atole, writes Michelle…

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