Is McNally's Tavern Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current status
As of October 2026, McNally's Tavern is listed open on chestnuthillpa.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The Chestnut Hill Business District's member-feature page for McNally's Tavern, last updated 2026-04-06 per the page's own metadata, keeps the business listed in its current directory; a 2021 6abc News feature said the family-run tavern, founded in 1921, was celebrating its 100th anniversary and is known for the Schmitter sandwich. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 8, Episode 10
- Address 8634 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19118
- Website mcnallys.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
McNally's Tavern is a family-run Irish tavern in Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill neighborhood, known for the Schmitter, a cheesesteak-style sandwich with salami, onions, tomato and 'Schmitter sauce'; the show's 'Sandwich Hall of Fame' episode (S8E10) featured the sandwich. According to a 6abc News feature dated 2021-03-29, McNally's began in 1921 as McNally's Quick Lunch, a stop on the old Route 23 trolley line, and was run at that time by fourth-generation owners Anne and Meg McNally at 8634 Germantown Avenue. The Chestnut Hill Business District's member-feature page for McNally's Tavern, last updated 2026-04-06 according to the page's own metadata, still lists the business in its current directory of Chestnut Hill restaurants. No closure, sale, or relocation announcement was found for McNally's during this check.
The episode
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Sources we checked
- chestnuthillpa.com https://chestnuthillpa.com/feature/mcnallys-tavern/
- 6abc.com https://6abc.com/post/mcnallys-chestnut-hill-restaurants-where-to-eat-philadelphia/10445270/
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Record btiea-0622 · checked by Cal Marchetti.