Mollie Dronson

Mollie Dronson started Philly Foodies in the summer of 2014, home from Penn State with a boring summer job and a habit of posting her meals. Twelve years later it's one of the largest Philadelphia-based food accounts, with a six-figure Instagram following and tens of thousands more on TikTok, and Main Line Today named her one of its Next Gen local leaders in 2019. Born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, she covers the city, the suburbs from Conshohocken and King of Prussia to Glenside, Jenkintown, and Newtown Square, and the Jersey Shore from Wildwood to Cape May.

Her highest-rated picks include La Catrachita Food Truck, which she declared worth it, Ravioli Remix, which earned her "Most Creative" nod, Pizza Wheel Brick Oven in Jenkintown, Stella's Ice Cream, and Medium Rare for steak. At the Shore, the Boarding House in Cape May delivered what she called one of the best meals she's ever had, while Barry's Buns in Wildwood Crest, The Surfing Pig in North Wildwood, and the Ship 'N Shore Bar in Wildwood round out a summer itinerary. Bagels, dumplings, ramen, Italian, seafood, and stadium food all show up — along with more ice cream and candy than most accounts would admit to.

After twelve years, Mollie still posts like a fan. She'll admit to making a scene at a bagel shop over a Jonas Brothers collab, test whether a Too Good To Go mystery bag is actually worth it, and laugh at herself when an event puts her behind a restaurant's stove. The account began because she didn't want to flood her friends' feeds with food photos, and it still feels that personal. Add her as a fave on Social Foodie to see the Philly and Jersey Shore spots she has vouched for.