These are the restaurants we want to eat in right now. Not yesterday. Certainly not last year. Maybe not even tomorrow. But right now.
First appeared in the Jan. 2013 issue of Philadelphia magazine.
1536 E Passyunk Ave (at Tasker St), Filadélfia, PA
Uisqueria · Bella Vista - Southwark · 48 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Don't miss the smoked pork rillette with Korean BBQ sauce. It’s at the top of the menu and is perhaps the most pointed example of Sabatino’s modern notion of borderless but firmly rooted locality.
1221 Locust St (btwn 12th St & 13th St), Filadélfia, PA
Restaurante Vegano e Vegetariano · Washington Square West · 139 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: By the sweet-potato pâté with grain mustard and toast, proof that smartly handled veggies can hold their own against proteins any day.
Restaurante Neo-Americano · Washington Square West · 16 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Don't miss the beet steak. It’s been Lawler’s signature since he opened, and for good reason. It isn’t often that the lowly beet can be reasonably compared to the finest cuts of beef.
Restaurante Italiano · Bella Vista - Southwark · 37 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The maccheroni alla mugnaia is a single noodle—a six-foot-long hand-rolled ode to chewiness, dosed with garlic and chili flakes.
Restaurante Neo-Americano · Avenue of the Arts South · 49 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Maturity aside, Kevin Sbraga’s food is still fun. And nowhere is it more fun than at his chef’s counter, where he himself often cooks for six people.
412 S 13th St (btwn Pine St & Lombard St), Filadélfia, PA
Restaurante Italiano · Washington Square West · 92 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The tiramisu, which is often available even if it’s not printed on the menu, is possibly the best version of the ubiquitous dessert that you’ve ever had.
Philadelphia Magazine: Tuesdays feature four courses—plus the odd amuse-bouche—for $45. If Only: There were a spot to wait for your table without looming (and salivating) over someone else’s.
Restaurante Alemão · Washington Square West · 134 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Owner Doug Hager wants to do for German beer in Philadelphia what Tom Peters of Monk’s Cafe did for the Belgians. And he’s well on his way, with never-before-seen beers arriving monthly.
Restaurante Italiano · North Philadelphia · 79 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: You'd be surprised to know that Osteria isn’t as expensive as you might think. You can eat comfortably for well under $100 per person. Not cheap, but a great value for what you get on your plate.
Restaurante Americano · Center City West · 82 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The easy vibe at Vernick make it one of those rare restaurants that can suit so many things: dinner with food-snob friends, cocktails with a gal pal, a meal with the non-adventurous in-laws.
Philadelphia Magazine: You should probably know that Collingswood police take the whole DUI thing very seriously. If you’re driving from Philly and bringing your own, mind the consumption.
Restaurante Americano · Logan Square · 18 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Peruse the iPad wine-and-drinks list and head toward the cocktails, where local ingredients and spirits will make any citizen’s ego swell with pride.
Restaurante Inglês · Center City West · 268 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The Dandelion has a warren of dining rooms on different floors, all done up in varying levels of kitsch, but the best seats in the house are still at the crowded main bar on the first floor.
Restaurante Indiano · Graduate Hospital · 37 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: When the hostess says “Do you like to sit near all the action in the kitchen?,” what she really means is, “Do you want to sit next to our blazingly hot tandoor ovens?” Don’t bother bringing a sweater.
Restaurante Americano · West Philadelphia · 36 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Despite the challenging location (inside the Cira Center, across from the Amtrak station), JG Domestic often still sports a line of people waiting for tables. Plan accordingly.
Casa de Tapas · Center City East · 56 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The servers are shockingly well versed on the extensive sherry list and can help you choose the glass that best suits your order.
Restaurante Italiano · Center City West · 27 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The slow-cooked suckling pig is cured for 15 hours in salt, sugar and herbs, buried in pig fat, then slow-roasted for another 12. This piggy is worth every minute of the wait.
1410 Mount Vernon St (at Broad St), Filadélfia, PA
Pub Gastronômico · North Philadelphia · 55 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Don’t miss the best pretzels anywhere, elevated by a beer-cheese sauce that makes them a worthy addition to any last-night-on-Earth fantasy menu.
Pub Gastronômico · Center City · 78 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: What’s rare is a place like Pub & Kitchen, where one can make a meal out of the sides—that is, if you don’t feel weird sitting at the bar and eating “Guts and Glory” chicken stuffing with a spoon.
Philadelphia Magazine: Apologies in advance to Sovana’s cadre of faithful regulars for blowing up your spot—we’re just jealous that this is your neighborhood joint and not ours.
Restaurante Francês · Bella Vista - Southwark · 38 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: If you walk out of here without eating the snails, someone should just punch you. Especially if you’re the kind of person who normally doesn’t eat snails.
1516 Sansom St (btw 15th St & 16th St), Filadélfia, PA
Frutos do Mar · Center City West · 114 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Miss the crowd by dining at Saturday brunch. The menu changes regularly, but the impeccable service and the sweet, meaty lobster roll always stay the same.
Restaurante · Rittenhouse Square · 35 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: While dinners at Lacroix recently went fully prix fixe, if you ask nicely you can still order individual items off the tasting menu in an à la carte fashion.
Restaurante Americano · Center City West · 26 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: The regular menu is there for those who want to play it safe. The tasting menus exist to please those looking for something more challenging and to give the kitchen space to flex its muscles.
Philadelphia Magazine: The food is served family-style and is meant for sharing. Oh, and don’t forget to bring a bottle (or two) as well, because Koo Zee Doo is BYO.
900 South St (btwn 9th St & 10th St), Filadélfia, PA
BBQ Joint · Washington Square West · 95 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Percy Street already pours the best root beer float in town (Yards root beer and homemade vanilla ice cream), but go during happy hour and you can spike yours with a half-price shot of bourbon.
Loja de Rosquinhas · Queen Village - Pennsport · 76 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Despite all the wild flourishes of color and flavor, the plain honey doughnut that comes alongside every order of chicken is still the best breakfast weapon in the FedNuts arsenal.
210 W Washington Sq (btwn Walnut St & Locust St), Filadélfia, PA
Restaurante Neo-Americano · Washington Square West · 117 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: When the weather’s good, a glass of wine, a board of cheese, the setting sun and a constant breeze make this the quickest and most beautiful escape in Philadelphia.
Restaurante Francês · Rittenhouse Square · 269 dicas e avaliações
Philadelphia Magazine: Dress fashionably. The French hostess with the severe black bangs notices diners with a bit of European flair—and seats them at prime tables by the windows.