SPECIALTY FARE
AMOROSO’SBlvd., Bellmawr, NJ; ( 151 amoroso Benigno baking.com) Making Philadelphia sandwiches famous, one roll at a time. DI BRUNO BROS. (multiple locations; dibruno.com) All your favorite specialty favorites from curated cheese boards to honey jams and cured meats. RASTELLI MARKET FRESH(FRESH (multiple multiple locations; rastellimarket.com) Fine quality fare from wild caught seafood to USDA Prime beef and craft burgers. GLOBAL DISHES AQIMERO(AQIMERO (1010 Avenue of the Arts; richardsandoval.com) Chef Richard Sandoval’s Latin American restaurant inside The Ritz Carlton, Philadelphia features everything from NY strip steak to shrimp tacos and truffle fries.
AMADA(AMADA (217–219217–219 Chestnut St.; philadelphia. amada restaurant.com) The daily happy hour menu consists of
$ 5 tapas, sweet sangria, and specialty cocktails. DINO’S BACKSTAGE (287 Keswick Ave., Glenside; dinosbackstage.com) Owner Dino J. Kelly- Cataldi has created a retro- style supper club with live music and American fare. MIXTO (1141 Pine St.; mixtorestaurante.com) The eclectic menu highlights flavors from Cuban, Latin American, and Caribbean cuisine. OPA ( 1311 Sansom St.,
opaphiladelphia.com) Fill up on duck gyros, fava hummus, and Greek omelets before heading out back to the Drury Beer Garden for fresh-made cocktails. The eclectic menu highlights flavors from Cuban, Latin American, and Caribbean cuisine. VALANNI (1229 Spruce St.;
valanni.com) Stop by for an intimate dinner and late-night dancing or rent out the entire restaurant for a chic private event. ZAHAV ZAHAV( (237 237 St. James Pl.; zahavrestaurant.com) With a name meaning “gold” in Hebrew, the authentic Israeli-restaurant appropriately gets the gold star for best hummus in the city. ASIAN FLAVORS BUDDAKAN(BUDDAKAN (325 325 Chestnut St.; buddakan.com) Come hungry. With edamame dumplings, tuna tartate spring rolls, and king crab tempura on the menu, it’s hard to pick just one. DIM SUM HOUSE ( 3939 Chestnut St., dimsum.house) Located in the heart of University City, the authentic restaurant carries a mouthwatering selection of Cantonese and Shanghai dim sum and other Chinese fare.
13th DOUBLESt., doubleknotphilly.com)KNOT (120 S. Charming Asian-inspired coffee eatery spot upstairs, downstairs serving some of the area’s best sashimi. MORIMOTO (723 Chestnut St.; morimotorestaurant.com) Run by Iron Chef Morimoto, Stephen Starr’s high- class Japanese restaurant is known for a multi- course tasting menu. COZARA (3200 Chestnut St.; cozaraphilly.com) From the folks behind Zama, this Japanese eatery features small plates from truffle Brussels sprouts to duck bao buns. SUGA (1720 Sansom St.;
sugabyfoo.com) Two-time James Beard Award winner Susanna Foo teams up with her son Gabriel to offer an eclectic mix of modern Chinese cuisine. delawareriverwaterfront.com) The pop-up park returns again with colorful hammocks, floating beer gardens, craft beer, and food trucks from some of our favorite vendors. SKYGARTEN (1717 Arch St.; skygarten.com) This abode sits 51 floors up and has guests enjoying craft beers, lite bites, and Instagramworthy shots of the city.