Restaurant Wishes
I know we have a diverse and growing restaurant scene here in the Philadelphia area. Compared to other parts of the country, where choices are sometimes limited to the big chains, we have it made. But if I were visited by a wish-granting food genie, these would be my three restaurant wishes for Philly:
1. Upscale African. I rarely get jealous when a new restaurant opens in New York, but the buzz around Merkato 55, Marcus Samuelsson’s high-style culinary romp through the Africa, has me contemplating a dinner field trip to NYC.
2. Crudo. It’s the sashimi of Italy, and we do have it at Positano Coast, but can you imagine this town if there were just one place to eat sushi? We need more options in Italian raw fish preparations.
3. Greek. We have numerous casual Greek takeout places and Estia, of course, at the other end of the scale. Greek food seems to be sweeping through other major cities with restaurants at every price point, reflecting the many facets of the cuisine. I’m hoping that Kanella, when it opens next month at 10th and Spruce, will spark the trend here.
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March 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
There is a restaurant in Fairmount with the
BEST Greek food my friends and family have EVER tasted. Their tiramousalata is even better than a restaurant in Santorini.
If you’ve not been, you should try Zorba’s.
BYOB, and casual. If you’re looking for pretentiousness ,not here. Just a great family run and owned culinary destination in town.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
the olympic diner of clifton heights has the best cream chip beef for breakfest. Also the rice pudding is a must.
March 7th, 2008 at 11:39 am
My restaurant wish is a mongolian grill to come to the city of Philly. I’ve been to a few in other cities (there’s a great one in Boston called Fire and Ice) and I’ve always hoped that one would pop up in Philly at some point.
March 26th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I do believe that kanella restaurant at 10th and spruce, will be the best representation of authentic greek cypriot cuisine.