Looking for the new restaurant at which to proclaim your status as a Very Important Philadelphian? Goodbye, burger-and-martini lunch overlooking Rittenhouse Square, and hello, table-hopping at Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin’s trattoria. Of course the food is good, but it’s watching bigwigs work the room while nibbling on Sal’s meatballs—that would be Sal Vetri, the chef’s father—that’s the real draw.

Amis | 412 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-732-2647 | http://www.amisphilly.com/