Tapas, meze, dim sum, “bites” … call it what you will. We call small plates the biggest trend in Philadelphia dining, from Jose Garces’s Spanish flavors at Amada and David Ansill’s adventurous ones at Ansill to Shouk’s Israeli dishes and Positano Coast’s Italian flair. Even the Continental, home of the it-feeds-four french fries platter, has joined the movement with diminutive desserts like miniature Caramellow cupcakes and teeny tufts of cotton candy.
Restaurants & Food
Best of Philly 2006 Restaurant Trend
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Best of Philly 2006 Restaurants & Food
- Best A.C. Restaurant, Non-Casino
- Best Adventurous Dining
- Best Almost-Homemade Dinner
- Best Appetizer
- Best Bagel
- Best Baguette
- Best Bar Food
- Best Barbecue
- Best Big Wine List
- Best Birthday Cake
- Best Breakfast
- Best Brew Pub
- Best Brick-Oven Pizza
- Best Burger
- Best Cheesecake
- Best Cheesesteak
- Best Cheesesteak, updated
- Best Chinese Restaurant in Chinatown
- Best Chinese Restaurant Outside Chinatown
- Best Chocolates
- Best Coffee
- Best Crabcake
- Best Cupcake
- Best Dessert
- Best Diner
- Best Falafel
- Best Fish Dish
- Best Foie Gras Dish
- Best Food You've Never Heard Of
- Best French Fries
- Best Gelato
- Best Gourmet To Go: Bucks County
- Best Gourmet To Go: Chester County
- Best Gourmet To Go: Delaware County
- Best Gourmet To Go: Main Line
- Best Gourmet To Go: Montgomery County
- Best Gourmet To Go: Philadelphia
- Best Gourmet To Go: South Jersey
- Best Healthy Dinner
- Best Hoagie
- Best Hummus
- Best Ice Cream
- Best Inside-Out Pizza
- Best Italian Restaurant
- Best Lunch
- Best Marinara
- Best Meal Under $10
- Best Meat Dish
- Best Mexican Restaurant
- Best Monday-Night Dinner
- Best New BYOB
- Best New Chef
- Best New Restaurant, Atlantic City
- Best New Restaurant, City
- Best New Restaurant, Suburbs
- Best Newly Arrived Chain Restaurant
- Best Newly Arrived Cuisine
- Best Noodle House
- Best Pasta
- Best Pierogie
- Best Pretzel
- Best Pretzel, Updated
- Best Private Party Spot
- Best Salad
- Best Sandwich
- Best Small Wine List
- Best Soup
- Best Steakhouse
- Best Strip-Mall Dining
- Best Stromboli
- Best Sweet Potato Fries
- Best Takeout Pizza
- Best Tea
- Best Tomato Pie
- Best Vegetarian Restaurant
- Best Water Ice


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