Since 1990, Ristorante Panorama’s wine list has been one of the best in the country — and one of Philadelphia’s best-kept secrets. How could Philly wine drinkers overlook the bar’s astonishing wall of wine, a high-tech preservation system that allows Panorama to offer 120 wines by the full glass and in tasting portions? The bar is tucked discreetly into the Penn’s View Hotel on a quiet Old City block, but that’s no excuse for bypassing the immense Italian and international offerings, all at memorably modest prices.

Ristorante Panorama | Penn's View Hotel 14 North Front Street, Philadelphia, PA | 215-922-7800 | http://www.pennsviewhotel.com