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Capsule Restaurant Reviews
Fishtown
Tasty taqueria fare at this former nuisance bar.
Northeast
Some of the best and cheapest Indian food.
Midtown Village
Seriously good tapas restaurant.
Midtown Village
Still the same food, much sexier space.
Bella Vista
If only they had sliced the pizza.
 

Is Vedge the best vegan restaurant in America?

Rich Landau's vegan restaurant might be one of the best restaurants, period.

 

Chestnut Hill's Heirloom faces some challenges

It's tough for Heirloom to stand out in the crowded local farm-to-table market.

 

Ela

Being Jason Cichonski. A trip inside the mind of Ela's head chef.
 

 

 

Birra

A solid core of traditional dishes saves East Passyunk's Birra from gimmicky ruin.
 

 

Revisited And Reviewed: Chip Roman's Blackfish Is Better than Ever

With Ela and Mica possibly being distractions, Trey Popp wondered if Blackfish might have slipped. 
 

Sbraga

Kevin Sbraga gives up the make-believe world of Top Chef for real world restaurant ownership.
  
 

Il Pittore

Starr's behind-the-scenes guy Chris Painter lays it on the line with Il Pittore.

 

 

 

Chiarella's

The decidedly old-school Chiarella’s on East Passyunk recently survived a visit from Gordon Ramsay and his Kitchen Nightmares crew. How does that sort of thing change a place?

 

Tashan

At Munish Narula's newest spot, the kitchen charts a course between India and France.
 

 

Zeppoli

Sometimes it can be tough to make a simple pasta seem appealing, but Zeppoli makes it easy.

 

Vetri

Can you justify dinner at Vetri?
 

Twisted Tail

Good music and great drinks do not a proper dinner make.
 

 

Soup Kitchen

This Fishtown spot is a labor of love.

 

The Revisit: Marigold Kitchen

Amuses that amuse.
 

a.kitchen

Meet Brian Sikora, A.Kitchen's invisible man.
 

 

Farmers' Cabinet

Drinks as refined as its music is rollicking.
 

The Revisit: Cuba Libre

Chef Guillermo Pernot has been inspired by his travels to Cuba.
 

Fare

The new Fairmount spot serves food that's good for you, if not actually good.
 

 

Opa

This Greek joint brings the noise.

 

The Revisit: Sketch

A welcome blast of cheeseburger-scented air.
 

Talula's Garden

A love letter.
 

Restaurant M

Chef Michael Caspi makes a hotel restaurant feel like home.

 

Revisit: Hardena

A night in Indonesia, remembered in South Philly.

 

Mica

Chip Roman doubles down. 
 

 

Manakeesh

The magic is in the bakery case.
 
 

Revisit: Buddakan

White people love dumplings but will you love Buddakan?
 

The Farm and Fisherman

Joshua and Colleen Lawler press the reset button on Philly's whole animal trend.
 
 

Fathom Seafood House

Mike Stollenwerk's latest earns its Fishtown address.
 

 

The Dandelion

The English accent is spot-on at Stephen Starr’s latest restaurant.

 

Cantina Feliz

Two Distrito alums bring cheery Mexican fare to Fort Washington.
 

JG Domestic

At his latest restaurant, Jose Garces flings open his pantry from sea to shining sea.
 
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