Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square is one of Philadelphia’s most popular neighborhoods. One of the five original squares planned by city founder William Penn in the late 17th century, the park at the heart of Rittenhouse Square is widely considered one of the finest urban public spaces in the country. The square is home to many works of public art, and the neighborhood serves as a hub for fine dining and extensive retail. Check out our ultimate guide to dining in Rittenhouse before making your next reservation.
Stephen Starr’s Long-Awaited Borromini Sets Opening Date
Let’s get the big news out of the way first: As I guessed a couple weeks back, Stephen Starr’s brand-new, massive, highly-anticipated, $20 million Rittenhouse […]
Stephen Starr’s Borromini Will (Finally!) Open in Rittenhouse at the End of the Month
Howdy, buckaroos! And welcome back to the weekly Foobooz food news round-up. Just a few quick things to get through this week — including (but […]
First Look: All Aboard Candy’s Sweet New Shop Lands in Rittenhouse Square
If your sweet tooth has been craving some elevated candy action, Philly’s newest sugar haven just pulled into Rittenhouse Square — and it’s a total […]
Little Water: A Poetic Exploration of Land, Water, and Comfort Food
The bar fills up fast at Little Water. People roll in, sit down, group and ungroup, slip away. The crowd moves like the tide. On […]
An Insider’s Guide to the Best Seats at Parc
Parc, one of Philly’s most beautiful restaurants, is also one of its most popular. In fact? It’s one of 2023’s most successful indie restaurants in […]
Vernick’s Doing Pizza
Of course Vernick is getting into the pizza game. This is 2020 Philadelphia, baby! A pizza-loving, pandemic-ridden city filled with takeout and full-scale restaurant pivots. […]
Chef Tod Wentz Will Open the Pearl Tavern in Midtown Village
Chef and restaurateur Tod Wentz is expanding his restaurant empire with not one but two new concepts in Center City: a new Midtown Village tavern and […]
Scratch the Surface: Spice Finch Reviewed
If we’re going to talk about Spice Finch, we have to start off by talking about the lamb ribs. The lamb ribs are big. Beautiful […]
Art and Commerce: Talk Reviewed
I went to Talk for the first time when it was very young — just a couple weeks old. I sat at the bar, drank […]
El Merkury, a Central American Restaurant and Churro Bar, Will Open in Rittenhouse
El Merkury’s Sofia Deleon had said that she wanted to create a market for her product (Central American street food) first before opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant. […]
We’re Pretty Sure a Wizard Designed This New Rittenhouse Restaurant
“This was as much a restaurant build-out as it was a large scale art project.” That’s Caitlin Rorer, owner (along with her husband, Chris) of […]
Stephen Starr and Aimee Olexy Are Bringing The Love to Rittenhouse This Fall
When Stephen Starr began building his empire, he did so with concept restaurants: martini bars, Asian-fusion buddha shrines, soul food diners, and conveyor belt sushi restaurants. (That was then […]
Alpha And Omega: Scarpetta Reviewed
Along the arc of a graph reading “Why Is My Restaurant Not Good?,” two opposite mistakes hold down either end of the bell curve. On […]
Here’s What You’ll Be Eating at Butcher Bar’s New Sunday Brunch
If you’re interested in a Saturday brunch, you’re out of luck. Sure, you can drop by Butcher Bar after 11:30 and order off the lunch […]
Now Open: Friday Saturday Sunday
Yesterday marked the rebirth of Friday Saturday Sunday off of Rittenhouse Square. But it is only the name that returns after the 18-month redo. The first floor […]