Philadelphia Magazine

Center City East

Restaurants

Jason Goodman’s New Menu at the Farmers’ Cabinet

Photo by Steve Legato Jason Goodman took the helm at The Farmers’ Cabinet just before Restaurant Week. Since then he’s expanded the menus for lunch […]

Restaurants

Zinc Gets New Chef, Menu for Fall

Olivier Desaintmartin, owner of Caribou Cafe and  Zinc has brought in a new chef de cuisine at Zinc. Nanina Scriber comes from Benoit in New York […]

Restaurants

Two Stars for The Farmers’ Cabinet

The food is an open question at The Farmers’ Cabinet but as for the drinks, Trey Popp finds the beers and cocktails to be among […]

Restaurants

Blue Bear Tavern Finally Opens

Blue Bear Tavern finally opened its doors last Friday. The former Doc Watson’s is in soft opening mode with an introductory menu. The  team which […]

Restaurants

Pep Rally for Session Beers at Farmers’ Cabinet

Friday and Saturday the Farmers’ Cabinet is turning its 26 taps over to session beers (drinkable beers with an alcohol content under 4.5%). The lineup […]

Restaurants

Our Guide to Restaurant Week

Center City’s Restaurant Week is less than a week away and we’ve updated our Restaurant Week Guide to include all the latest menus and information. […]

Restaurants

Only Three Thali Tuesdays Remain

Bindi is only offering three more Thali Tuesdays before the Indian BYOB shuts down to be transformed into a Spanish wine bar. This week the […]

Restaurants

Opa Brings the Noise

Opa has potential but Trey Popp feels there needs to be better execution. Zucchini chips, individually battered and fried, were an oregano-kissed wonder—executed with the […]

Restaurants

The Bruery at Chifa Tonight

Chifa is hosting California craft brewery The Bruery this Thursday night. Known for their big bottles of unfiltered beers, The Bruery should make for an […]

Restaurants

From India To Spain: Bindi To Become Jamonera

What do you do when you’ve got three restaurants and a food market, a spare liquor license and an underperforming Indian BYOB? If you’re Valerie […]

Restaurants

UPDATE: Moon Out at Talula’s Garden

Rumors are flying that chef Matt Moon is out at Talula’s Garden. Anonymous tips, Twitter messages, late night texts–we’ve gotten this story every which way […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Milkboy Is Open

Milkboy at 11th and Chestnut is now open, though today it is beverages only. The space is open daily from 6 a.m. for coffee, beer […]

Restaurants

Good Cop, Bad Cop at Farmers’ Cabinet

Philadelphia Weekly unleashes a double-headed review of Farmers’ Cabinet with Brian Freedman loving the restaurant and Tim McGinnis playing the part of bad cop. Tim […]

Restaurants

Tonight: Twin Lobster Wednesdays

Tonight kicks off the Oyster House’s Twin Lobster Wednesdays. Get two 1 lb lobsters plus drawn butter and corn on the cob for $26. Lobster […]

Restaurants

Corner Moves BBQ to Saturdays, Still Sounds Good