The 38 Essential Restaurants in Philadelphia
Eater Philadelphia · updated July 2026 · 38 restaurants. Read the original list.
Restaurants on this list
- A.Kitchen + Bar — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
- Ambra — Queen Village, Philadelphia
- Angelo's Pizzeria — Bella Vista, Philadelphia
- Bomb Bomb Bar — Lower Moyamensing, Philadelphia
- Cafe Nhan — Passyunk Square, Philadelphia
- Dim Sum Garden — Chinatown, Philadelphia
- Doro Bet — West Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- Down North Pizza — Strawberry Mansion, Philadelphia
- Friday Saturday Sunday — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
- Gabriella's Vietnam — East Passyunk, Philadelphia
- Hardena — Newbold, Philadelphia
- Her Place Supper Club — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
- High Street — Washington Square West, Philadelphia
- Honeysuckle — North Philadelphia, Philadelphia
- Illata — Grays Ferry, Philadelphia
- Irwin's — East Passyunk, Philadelphia
- Kalaya — Fishtown, Philadelphia
- Kim's Restaurant — Olney, Philadelphia
- Le Virtù — East Passyunk, Philadelphia
- Little Fish — Bella Vista, Philadelphia
- Little Water — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
- Meetinghouse — Fishtown, Philadelphia
- Middle Child Clubhouse — Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
- Mish Mish — Passyunk Square, Philadelphia
- My Loup — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
- Pietramala — Northern Liberties, Philadelphia
- Royal Izakaya — Queen Village, Philadelphia
- Sang Kee — Chinatown, Philadelphia
- Sao — East Passyunk, Philadelphia
- South — Spring Garden, Philadelphia
- South Philly Barbacoa — Bella Vista, Philadelphia
- Sulimay's — Fishtown, Philadelphia
- Tabachoy — Bella Vista, Philadelphia
- Tequila's and La Jefa — Rittenhouse, Philadelphia
- The Trattoria at Heavy Metal Sausage Co. — Newbold, Philadelphia
- Vernick Fish — Logan Square, Philadelphia
- Vetri Cucina — Washington Square West, Philadelphia
- Zahav — Society Hill, Philadelphia
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