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 | Average entree under $10 |
 | Average entree $10 - $20 |
 | Average entree over $20 |
 | Wheelchair accessible |
 | Takeout menu |
 | Reservations recommended |
 | Late-night dining |
 | 24-hour dining |
 | Outdoor seating |
 | Brunch served |
 | Vegetarian options |
 | Liquor license |
 | BYO |
 | Corking fee |
 | Live entertainment |
 | Smoking Allowed |
 | Cash Only |
 | Delivery |
267-273-1690
Le Castagne, Rittenhouse's upscale Northern Italian restaurant, now has a downmarket cousin in Spiga. Former Le Castagne chef Brian Wilson, in partnership with Skip DiMassa, Giuseppe Sena and Anthony Masapollo, has moved a few blocks east to run the kitchen of the casual 60-seater, armed wit ... more »
215-278-7605
Nicole Marquis is fulfilling the demand for mainstream vegan fast food with Hip City Veg in Rittenhouse. Steering clear of vegan preachitude, Marquis' aim is to provide a "100 percent plant-based" experience "familiar to meat eaters." Her chef, Lauren Hooks, is knocking out a menu with popul ... more »
215-545-5790
SoWe has replaced Divan at 22nd and Carpenter. Nancy Law and Troy Barton are going for a neighborhood-bistro feel, with room for around 50 and an accessible comfort-food-style menu (pork-belly pastrami sandwich, steak frites, artisan cheese board, etc.) from chef Maureen Stoebenau, who last ... more »
251 S. 18th St.
215-732-2412
The long-underutilized sit-down space in the Art Alliance is now home to Rittenhouse Tavern, a new one from national management company Restaurant Associates. The Tavern's taking an ambitious upscale-casual approach via chef Nicholas Elmi (late of Le Bec-Fin) and "chef collaborator" Ed Brown ... more »
215-413-3600
Barry Gutin and Larry Cohen (Cuba Libre) have brought Matt Levin into their fray for Square Peg, a bilevel restaurant granting the chef the latitude to play with updated interpretations of comfy American diner foods. Levin (Lacroix, Adsum) is doing lighthearted but very hearty plates ranging ... more »
215-389-6010
Open Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
