>From: [email removed] (Mohan R. Ramanathan) >I don't know if this is the appropriate place, but... > >I go to Philadeplphia one or two weekends a month to hang out with my family. >Unfortunately, my brother and I are in a rut, and we need some cool >places to go out on Friday and Saturday nights. So far, we have tried >Montana's and the Chestnut Cabaret, and Marita's Cantina (Ambler) and the >Colonial Inn (Fort Washington). Can anyone recommend cool hang-outs >in the area? Any responses are welcome. Most of these are in the downtown/historic/South St. area which is locally called Center City. French: Le Bec Fin, Duex Cheminees If you are looking for "price is no object" and romance, the above two are for you. Le Bec Fin gets consistently rated as one of the best restaurants in the country. Also you can try: Italian: DiLullo's Centro, Garisole, Upstares at Varalli's, Portofino, D'Angelo's, Metropolis Trattoria, Baci, Portofino Asian(Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, some Japanese and Korean): Chinatown area Indian: Tandoori Palace(40th and Chestnut in W. Phila.) Seafood: Sansom St Oyster House, Bookbinder's Seafood House(15th St.) Steakhouses: Babe's, Morgan's, Ruths Chris Cajun/Creole: Cafe Nola, Magnolia Cafe Eclectic Restaurants: The Astral Plane, 16th St Bar and Grill, The Garden, Judy's The Knave of Hearts, Cafe Einstein, Carolina's, Catalina's, Mezznote, Rose Tattoo Cafe, Callowhill, Warsaw Cafe, Waldorf Cafe. There a couple of Iranian places at 18th and 24th and Lombard. And two Ethiopian places in University City near the U. of Pa. campus. Diners: American Diner(two locations, 42th and Chestnut and 5th and Spring Garden), Melrose in S. Phila. Again this a *very short* list. You can get more detail from either the City Paper(weekly), Welcomat(weekly), or Phila. Magazine(monthly). Especially look in the Phila. Magazine for restaurants on the Main Line and other 'burbs. Karen Byrd, VAX Sys./Net. Manager University of Pennsylvania Medical School Computer Facility Philadelphia, PA 19104 (USA) Internet: [email removed]
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Good Places To Go Out In Philly (city and 'burbs)
wrote: [a fairly comprehensive "short" list of interesting Philly eateries for a frequent visitor] Some annotations and addenda: The Ethiopian places Karen mentioned are: Dhalak (46th & Baltimore Ave) and The Red Sea (no relation to the place w/same name in D.C.) (45th & Locust). Another pair of really good, reasonable Italian places in Old City: --La Trattoria dell'Artista, 3rd and Cherry --L'Osteria dell'Artista, one-half block south (towards Arch) on the same side of the street. (Yes, the same people run both.) Also in Old City, a delightful Afghani restaurant: --Kabul, 104 (102?) Chestnut Street Or do you want your evening's meal and entertainment wrapped up in one? There are two Moroccan restaurants near South Street (Fez, on 2nd below Bainbridge, and Marrakesh, on a small alley just west of 4th above South) that serve a full seven-course meal as it would be in a Moroccan home (on a large table, no utensils) for a fixed price. It's quite an experience, and at Fez, they throw in a belly dancer. _________________________________________________________________________ Sandy F. Smith [email removed](215) 898-4940 Administrative Assistant, Graduate Division, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, 16 College Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6378 (Opinions mine, not Penn's. If they want 'em, they gotta pay for 'em.)