Someone wrote: > I will be in Philadelphia on business for 5 nights in early February and > was looking for recommendations for good restaurants that won't break > the bank. I love good food and wine but don't necessarily believe you > need to spend a fortune to get an excellent meal. Don't get me wrong, I > don't mind spending some cash but quality to price ratio is a > consideration. Thanks for any help. > John Sabel My favorite restaurant in Philly (I lived there for 35 years) is "Under the Blue Moon" in Chestnut Hill*. Good food, reasonable prices for it's class (a year ago about $25 for appetizer, main course, desert coffee, and a glass of wine). Call first as they are not open every night (and only for dinner) and if I remember correctly do not take credit cards. Geoff. * If you are staying in center city and don't have a car, the Chestnut Hill West train will get you there in about 1/2 hour. Take the train to the end of the line and walk down Germantown Avenue. It's best to do this on Wednesday as the shops along the way are open unitl 8pm.
Philadelphia, PA
Restaurants And Wine In Phildelphia
JOHN S. wrote: >I will be in Philadelphia on business for 5 nights in early February and >was looking for recommendations for good restaurants that won't break >the bank. I love good food and wine but don't necessarily believe you >need to spend a fortune to get an excellent meal. Don't get me wrong, I >don't mind spending some cash but quality to price ratio is a >consideration. Thanks for any help. It's at the upper end of the price scale, but if you opt for the 5-course tasting menu you can splurge on the wine: Susanna Foo is one of the best meals I've had in any city, anywhere. The food (Euro-Chinese fusion, but from the Chinese side rather than from the Euro side -- you'll see what I mean if you eat there) is incredible, and the wine list outstanding (I highly recommend something from their well-selected list of white and red Burgundies). Note, though, that -- as with most restaurants in Pennsylvania -- the wine prices will be a little higher than you might be used to because of the state liquor laws. >P.S. - Any recommendations for good wine shops where I could find German > or Alsatian wines would be appreciated also. Thanks. Yes, one: find a different state. PA's wine selection leaves much to be desired. But watch out for border traps -- there are actually occasional sting operations on people obviously visiting NJ just to buy wine. I wish I was kidding, but... Thor
Geoffrey M. wrote: > > My favorite restaurant in Philly (I lived there for 35 years) is "Under the > Blue Moon" in Chestnut Hill. Unfortunately, "Under the Blue Moon" has closed. A new restaurant is planned for the site, but I don't believe it has opened yet. For outstanding food and service at upscale prices ($100 plus per person) in Center City, I would recommend Ciboulette. For very good food at much lower prices, try Audrey Claire (cash only, BYOB). Both are within walking distance of most Center City Hotels; Ciboulette is in the Bellevue Hotel.
User-Agent: tin/pre-1.4-980105 (UNIX) (SunOS/4.1.4 (sun4c)) Lines: 30 Message-ID: Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 20:58:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: omni2.voicenet.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 24 Jan 1998 15:58:18 EST Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu rec.food.restaurants:37553 JOHN S. wrote: : I will be in Philadelphia on business for 5 nights in early February and : was looking for recommendations for good restaurants that won't break : the bank. I love good food and wine but don't necessarily believe you : need to spend a fortune to get an excellent meal. Don't get me wrong, I : don't mind spending some cash but quality to price ratio is a : consideration. Thanks for any help. One of our favorites that is very reasonably priced, and offers a varied menu and decent wine selection is Bridget Foy's South Street Grill, 2nd & South Streets. Their menus change frequently, i was there a few weeks ago and had a marvelous braised lamb shank with mushroom risotto... New in Center City that I hear is really good but haven't tried yet: Beaujolais on 20th Street between Locust and Spruce. ------------------------------------------------------ audrey marsh * when the going gets weird, dams at * the weird turn pro... voicenet-dot-com * -raoul duke remove 'nospam.' * -----------------------------------------------------