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Philly restaurants to try
Oyster House is one of Philly restaurants to try.

1. Oyster House

9.0
1516 Sansom St (btw 15th St & 16th St), Philadelphia, PA
Seafood Restaurant · Center City West · 114 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: Shellfish rarely goes on sale (and do you even want it to?), but this seafood spot’s Monday-thru-Friday buck-a-shuck happy hour ($1 select oysters, $3 select draft beer, from 5 to 7 p.m.) is great. Read more.

Twenty Manning Grill is one of Philly restaurants to try.

2. Twenty Manning Grill

7.9
261 S 20th St (at Spruce St), Philadelphia, PA
American Restaurant · Center City · 43 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Never get bored: The menu here is happily in flux, changing w/ seasonal availabilities & at the chef's whims. Fun suds include local drafts Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale & Dock Street’s Rye IPA. Read more.

Osteria is one of Philly restaurants to try.

3. Osteria

8.8
640 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA
Italian Restaurant · North Philadelphia · 79 tips and reviews

BravoBravo: Marc Vetri’s casual Italian restaurant is always packed and always delivers.-Jimmy Bradley , Top Chef

Meme is one of Philly restaurants to try.

4. Meme

2201 Spruce St (at 22nd St), Philadelphia, PA
Wine Bar · Center City · 16 tips and reviews
Zahav is one of Philly restaurants to try.

5. Zahav

9.4
237 Saint James Pl (at Dock St), Philadelphia, PA
Israeli Restaurant · Center City East · 227 tips and reviews
Amada is one of Philly restaurants to try.

6. Amada

8.7
217-219 Chestnut St (at S Bank St), Philadelphia, PA
Tapas Restaurant · Center City East · 171 tips and reviews
Ela is one of Philly restaurants to try.

7. Ela

627 S 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA
American Restaurant · Queen Village - Pennsport · 28 tips and reviews
The Farmers' Cabinet is one of Philly restaurants to try.

8. The Farmers' Cabinet

1113 Walnut St (btwn 11th St & 12th St), Philadelphia, PA
Gastropub · Center City East · 68 tips and reviews
Monk's Cafe is one of Philly restaurants to try.

9. Monk's Cafe

9.2
264 S 16th St (btwn Locust & Spruce St), Philadelphia, PA
Gastropub · Rittenhouse Square · 248 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: Duck away from the Rittenhouse retail flagships to find the beer bar in Philly, which’ll provide you with draft labels like the Dupont Avec les Bons Voeux and Russian River Damnation Read more.

Toast is one of Philly restaurants to try.

10. Toast

1201 Spruce St (at 12th St), Philadelphia, PA
Café · Washington Square West · 17 tips and reviews

ThrillistThrillist: If you're stopping in for breakfast, get a truffled mushroom Benedict with a homemade English muffin. Read more.

Il Pittore is one of Philly restaurants to try.

11. Il Pittore

2025 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA
Italian Restaurant · Center City West · 27 tips and reviews
Matyson is one of Philly restaurants to try.

12. Matyson

37 S 19th St, Philadelphia, PA
American Restaurant · Center City West · 26 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: The regular menu is there for those who want to play it safe. The tasting menus exist to please those looking for something more challenging and to give the kitchen space to flex its muscles.

SBRAGA is one of Philly restaurants to try.

13. SBRAGA

440 S Broad St (at Pine St), Philadelphia, PA
New American Restaurant · Avenue of the Arts South · 49 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: Maturity aside, Kevin Sbraga’s food is still fun. And nowhere is it more fun than at his chef’s counter, where he himself often cooks for six people.

Kanella: Greek Cypriot Kitchen is one of Philly restaurants to try.

14. Kanella: Greek Cypriot Kitchen

1001 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA
Greek Restaurant · Washington Square West · 54 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: About those dips … pray that the creamy, salty carp roe version is in the rotation on your visit.

Percy Street Barbecue is one of Philly restaurants to try.

15. Percy Street Barbecue

900 South St (btwn 9th St & 10th St), Philadelphia, PA
BBQ Joint · Washington Square West · 95 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: Percy Street already pours the best root beer float in town (Yards root beer and homemade vanilla ice cream), but go during happy hour and you can spike yours with a half-price shot of bourbon.

Fork is one of Philly restaurants to try.

16. Fork

8.3
306 Market St (btw S 3rd St & S 4th St), Philadelphia, PA
New American Restaurant · Center City East · 90 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: This is one place where entrées can outshine appetizers, so save room.

Little Fish is one of Philly restaurants to try.

17. Little Fish

8.8
746 S 6th St (Fitzwater st), Philadelphia, PA
Seafood Restaurant · Bella Vista - Southwark · 28 tips and reviews

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: Little Fish’s $33 Sunday-night tasting menu is still one of the best deals anywhere.