The best restaurants in Philadelphia this year

We’ve had the pleasure of dining at FSS before it got its Michelin star, which means we are unlikely to return.

Kalaya was a massive disappointment to us, so we are also unlikely to return. Sell your soul to a restaurant group, and that’s what happens :woman_shrugging:

Mawn was just a’ight for us, though we could only snag a rez for lunch & therefore didn’t explore as much of the menu as we would have at dinner time.

Went to everybody’s darling Zahav twice. No need to repeat, TBH.

Royal Sushi and Izakaya is only available if one is in the club, so to speak. You can try some of their sushi offerings in the adjacent bar room, but it’s obviously not the same experience. Oh so exclusive it’s off-putting to me :yawning_face:

We once tried to get a rez at My Loup, but nobody got back to us. Might be more inclined to try one of their newer places.

Vetri’s always been out of our league. Maybe a splurge for our 25th anni next year, who knows.