So despite Cristina Martínez winning a James Beard award for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic, there are no daily specials or flashy Instagram gimmicks, for instance. South Philly Barbacoa is one of those rare, nationally acclaimed restaurants that’s still able to hang onto the humble, neighborhood feel of the original project. More about Fiorella Pasta | Return to neighborhood list South Philly Barbacoa You don’t have to admit it to your pasta-making elders, but you should definitely bring them to dinner here. The proof: ricotta gnocchi that are at once densely satisfying and light as a cloud, deceptively simple cacio e pepe, perfectly al dente rigatoni with robust house-made sausage ragu. With Fiorella, Marc Vetri proves, once again, that he does pasta better than anyone else. More about Angelo’s | Return to neighborhood list Fiorella Pasta And when you take your first bite of cheesesteak - ribeye chopped like confetti and clinging with Cooper Sharp ooze on Angelo’s own sturdy, sesame-seeded rolls - or the first slice of cheese pizza that sticks out straight when you hold it in the air but collapses at the slightest chomp, you’ll understand exactly what we mean. Sure, it’s a pain in the butt to get your food at Angelo’s. And, for that, we’re officially coining the term “Philadelphia carb privilege” to describe the feeling of living in a city with two superstar items available at one single establishment - albeit a takeout establishment that requires waiting an hour for your order and/or calling multiple times to reach a human being. New to the list for the fall: EMei in Chinatown, Georgian Bread and China Gourmet in Northeast Philly, and a.kitchen + bar in Rittenhouse.Īngelo’s pizza / Photograph by Ian Shiver Angelo’sĪngelo’s makes a world-class cheesesteak and city-defining pizza. But we keep things fresh with seasonal updates. In case you were looking for 50 more reasons to brag about our often-weird, always-lovable city, you’ve come to the right place.Įvery year in January we launch a brand new list of the 50 best restaurants in Philly. We’re gathering them here to steer you towards best-in-class dining experiences you’ll have a hard time recreating anywhere else. They subvert diners’ expectations in injera wraps they update and elevate the comfort of gnocchi sardi they empower their neighborhoods through pizza, barbacoa, and bánh mì. In almost every case, these restaurants represent a quintessentially Philadelphian tension between what’s been true of the past and what could be true of our future. With years of navigating pandemic restrictions behind them (and new labor and inflation challenges awaiting every service), they’ve found ways to pioneer our restaurant scene while making 2022 a little more fun for us all - even on the days when the news indicates that fun is extinct. Meet the restaurants defining what it means to dine out in Philly right now, the ones that make us feel lucky to live in this city every day.
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