New Jersey native Chef Lee Sanchez has relocated his restaurant, Rhythm and Spirits, from Atlantic City to the street level of Suburban Station.
The restaurant serves Italian-American cuisine, which, as Chef Lee likes to say, is without the rules.
There are Hispanic flavors mixed in the menu as a homage to Sanchez’s Italian and Spanish roots.
The meatballs are his signature dish, passed down from his grandmother. There’s a Southern-fried chicken parm, pizza, and pasta like the spicy rigatoni.
Rhythm and Spirits opened in 2019 in Atlantic City, and after six summers down, they closed their doors and reopened in Philadelphia in October of 2025.
The restaurant has an intimate vibe, with photos of Lee’s family and friends, along with some of New Jersey’s icons, on the walls.
You can sit at the show bar and order their take on an Irish coffee and espresso martini, called Bimbos 365.
Chef Lee hopes Rhythm & Spirits is a place where people can come to enjoy special moments in life or just escape day-to-day reality.
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1617 John F Kennedy Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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