{"id":63618,"date":"2025-12-17T20:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/63618\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T20:19:17","slug":"resy-reveals-splurge-worthy-dining-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/63618\/","title":{"rendered":"Resy Reveals &#8216;Splurge-Worthy Dining&#8217; in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alpen Rose<\/p>\n<p>Alpen Rose in Midtown Village presents a compact, intimate steakhouse experience from Michael Schulson. It features tableside dishes, a 38-ounce Tomahawk for $145, a seafood tower for $76, and a flamb\u00e9ed pineapple dessert for $15.<\/p>\n<p>Ambra<\/p>\n<p>Ambra in Queen Village offers a changing Italian-influenced tasting menu, with seating at a central counter or in the dining room. Prices range from around $300 in the dining room and $350 at the counter, including wine pairings.<\/p>\n<p>Andra Hem<\/p>\n<p>Andra Hem in Rittenhouse Square is a design-forward bar scene where cocktails run around $20. They&#8217;re paired with bites like potato chips with caviar and lighter options such as smoked salmon on sourdough.<\/p>\n<p>Cicala<\/p>\n<p>Cicala at the Divine Lorraine in Fairmount highlights elegant Italian-inspired dishes like New York strip ($65) and short rib ravioli ($55). The menu draws on the chefs&#8217; travel and quest for authentic dining experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Elma<\/p>\n<p>Elma in Fishtown features a $90 all-in tasting menu spanning roughly a dozen dishes, plus a $26 Wednesday dry-aged burger add-on.<\/p>\n<p>Forsythia<\/p>\n<p>Forsythia in Old City offers a French-tasting lens with a $95 chef&#8217;s tasting menu and high-variance dishes like dry-aged duck ($140) and oil-poached swordfish with trout roe ($46).<\/p>\n<p>Hiroki Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p>Hiroki Philadelphia in Fishtown offers a 20-bite omakase for $185, with a $65 sake pairing, highlighting Morimoto-trained chef expertise and a transportive sushi journey.<\/p>\n<p>Irwin&#8217;s Salvatore&#8217;s Counter<\/p>\n<p>Irwin&#8217;s Salvatore&#8217;s Counter in South Philadelphia offers a personalized 12-course Sunday experience for four at $250, with an optional $150 beverage pairing.<\/p>\n<p>Kalaya<\/p>\n<p>Kalaya is offering a $75 tasting menu featuring specialties from James Beard Award winner\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.resy.com\/2023\/02\/kalaya-fishtown-philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\">Chutatip Suntaranon<\/a>\u00a0at this Southern Thai restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Oloroso<\/p>\n<p>At Townsend Wentz&#8217;s Oloroso, you can explore the cuisine of Spain. This $125 dinner features classic tapas, creative small plates, a mini paella, and traditional desserts, such as Basque cheesecake. You can order a $75 five-course tasting menu or a $95 chef&#8217;s tasting at any table.<\/p>\n<p>River Twice<\/p>\n<p>This East Passyunk establishment offers seafood on an $85 four-course menu. Guests can enjoy steelhead trout with lemon verbena and heirloom cucumber or delicata squash with buttery clams, maitake, and sorrel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TesinyTownsend EPX<\/p>\n<p>This restaurant, owned and operated by chef-owner Townsend Wentz, has been a classic for decades. An $85 tasting menu offers five special courses to try, along with a sumptuous escargot, roasted bone marrow, gratin, and c\u00f4te de boeuf for two for $118.<\/p>\n<p>Vernick Food &amp; Drink<\/p>\n<p>Vernick Food &amp; Drink in Rittenhouse Square advocates a flexible splurge approach. Resy encourages guests to consider a mixed-order strategy across small plates, pasta, and seafood, with signature items like mahogany-roasted chicken and bone-in dry-aged steak to tempt your taste buds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alpen Rose Alpen Rose in Midtown Village presents a compact, intimate steakhouse experience from Michael Schulson. 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