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The following is a list of notable restaurants that have operated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Zahav received the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant in 2019 [4] and was listed as one of the 100 Best Wine Restaurants in the United States by Wine Enthusiast in 2015. [ 5 ] Critics have called its pomegranate lamb shoulder with chickpeas its signature dish.
Times Square, specifically the intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, is the eastern terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States for motorized vehicles. [13] Times Square is sometimes referred to as "the Crossroads of the World" [14] and "the heart of the Great White Way". [15] [16] [17]
The hotel also had 24,000 square feet (2,200 m 2) for exhibitions and 58,000 square feet (5,400 m 2) of ballrooms. [82] Large portions of the interiors were clad in Mycenaean marble, including corridors, stairways, and elevator lobbies. [202] Prior to the hotel's demolition, most of the interior spaces were substantially altered. [192]
Stephen Starr founded STARR Restaurants in 1995. [9] In September 1995, Starr opened his first restaurant in Philadelphia, "Continental Restaurant & Martini Bar."" [10] As of 2018, there are twenty Starr Restaurants in Philadelphia; six in New York City; five in Florida; two in Atlantic City, New Jersey; two in Washington, D.C.; and one in Paris, France.
The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation was formed in 1968. This gave community and business leaders more say in matters of local development. [8] In the late 1990s, the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team was hoping to build a new ballpark in downtown Philadelphia to replace the aging Veterans Stadium in South Philadelphia.
In a review for Philadelphia Magazine, Jason Sheehan awarded the restaurant two of four possible stars, and praised its beer and the ambience. [4] Meetinghouse was named one of the twenty best new restaurants of 2024 by Bon Appétit .
A Philadelphia cheesesteak "wiz wit"--that is, with steak, Cheez Whiz, and onions A Hires Root Beer mug from the 1930s or earlier Bassett's ice cream at Reading Terminal Market Geno's Steaks Pat's Steaks Oyster crackers, also known as water crackers, Philadelphia crackers, and Trenton crackers [1] A Philly-style soft pretzel Irish potato candy Center Court at Reading Terminal Market City ...