For lunch, eat a pressed Jerusalem bagel with smoked salmon and scallion-dill butter. We treat this casual Israeli cafe like a child treats a treehouse in the backyard: Whenever someone is looking for a place to hang in the neighborhood, it’s always our first suggestion. Go sit at the bar and let Dan Suro feed you tequila. Tequilas is known for a few things, in no particular order: Mexican classics like mole poblano and chiles rellenos served in a historic building that dates back to the 1860s, a great bar program with the one of the best agave spirit selections in the city, and a waiter who is famous on TikTok for balancing entire trays of drinks on top of his head. This is the best way to spend $75 on a meal right now. It would still be a fun dining experience if the food sucked. Then, from her spot in the open kitchen, Shulman will talk you through six-ish courses of French and Italian food, all of which are rooted in a distinct “Butter is Better” philosophy and makes use of the freshest produce, meat, cheese, and seafood in the region. At Her Place Supper Club, you’ll sit with 23 other lucky Philadelphians in a Sansom Street room that looks not so different from a millennial’s home (mismatched prints on the walls, mismatched floral plates, Fleetwood Mac and Spice Girls blaring from the speakers). There’s dinner, and then there’s Amanda Shulman’s fever-dream dinner party. Downstairs, the walk-in bar area serves up imaginative takes on classic cocktails plus an a la carte menu of snacks. (Thank God.) Upstairs, the restaurant serves a highlight-of-your-year tasting menu, featuring Chad Williams’s deeply personal and completely delicious New American cooking - think delicate grilled quail with pâté-stuffed coco bread, a tuna crudo with airy sabayon, and fried sweetbreads with plantains. Situated inside a gorgeous rowhome at the corner of 21st Street and Rittenhouse, Friday Saturday Sunday feels a world away from the corporate vibes on the other side of the park. And our list of places to prioritize between Chestnut and Lombard from 21st and 16th Streets will help you find it. Regardless of your situation, know that your perfect Rittenhouse restaurant does exist. Or maybe you’ve been inexplicably trapped in the Walnut Street Barnes & Noble for 24 hours (Night at the Museum-style) and now require sustenance in the form of a burger or a falafel sandwich. It’s possible you’re looking for a place to have a fancy dinner with someone you might date for eight-to-ten months. Maybe it’s to meet your picky parents who have a thing for Parc but “promise” they want to branch out. There are a million reasons why you might be in search of a meal near Rittenhouse Square. Wild halibut in buttermilk dash at Friday Saturday Sunday in Rittenhouse Square / Photograph by Ted Nghiem
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