This article offers dog lovers several suggestions on where to dine with their pet. With a wide variety of outdoor dining options, neighborhoods like Northern Liberties and Rittenhouse Square are beacons for dog owners. In addition, there are several hotels in the city that allow guests to bring their pets.
Philadelphia offers an eclectic and exciting landscape of opportunity for those who want to either learn about wine or simply delve into a decent sampling. Here are a few upcoming events at some of the city’s most renowned restaurants and wine stops that are prime locations for exploring the endless possibilities that the varietal world of vino offers.
Dessert is so much more than just an optional course to save room for – it’s a gastronomic necessity. Sure, it might feel a bit sinful to indulge in something so sumptuous so often, but sweet bites from places that do dessert well are completely worth the extra calories that might come with them.
Philadelphia is a city of tight knit neighborhoods; and since the late nineties, these neighborhoods have become breeding grounds for ”bring your own bottle,” or BYOB, restaurants. Fewer than five BYOBs operated in Philadelphia in 1996, and today there are over 250. With state laws making it quite difficult to obtain a liquor license, budding restaurant owners have migrated toward the BYOB option.
Philadelphia has so famously perfected the ingredients of the cheesesteak that you can find a menu in any other US city that takes a go at it. They’re so popular, in fact, that one may be required to venture away from the intoxicating buzz at Ninth and Passayunk (the apex of the long time Pat’s versus Geno’s cheesesteak rivalry) to find some of the meatiest dishes in this city.
The Union Trust Steakhouse will offer a 5-course dessert prix fixe on September 29 as a part of its new monthly themed tasting series.