The Top 94 Restaurants Near Saap
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- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer
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- Philadelphia Magazine The Philly 15
- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best New Restaurant, Burbs · Best of Philly
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Rank 15. Kalaya
Southern Thai
A skylit Fishtown warehouse with pistachio-green bar, rattan furniture, and colossal potted palms sets the scene for chef Nok Suntaranon's Southern Thai restaurant, a James Beard Outstanding Restaurant winner. The food makes a case that Thai cuisine belongs nowhere near a takeaway box: bird-shaped dumplings hide caramelized cod, and the tamarind-glazed pork chop has genuine chophouse swagger. Reservations are hard to get even after the place quintupled in size.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Winner · Outstanding Restaurant
- 50 Best #11 · North America's 50 Best Restaurants
- Food & Wine Thai Iced Tea Nam Kaeng Sai · Best Dishes Our Editors Ate This Year
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- World Culinary Awards 2025 · Nominee · North America's Best New Hotel Restaurant
- NJ.com #10 · New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked
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Rank 18. Doro Bet
Ethiopian
- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia Right Now
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
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- The Infatuation #6 · The Top-Rated New Restaurants
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best New Restaurant
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
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Rank 20. Honeysuckle
Afro-centric American
The seating choices alone tell you something: big communal tables, a long bar, or low couches, all inside a roomy industrial space on North Broad. Honeysuckle is an Afro-centric American restaurant built around a prix fixe that moves from hush puppies with country ham to wagyu beef cheek and oxtail tamales without ever losing its thread. The chef earned a 2026 James Beard nomination, and the cooking shows why, course after careful course.
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic · Omar Tate and Cybille St. Aude-Tate
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Philadelphia Magazine The Philly 15
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Rank 21. Ayat
Middle Eastern
- NJ.com #50 · New Jersey’s 99 greatest restaurants, ranked
- Grub Street The 40 Best Restaurants for Kids (and Parents!)
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- James Beard Awards 2026 · Nominee · Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker · Justine MacNeil
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia Right Now
- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best Rome Dupe · Best of Philly
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Rank 23. Little Walter's
Eastern European
- The New York Times Pierogi z Dynia · The Best Restaurant Dishes We Ate Across the U.S.
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Philadelphia Magazine The Philly 15
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Rank 25. Pietramala
Italian-inflected Vegetarian
The open kitchen takes up half the dining room at this cozy vegan restaurant in Northern Liberties, which runs on foraged produce, small local suppliers, and the chef's own ferments and preserves. The menu is shareable Italian-inflected plates, around three per person, with a casual Northern Liberties crowd that books the place solid most nights. A James Beard semifinalist, and one of those spots that makes vegetable-forward feel like a choice rather than a compromise.
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 26. Dalessandro’s
American
Cash only, order at the window, wait for your name. Dalessandro's has been doing cheesesteaks this way in northwest Philly for what feels like forever, and the system is not up for debate. The roll is soft, the chopped steak is tender, and the Cheez Whiz is not a compromise but the point. Add fried onions, say yes to the crushed hot peppers, and find a sidewalk table. The Michelin Guide awards it a Bib Gourmand.
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Rank 27. Hiroki
Omakase Japanese
The counter seats twelve, and the chef shaped the room after the traditional townhouses of Kyoto, which tells you something about the attention at work here. Hiroki is an omakase spot in Fishtown where around twenty courses move from delicate snacks through grilled fish and wagyu to a nigiri sequence that builds in intensity as it goes. Book the counter, not a table, and consider the sake pairing if you want a tour through several styles.
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- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia Right Now
- Philadelphia Magazine #47 · 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
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Rank 29. Andiario
Italian
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Top 10
- Philadelphia Magazine #21 · 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
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- USA Today Restaurants of the Year
- Esquire The Best Bars in America
- Wildsam The 50 Most Essential Bars in America
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Rank 31. Suraya
Lebanese
A Lebanese restaurant in Fishtown that opens as a bakery and shop before expanding into a full dining room and a generous rear garden. The menu runs from man'oushe and mezze at lunch to grilled whole poussin and kibbeh at dinner, with a tasting spread if the menu feels ambitious. The pita comes warm from the oven, which sounds minor until it arrives and suddenly isn't. A Michelin selected spot.
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The New York Times The 25 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia Right Now
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Rank 33. Bastia
Mediterranean
- Eater Best New Restaurant
- Esquire The Best New Restaurants in America
- Philadelphia Magazine #1 · 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
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- Philadelphia Magazine The Philly 15
- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best Chef · Best of Philly · Frankie Ramirez
- James Beard Awards 2026 · Semifinalist · Emerging Chef · Frankie Ramirez
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- Esquire The Best Bars in America
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
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Rank 36. Laser Wolf
Middle Eastern
Charcoal skewers arrive at the table in steady rotation while a spread of salatim fills every gap in between. This Fishtown skewer shop opened before the Brooklyn outpost, so Philly claims the original. Industrial bones get softened by hanging lanterns and greenery, which makes the whole room feel festive rather than warehouse-cold. The lamb ribs in cola and sour cherry glaze have earned their reputation. The New York Times put it on their restaurant list the year it opened.
- The New York Times The Restaurant List
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Top 10
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- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best Jim's · Best of Philly
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Rank 39. Del Rossi's
American
In Northern Liberties, this casual American spot bakes its own sesame-seeded sourdough for the cheesesteaks, which feels like a small act of defiance in a city where the sandwich is a religion. Chopped steak, fried onions, and Cooper Sharp come on that crackly bread, and the kitchen also pulls thin Brooklyn-style grandma pies. The Michelin Guide hands out a Bib Gourmand here, which tracks given how much is happening at the simple tables in back.
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Rank 40. Local Greek
Greek
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Rank 42. Ramen Nagomi
Noodles
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Rank 47. South
Southern
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer Top 10
- The Philadelphia Inquirer The 76
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Khachapuri · The best dishes Craig LaBan ate
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Rank 60. Amy’s Pastelillos
Puerto Rican
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- Philadelphia Magazine The Philly 15
- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best Place to Roll With a Crew · Best of Philly
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- Philadelphia Magazine #45 · 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best Spot for Pizza and Cocktails · Best of Philly
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- The Philadelphia Inquirer The 76
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Pastéis de Nata · The best dishes Craig LaBan ate
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Rank 82. Chatpati Delhi
North Indian
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- Philadelphia Magazine 2025 · Best Martini: World-Famous Martini · Best of Philly
- The Philadelphia Inquirer Kerala Fish Sandwich · The best dishes Craig LaBan ate
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