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Forsythia
French
Cute tile floors and globe lights in a relaxed Old City row house, and the menu reads like someone just got back from Lyon and had a lot of feelings about it. Chef Christopher Kearse runs a modern French bistro where escargot and frog legs share the card with dry-aged duck, all handled with a genuinely classical hand. Grab a bar seat up front for snacks if you're not committing to the full dining room.
The awards strongest first
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Eater The 38 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Magazine #37 · 50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia
One number, weighted & current 79
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Tempura frog legs
“Tempura frog legs served in a golden pool of saffron aioli and Aleppo oil instead of the usual butter and parsley”
Philadelphia Magazine, 2025 -
Escargot
“escargot with Pernod-almond butter and yellow corn vichyssoise with crab”
Michelin Guide -
Grilled bavette
“a tender duo of grilled bavette and 48-hour short rib with a sake glaze and a black trumpet puree”
Philadelphia Magazine, 2025 -
Dry-aged duck
“the open kitchen, which shows a fine hand with the likes of dry-aged duck and halibut poached in olive oil”
Michelin Guide
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