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    A BYOB fine dining room in Bella Vista small enough that the handwritten menus feel like personal notes from the kitchen. The chef's Asian-influenced seafood changes with the seasons, leaning into combinations that sound odd on paper and make obvious sense on the plate. Bring a bottle, settle in, and let the prix fixe do the work. A 2025 James Beard Outstanding Hospitality semifinalist, which tracks for a room this attentive.

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    The dishes from the writeups

    • Scallop toast

      “be sure to have the chili oil- and soy-spiced scallop toast, which is one of the single best bites in the city”

      The Infatuation
    • Raw scallop toast

      “from the familiar raw scallop toasts glazed in chili oil to comforting shrimp wonton soup in a green tea dashi”

      Philadelphia Magazine, 2025
    • Shrimp wonton soup

      “comforting shrimp wonton soup in a green tea dashi”

      Philadelphia Magazine, 2025

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    Address
    746 S Sixth St, Philadelphia, PA · Philadelphia
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Wed 6 PM

    • Monday 6 PM to 8 PM
    • Tuesday Today 6 PM to 8 PM
    • Wednesday 6 PM to 8 PM
    • Thursday 6 PM to 8 PM
    • Friday 6 PM to 8:15 PM
    • Saturday 5 PM to 9 PM
    • Sunday Closed

    by reservation only

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    2674550172
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