Madness of Masala, opened by a pair of software engineers, is inspired by regional specialties from the South Indian states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. It also makes the region's best samosas.
Randy and Amanda Rucker have followed up River Twice with a more accessible modern seafood restaurant in Rittenhouse Square that channels their personal histories with regional coastal waters.
At Bastia and companion bar Caletta inside Fishtown's boutique Hotel Anna & Bel, chef Tyler Akin draws inspiration from the neighboring islands of Sardinia and Corsica.
From a sushi counter doling out sublime slices of dry-aged toro to a rogue noodle shop producing only-in-South-Philly fusions, here are restaurant critic Craig LaBan's Top 10 for the year.
Across nearly two dozen courses, chef Nicholas Bazik updates French classics with influences from the Korean pantry — but details too frequently mar the bigger picture for a $225 dinner.