2 Eastern PA Restaurants Among Best In U.S., New List Says

PENNSYLVANIA — If you’re looking to dine out more as the weather gets warmer, we’ve got some tasty news for you.

The Daily Meal recently unveiled its list for the “101 Best Restaurants In America,” and the online food and dining site included a pair of restaurants from Philadelphia.

Here are the best restaurants in the Keystone State, according to the Daily Meal’s rankings.

Zahav

• Ranking: 25th
• Address: 237 St. James Place, Philadelphia

Nestled between Old City and Society Hill, this Israeli restaurant is referred to as a "modern masterpiece" by the folks at the Daily Meal. It's won five James Beard awards for its finely crafted, diverse entrees, including house baked laffa flatbread and entrees like chick shashlik with olives, lemon, and ginger.

Vetri Cucina

• Ranking: 51st Street
• Address: 1312 Spruce Street, Philadelphia

The famous prix-fixe dinners at Vetri include multiple courses, and are complimented by a 2,500-plus bottle wine cellar. Some specials served include sweet onion crepe with white truffle foundue, pork shank ragu, and more.

Alinea, the three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Chicago, was ranked as the No. 1 eatery in the United States, according to the Daily Meal. The top five restaurants were rounded out by Eleven Madison Park in New York City, Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, Le Bernardin in New York City and Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Virginia.

“These 101 restuarants serve food that’s thoughtful and thought-provoking, and they also have a dining room and a level of service that suit the quality of what’s on the plate, a good beverage list and a true sense of personality, imagination and consistency,” authors of the Daily Meal rankings wrote in an introductory statement to the list. “Visiting one of these restaurants feels like a truly memorable culinary experience.”

To compile the rankings, the Daily Meal contacted hundreds of dining experts around the country to ask which restaurants they considered the absolute best in their respective cities. Those restaurants were then added to other establishments that have “garnered near-universal acclaim” and eateries that have been featured on previous Daily Meal lists.

The remaining restaurants were subsequently ranked according to metrics such as food, service, beverage options and environment.

The full list of the 101 best restaurants is available on the Daily Meal.