Midtown Lunch

Thanks for being patient with me in 2016. I plan to continue to tantalize you with suggestions on where to spend your hard earned dollars around the city!

I wanted to look back at 2015, to see which meals were the most tantalizing according to you (or the folks who follow me on instagram)! It’s always good to have a refresher.  As expected, my top 9 photos of 2015 were mostly food related:

Branzino at A. Bar

Beef Stew at Viet Huong

H Mart Jjigae

Khachapuri

Pork Belly Banh Mi

Duck Poutine

My favorite food memory out of this group may have been the khachapuri, just because I was so excited to try Georgian food. Which is your favorite?

That trip to Montreal really had me craving French pastries. I knew it was finally time to get down to Artisan Boulanger Patissier.  ABP moved from South Philly to the E Passyunk area in 2013, bringing their French pastries and adding a small menu of savory sandwiches. Reading up on ABP had been very promising- people rave about the croissants and they are often sold out by the afternoon.

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• You should already know, but Little Lion and Revolution Taco both opened this week [Foobooz]
• Cafe Fulya is closing, but- the current owners are looking to reopen elsewhere and the current landlord is looking to reopen in the same spot with a revamped menu including pizzas, which I really hope are Turkish pizzas [The Insider]
• Matt and Marie’s is expanding [The Insider]
• A new sandwich spot is coming to 6th and South with pretzel croissant rolls [Billy Penn]

Happy New Year, darlings! I ran away to Montreal for a bit (my first time) for a largely food based escape that I would love to share with you.  I followed Midtown Lunch founder Zach’s guide as much as possible. Who else would I trust more?

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• Remember how Mercadito was supposed to open at 22nd and Chestnut? Its now going to be a tapas and wine bar called Saige Cafe [Foobooz]
• Little Lion is opening early January with fried chicken and sweet corn bisque [Eater]
• Foobooz has a list of what is open on XMas [Foobooz]

Indonesia Restaurant on Snyder is easily the least divey Indonesian food establishment in Philly. The last time I wrote about it was back in 2010. I enjoyed my meal but didn’t love all of the dishes recommended to me by the waiter. For this visit, I took complete charge of the ordering.

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• Yes, I definitely want avocado fries [Passyunk Post]
• 26 North in Old City has started serving lunch with things like a mortadella and fried eggplant panini [Foobooz]
• Naoki Ramen replaces Rai Rai Ramen in Chinatown [The Insider]