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East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District (EPABID)
announces the return of East Passyunk Restaurant Week on Sunday, February 26
through Saturday, March 9, 2018.
Twenty-six award-winning restaurants
along Philadelphia’s acclaimed restaurant row will serve up three course,
value-priced lunch and dinner menus for $15, $25 and $35 each.
From low key
BYOBs to elegant candlelight dining to Italian “red gravy” joints to Mexican
street food, East Passyunk Restaurant Week boasts a diversity of dining
experiences and cuisines that offer something for everyone.
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East Passyunk
top chefs will offer special off-menu surprises in addition to their standard
signature dishes. Select restaurants will further personalize the experience
with drink pairings, add-on specials, dessert debuts, extended hours and day of
operation, and other rewards to delight foodies from around the region – and
the country.
Reservations for restaurants on OpenTable can be made
on OpenTable’s special Restaurant Week page, or you can contact restaurants
individually for reservations. Mark your calendars and remember to come hungry
for this 12-day dining event.
“East Passyunk Restaurant Week celebrates our exciting and
diverse dining scene that only keeps getting better and growing each year,”
said EPABID Executive Director Pam Zenzola. “Our award-winning chefs will
return to wow diners with seasonal cuisines, experimental dishes, neighborhood favorites
and signature specialties. My personal advice is to make your reservations now.
With so many great choices and amazing new talent this year, you might even
want to come back for seconds and thirds!”
The list for 2018 East Passyunk Restaurant Week includes
three-bell winners from Philadelphia Inquirer’s food critic Craig LaBan,
including Fond, Le Virtu, Noord, Townsend and Will BYOB.
The full list of
participants this year is below:
• Adobe Café (1919 EPA) – Southwestern specialties with a
large vegan menu and festive bar scene
• Barcelona Wine Bar (1709 EPA) - Extensive array of
Spanish-centric small plates and wine with expansive dining room, red hot bar
scene and lovely outdoor patio for warm weather.
• Bing Bing (1648 EPA) – From the award-winning Cheu Noodle
Bar comes this popular, stylishly-adorned dim sum restaurant and full service
bar
• Birra (1700 EPA) – Creative brick oven pizzeria with unique
antipasti and salads and a fun, full service bar
• Brigantessa (1520 EPA) – Southern Italian specialties
including Pizza Napoletana, centered around a wood-fired oven and full service
bar
• Cantina los Caballitos (1651 EPA) – ‘Best of Philly’ winner
for Mexican fare with best margaritas in the city
• Chhaya Cafe (1819 EPA) - Delicious, uncomplicated food that
comforts and delights. Restaurant Week dinner menu is a take on a Southern
Sunday Supper with family recipes and special creations by Chef Varnana Beuria
and Kitchen Manager Anthony Oaddams.
• El Sarape (1304 S. 9th Street) – ‘Best of Philly’ winner
for outstanding tacos, now in their new location. BYOB
• Fond (1537 S. 11th Street) – ‘Best of Philly’ winner for
refined and flavorful contemporary French-American fare with a full bar
• ITV (1615 EPA) - Chef Nicholas Elmi serves up French-accented
New American shareable plates, complemented a thoughtful lineup of wine and
cocktails.
• Izumi (1601 EPA) – ‘Best of Philly’ winner for high-end
Japanese cuisine at neighborhood prices, with a great view of the Singing
Fountain
• Le Virtu (1927 EPA) – Pays thoughtful homage to Abruzzo,
earning recognition as one of the 10 hottest Italian restaurants in the nation
by Zagat
• Mamma Maria Ristorante (1627 EPA) – Mamma’s genuine
authentic Italian recipes please the eye, fill the stomach, and warm the soul
• Marra’s (1743 EPA) – Long-time favorite “red gravy” joint
that stays true to 80+ year old family recipes
• Noir (1909 EPA) – Stylish restaurant and bar featuring
Montreal-influenced Italian cooking
• Noord (1046 Tasker) – Friendly BYOB with an open kitchen to
envelop diners in the warmth of unique northern-European fare
• Paradiso (1627 EPA) – Modern Italian neighborhood favorite
and notable pioneer in East Passyunk’s restaurant revival, celebrating their
10th year in business
• Perla (1535 S. 11th Street) – Chef Lou Boquila’s Filipino
restaurant pays homage to his mother’s traditional cooking, paired with his own
sense of refinement
• Pistola's Del Sur (1934 EPA) - Cornerstone restaurant and
bar standing tall at the Gateway to the Avenue, serving inventive Mexican eats,
beer, tequilas and more in a lively setting.
• Plenty Cafe (1710 EPA) – One-of-a-kind quick serve café
that combines internationally inspired gourmet sandwiches and salads, now with
a full bar
• POPE (1501 EPA) – Friendly and comfortable neighborhood bar
with one of the best beer selections in town
• P’unk Burger (1823 EPA) – The owners of Slice are expanding
with this new all-natural burger, fries and shake joint
• Stogie Joe’s (1801 EPA) – Your go-to place for friendly
folks, cold beer, and everything made from scratch – just like Grandma did it
• Townsend (1623 EPA) – This classic French restaurant with
high end craft cocktails has made it on every ‘Best Of’ list in the city… for
good reason
• Tre Scalini (1915 EPA) – East Passyunk longtime favorite
BYOB with authentic traditional Italian menu
• Will BYOB (1911 EPA) – Intimate award-winning BYOB with
artfully presented plates meant to delight all of the senses
Exciting new offerings and special highlights include:
* Barcelona Wine Bar and Chef Will Shaw will make their debut
with an extensive array of Spanish-centric small plates and wine with expansive
dining room, red hot bar scene and lovely outdoor patio for warm weather.
* • Pistola's Del Sur will make its debut at the gateway to
East Passyunk. This cornerstone restaurant and bar serves up a special menu of
inventive Mexican eats to pair with its beer and tequila menu.
* ITV by Bravo’s Top Chef winner Nicholas Elmi serves up a
special dinner menu created exclusively for this event, including Hay Roasted
Poussin with Confit Leg, Chestnut, Grains, and Grilled Icelandic Cod with
Celery Root, Uni, Jalapeño. ITV will also offer an optional three-course
beverage pairing for $20.
* Birra’s new Chef Ciro Lubrano Lavadera will make his East
Passyunk Restaurant Week debut with a menu featuring his take on house-made
pastas, pizzas and Italian specialties.
* Chhaya Cafe will be open for dinner for the first time in
its new space. Chhaya will be serving a menu which is basically their take on a
Southern Sunday Dinner - buttermilk fried chicken and waffles, spicy seitan
gumbo (vegan), cheesy grit cakes with crawfish etouffee, mac and cheese,
collard greens, bourbon pecan pie, sweet potato cheese cake and more. The
recipes are a combination of Chef/Owner Varnana Beuria’s creations over the
years and family recipes, updated, from kitchen manager Anthony Oaddams.
Visit the East Passyunk Restaurant Week website for full
menus for all of the above restaurants. Please confirm exact hours and seating
times with each individual restaurant. Reservation information is available on
the bottom of each menu page:www.eastpassyunkrestaurantweek.com.
Valet Parking for East Passyunk Restaurant Week is available
Sunday and Tuesday through Saturday at the Singing Fountain and in between
Broad/Mifflin starting at 5:00pm. Parking is $16.00. Diners can drop off their
location at one location and pick it up at the other location.
East Passyunk Restaurant Week is presented by the East
Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District, with sponsors OpenTable, Samuels
and Son Seafood, Manatawny Still Works, Philly.com and the Philadelphia
Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News, and Yelp.
Follow #EPRW on Twitter and Instagram for last minute and
hard to get reservations!
ABOUT EAST PASSYUNK AVENUE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District is home to
150+ independently owned shops and markets that perfectly balances the best of
the old and the new, mixing old world shopping, authentic Italian restaurants,
world famous cheese steaks, with trendy boutiques, handmade arts, world-class
cuisine and record-breaking events.
Chef-driven restaurants have pushed this once-faded community
into the national spotlight. East Passyunk Avenue boasts more than 40 eateries,
from authentic traditional Italian restaurants to gastropubs, including twelve
of Philadelphia magazine’s Top 50 Restaurants. Capogiro Gelato Artisans scoops
up National Geographic’s “best ice cream in the world” just down the block from
cheese steak global headquarters, where Pat’s and Geno’s still vie to be called
the best of this Philly staple.
Anchored by the beautifully restored Singing Fountain, a
communal gathering place on Tasker Street, this store-lined commercial corridor
hosts events of all shapes and sizes. Annual outdoor favorites include
foodie-festival Flavors of the Avenue, the Car Show & Street Festival,
Farmers’ Markets and East Passyunk Craft Beer Day. For more information and
directions, like East Passyunk Avenue on Facebook, follow @epassyunkave on
Twitter, pin East Passyunk Avenue on Pinterest or visit www.visiteastpassyunk.com.
For more info call Kory
Aversa of Aversa PR & Events
LLC at 215-840-9216.
