In Philly Mag’s Restaurant Club
Posted by Foobooz on April 28th, 2009
Plenty happening in Philadelphia Magazines’ Restaurant Club newsletter this week.
- And the Best Restaurant in Philadelphia is… Zahav!
- Tell Philly Mag What You Think of Their List – And Share Your Own!
- Gastro Update: Help the Watkins Drinkery Make South Philly Home
237 St. James Place, Philadelphia, PA
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April 28th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I couldn’t agree more with their choice of Zahav. Its not easy to introduce a certain cuisine onto the Philly food scene and nail it in the first year. Solomonov has done it.
April 28th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
You could debate the top 5 forever, but Zahav is 100% worthy of the No. 1 spot. It takes a huge amount of talent, skill, and hard work, not to mention guts, to shift gears from a style you were already successful with and introduce an unexplored ethnic cuisine to the Italian-BYO centric market of Philadelphia. Huge congrats to Solo, Cook, and all the staff!
April 29th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
i’ve been to zahav twice now and i must not be eating the same food as everyone else. i don’t understand all the hype – i think it’s overrated.
April 29th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
you’d be right. if anyone thinks zahav is the best restaurant in the city, it is definitely overrated.
don’t get me wrong, it’s good, and solomonov is a very good cook, but best in the city? PLEASE
let’s see. vetri or zahav. it’s not even close