Evan Sultanik's Semi-Comprehensive Guide to Philadelphia Area Dining

Is this your first time in Philadelphia? Maybe your first time in the United States? No problem! You probably already have a guide book or two—-that’s okay—-just rip out all of the pages that deal with food and you’ll be on your way to a memorable holiday.

Please check back on this page often; it is a work in progress.

I know this website is supposed to be about Philadelphia… but I don’t know how to finish this sentence.

For various reasons, including both work and leisure, I’ve found myself in Iberia (i.e. Spain and Portugal) three times in the past two years. According to my travel philosophy, I researched a lot of restaurants and made reservations before my embarkation. After over a month in Iberia, in over a dozen cities/villages, here’s my conclusion: travel guides are horrible.

Needless to say, the best places I found were by suggestion of a local (or found off of a local’s website, equivalent to my own).

Here are three restaurants that stood out; they’re “must-eat-at” if you are ever in Iberia: