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Drink 'til you drop
Drink 'til you drop
It's hard to get a good drink in this town, especially on a Banker's Club budget.
by 34TH STREET
Precious Metal
Look out, there's a new element in town: Northern Liberties' Copper Bistro is a force to be reckoned with.
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Left of Center
The Cira Centre - aka the funky glass building next to 30th Street Station - is creating a culinary renaissance on this side of the Schuylkill with its newest addition, Rae.
by STEPHEN MORSE
Zot Zot Riot
While the last thing Philadelphia needs is another bar, Zot - open since March 7th - is not simply another pub with pub food.
by VERONICA ZAPASNIK
Sommelier's Corner
Styled after the Piedmontese Moscato d'Asti (Moscato from Asti), this spritely Australian white leaves little to the imagination.
by ADLEY ZAYAN
Best of Food & Drink
Best Kielbasa
Frita's Food Cart
33rd St. and Walnut
by Veronica Zapasnik
Frita's brings a true taste of old-world Europe to DRL's doorstep - without the shortages.
by 34TH STREET
Let's eat in
Most won't exert more effort to satiate stomachs than ordering in, yet some Penn students carve out free time for culinary creations.
by LOUISE MCCREADY
The $9 Manifesto
You're downtown, alone and hungry, but you only have $9 in your pocket. You're roaming through Rittenhouse Square, but as you look at the menus in the windows, the prices make you grit your teeth.
by STEPHEN MORSE
AMADAMATOPOEIA
From Cadillacs to breasts to amber waves of grain, most Americans subscribe to the notion that bigger is always better.
by GREG MORAN
Passing Marks
Every Sunday, Tria Caf‚ offers its divine triumvirate of wine, cheese and beer at 50% the normal price at its weekly Sunday School.
by ADLEY ZAYAN
Eats on the Cheap
KoJa's Friday special - where all meals go for $4 - has drawn cost-conscious foodies to 38th and Walnut Streets for years.
by JESSE ROGERS
Axis of asado
It's hard to imagine the marriage between frigid Philadelphia and sweltering Caracas, but Sazon Restaurant & Cafe presents just that: a Northern Liberties BYOB serving up homemade Venezuelan cuisine.
by ELIZA ROTHSTEIN
Viva Brasil
Combining the elegance of a black tie affair, the tranquility of a day at the beach and the hustle and bustle of the all-you-can-eat buffet is no easy task.
by STEPHEN MORSE
COME, MISTER TALLY MAN, AND TALLY ME BANANA
On a gray winter's day, a trip to Caribbean Delight is like an early spring break. Brightly colored murals warm this pint-sized Jamaican restaurant.
by MAURA GOLDSTEIN
Pass on the passage
Passage to India, the book by E. M. Forster, is a trip back to the wonderful land of tea, spices and unrepentant colonialism.
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Death by Chocolate
If asked, a majority of Penn students would probably say that life's greatest pleasures are sex and alcohol.
by GREG MORAN
VEGGIE DELIGHT
If you can find Govinda's, a hidden gem on South Street, you're in for a treat. On the second floor of a nondescript building, it's a challenge to locate the entrance to this vegetarian dining room - so difficult to find that the room was nearly empty on a Saturday evening.
by VERONICA ZAPASNIK
Sommelier's Corner
Teruzzi & Puthod "Terre di Tufi" 2005 - $15.99
Why not escape Philly and its Philistines with a tastefully titillating bottle of Tuscan white?
by ADLEY ZAYAN
Valentine's Day 2007
Oh, Valentine's Day. The one day restaurants know demand is high and tables are few, whether you're seducing a sweetie or celebrating singledom with friends.
by VERONICA ZAPASNIK
Penne: Hers
The Atmosphere:
It is attached to the Inn at Penn so there are less dates and more people who have already gotten a room.
by HILLARY SMITH
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