Five restaurants in the region, including three in Philadelphia and two in South Jersey, made a prominent foodie website's list of best in the country.
The restaurants, Bibou, Zahav and Vetri in Philadelphia and Franklinville Inn in Gloucester County and Peter Shields Inn in Cape May, made OpenTable’s annual list of the 100 best restaurants, out of 24,000 rated restaurants.
The list was compiled from verified diner reviews, OpenTable says, and each restaurant was given a score “calculated from each restaurant’s average rating in the ‘overall’ category along with that restaurant’s rating relative to others in the same metropolitan area.”
A fourth restaurant in Pennsylvania was voted in: Bolete in Bethlehem. Here's a quick look at each of the eateries named:
Vetri in Center City, which was rated 5 stars, “specializes in authentic Northern Italian dining featuring homemade pasta,” OpenTable says. The restaurant is located at 1312 Spruce Street.
In South Philly, Bibou, a cash-only restaurant, serves up French cuisine for $100 per person. But, the meal is a set 7-course menu.
Old City’s Zahav offers Middle Eastern food. This isn’t the restaurant’s first nomination for a best restaurant title. According to OpenTable, Zahav was listed in Esquire’s Top 20 New Restaurants in America in 2008. They were also chosen as Philadelphia Magazine’s Best New Restaurant, OpenTable says.
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An hour away in Bethlehem, diners at Bolete can enjoy “contemporary American” meals with a menu that changes daily.
Across the Delaware River in New Jersey, Cape May’s Peter Shields Inn offers American food alongside its ocean views. Peter Shields Inn is a BYOB restaurant with a “four-course chef’s tasting menu,” according to OpenTable.
in Gloucester County, steak lovers can head to Franklinville Inn and enjoy “an award-winning wine list, professional, gracious service and a premiere private dining room,” the restaurant’s website says.
You can make a reservation for any of these restaurants and other award-winning spots on OpenTable.
