These 4 Eastern PA Restaurants 'Define Dining,' New Top 100 Ranking Says

PHILADELPHIA — Four Philadelphia restaurants have been named to a ranking of 100 nationwide that “delight their communities and make them better.”

Resy, an online restaurant reservation service, said “The Resy 100” is a “curation of restaurants that thrill us, that serve exceptional food that alternately might be comforting or daring, traditional or completely new.”

“These are places that make us want to return again and again, and define the best of our dining culture today,” the company, which represents some 10,000 eateries nationwide, said with the release of the rankings.

“... They don’t have to be new,” the company said of the 100 restaurants on the list. “They don’t have to have a famous chef at the helm. They could be absolutely anywhere — as we’ve learned, a great meal can find you where you least expect it, whether you’ve traversed the country or just headed down the block. They are, simply, excellent and cherished. They delight their communities, and make them better.”

Restaurants from Philadelphia included in the ranking are:

Little Fish BYOB, 746 S. Sixth St., No. 20

"Chef and owner Alex Yoon brings together influences from across Asia to create imaginative dishes like the steaming bowl of Korean-style seafood hotpot and the spicy shrimp 'rendang.'"

Irwin's, 800 Mifflin St., No. 23

"The view from here on top of Bok Building, a former public high school, is a stunner — and adds to what’s always a special time. And if you want to plus-up that specialness even more, you can book Salvatore’s Counter, named after Fererri’s late father; it’s an intimate four-seat experience with a never-repeated 10-course menu, every other Sunday."

Meetinghouse Bar and Beer Company, 2331 E. Cumberland St., No. 58.

"The place every neighborhood wishes they had, where no-frills doesn’t mean basic. Case in point: The beefiest roast beef sandwich with a side of horseradish, plate-size fried turkey cutlet, and thick-cut fries."

Southwark, 701 S. Fourth St., No. 70

"This Queen Village hot spot, run by husband-and-wife team chef Chris D’Ambro and Marina De Oliveira, boasts one of Philly’s best classic bars; a ritzy main room (note: you’ll want to dress to impress) with a modern American menu; and a casual brick-paved patio space where you’ll feel like you’re dining out on vacation."

The only other Pennsylvania restaurant to make the list is Pittsburgh's FET-FISK restaurant + bar.