Restaurants in Center City Philadelphia for a Vegan + Picky Meat Eaters?

Post date: 2023-03-17 13:46:32

Pretty much what it says on the tin! I love dining out in Philly but, as a long-time vegan and ex-Philadelphian, I have no idea what's good in the non-vegan restaurant scene anymore and now am tasked with making a dinner reservation for myself and some not-so-adventurous meat eaters.

Geography: anywhere between Rittenhouse and Olde City is fine but I've been told that Northern Liberties is too far afield, which I assume also knocks out Queens Village and Bella Vista.

Cuisine: I think I'm stuck with New American or something in that vein. Fancy is fine, it's not that they don't like fine dining, it's just that I've been directed to find a restaurant with a "nice salmon dish" and to stay away from anything "spicy." I think Talula's Garden would have been perfect but they don't have any availability on the date I need. I have the Red Owl Tavern booked, but I feel like I must be able to do better than that -- I just don't know what the right place is!

Vegan Options: I'd like there to be a clearly marked or otherwise obviously vegan entree that I can order without any special requests or drama. I'd very much like to be able to have choices/appetizers/etc, but one nice entree is all I really need as long as it's well balanced (has a protein source, ideally) and not like the proverbial portobello mushroom entree of the 90s. The next day is going to be a plain lettuce and chips day at a family event, so I don't want to deal with that at dinner the night before too.

Price: This is meant to be a nice dinner, so I'm looking for a proper sit-down restaurant, not a fast-casual place. No upper limit (there is one, in the sense that we probably wouldn't go to Jean-Georges, but expensive is ok).

BYOB: a place that serves wine is preferred, but I will absolutely take BYOB options.

Thank you!

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