Philadelphia dining - Buddakan, Rouge, Tangerine, Brasserie Perrier or Pasion?
 

Buddakan, Rouge, Tangerine, Brasserie Perrier or Pasion? Which of these restaurants is your favorite? We are planning a weekend getaway to Philly (6 of us from NYC) and wanted to make reservations at 2 of the above. We are 30 and heard these are all hip, youngish and have great food. Any other recommendations?

Buddakan without a doubt should be your number one priority!

I'd go with:<BR><BR>#1--Pasion (if you can get in)<BR>#2--Buddhakan<BR>#3--Tangerine<BR>#4--Brasserie Perrier<BR>#5--Rouge<BR>

Personally, I think Pasion has the best food - excellent latin dishes. It is smaller and quieter than the rest, so if you want place with hopping music & attitude while you eat, then this is not it.<BR>Tangerine & Buddakan are part of the Steven Starr owned restaurants. Check out http://www.buddakan.com/ You can see the menus here for all of his restaurants here. The food is good, more focus here is on the hip atmosphere. Morimoto is his newest restaurant - with Japanese/sushi dishes that are very good (but pricey) so you may want to try that. <BR>Brasserie Perrier is typical french bistro food/atmosphere. The food is good, but if you're looking for something different and hip, this is not the place.<BR>On Rouge, it is located at Rittenhouse Square. Devon Seafood Grill and Bleu are also right next door. They all have tables where you can sit out on the sidewalk and eat. I enjoy going here if the weather's nice and sitting outside for a meal/drinks. Personally, I'd pick one of these places for lunch outside or happy hour for some drinks. Then one of the other restaurants you listed for dinner.<BR>Fork is also a restaurant you may want to consider. Olde City (where Buddakan, Fork, The Continental, Tangerine, Paradigm restaurants are located) has a good nightlife - with many choices for bars after dinner.<BR>Have Fun!

Last Sunday, Pasion was written up in the Philadelphia Inquirer magazine (www.philly.com) and received a rating previously attained only by Le Bec Fin and The Fountain. It's simply incredible. Next is Buddakan. Tangerine is funky but I think the food is not as good. Check out Alma De Cuba as well. Really though, Django is the hottest new place in town, but small and BYO.

1. Pasion*****<BR>2. Brasserie Perrier<BR>3. Buddakan <BR>4. Tangerine<BR>5. Rouge<BR><BR>

I've eaten at both Buddakan and Pasion, and the food is excellent at both. Django and Pif are excellent bistros, but rather small. Do a search on Zagat's - I think they have a list of "in" restaurants, or something similar.

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