What to order at Fork

Must order
Whichever hand-cut pasta is on the seasonal menu; the roast duck if it appears.
Signature dishes
Hand-cut pasta, Roast duck
Editor tip
The bar runs a separate menu and a half-price oyster happy hour weekday afternoons. Walk in for it.
CuisineModern American
Price$$$
NeighborhoodOld City
HoursMon 17:00-21:00, Thu 11:30-21:00, Fri 11:30-22:00, Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
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Address: 306 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Han Dynasty ★ 4.5

$$ Sichuan ChineseOld City

Han Dynasty in Philadelphia is Han Chiang's Sichuan room on Chestnut in Old City, the kitchen that ranked the city's spice scale 1 to 10 and made the dan dan.

OrderDan dan noodles, dry-pot rabbit at heat 7, three-pepper chicken, mapo tofu.

TipOrder one dish below the heat level you think you can handle. The 10-spice scale is honest.

Forsythia ★ 4.5

$$$ Modern FrenchOld City

Forsythia in Philadelphia is Christopher Kearse's modern French bistro on Chestnut Street in Old City, a 2025 Michelin Guide selection with rabbit porchetta.

OrderThe escargot with parsley and shallots; the duck if it appears on that night's tasting menu.

TipHappy hour from 16:30 weekdays runs half-price oysters and a French 75. Walk in for it.

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Parc ★ 4.4

$$$ French BrasserieCenter City

Parc in Philadelphia is Stephen Starr's Rittenhouse Square French brasserie on 18th Street, a Parisian-cafe room that runs croissants by 08:00 and onion soup.

OrderSteak frites with bearnaise; the croque madame at brunch; a half-bottle of Sancerre.

TipThe outdoor sidewalk seats on 18th Street face Rittenhouse Square. Book them specifically in summer.

Han Dynasty ★ 4.5

$$ Sichuan ChineseOld City

Han Dynasty in Philadelphia is Han Chiang's Sichuan room on Chestnut in Old City, the kitchen that ranked the city's spice scale 1 to 10 and made the dan dan.

OrderDan dan noodles, dry-pot rabbit at heat 7, three-pepper chicken, mapo tofu.

TipOrder one dish below the heat level you think you can handle. The 10-spice scale is honest.

Pizzeria Beddia ★ 4.7

$$$ Pizza, ItalianFishtown

Pizzeria Beddia in Philadelphia is Joe Beddia's Fishtown reincarnation of the Bon Appetit America's Best Pizza of 2015, with a hoagie room behind the dining.

OrderThe margherita with sungold cherry tomatoes; a salad of every herb in the kitchen.

TipThe hoagie room books separately. Reserve it for groups of four to six who want lunch sandwiches.

Dim Sum Garden ★ 4.5

$$ Shanghainese Dim SumChinatown

Dim Sum Garden in Philadelphia is chef Shizhou Da's Shanghai dumpling room, reopened January 2025 on Race Street in Chinatown with a doubled soup-dumpling.

OrderXiao long bao by the basket; hand-pulled scallion-pancake noodles; the XL straw soup dumpling.

TipSit at the front window seats to watch the pleating. Cash works but cards land too.

Barbuzzo ★ 4.4

$$$ MediterraneanCenter City

Barbuzzo in Philadelphia is Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran's 13th Street Mediterranean kitchen, open since 2010, anchored by wood-fired pizzas.

OrderThe wood-fired pizza of the week; salted caramel budino for dessert, the dish that built its reputation.

TipThe bar counter overlooking the open kitchen takes walk-ups. It is the room's quietest table on a Friday.

Forsythia ★ 4.5

$$$ Modern FrenchOld City

Forsythia in Philadelphia is Christopher Kearse's modern French bistro on Chestnut Street in Old City, a 2025 Michelin Guide selection with rabbit porchetta.

OrderThe escargot with parsley and shallots; the duck if it appears on that night's tasting menu.

TipHappy hour from 16:30 weekdays runs half-price oysters and a French 75. Walk in for it.

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