What to order at Suraya

Must order
Whole roasted fish for the table, lamb shawarma platter, the labneh with shrak bread.
Signature dishes
Whole roasted fish, Lamb shawarma
Editor tip
Brunch on the back garden patio in summer is the room's best seat. Saturday 10am books out the fastest.

Food experiences in Fishtown

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CuisineLebanese
Price$$$
NeighborhoodFishtown
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Location

Address: 1528 Frankford Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125

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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.

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Fork ★ 4.5

$$$ Modern AmericanOld City

Fork in Philadelphia is Ellen Yin's 1997 Old City flagship on Market Street, a James Beard Outstanding Restaurateur 2022 anchor of the Philadelphia dining.

OrderWhichever hand-cut pasta is on the seasonal menu; the roast duck if it appears.

TipThe bar runs a separate menu and a half-price oyster happy hour weekday afternoons. Walk in for it.

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.

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