El Techo is a rooftop bar above Condesa that looks like it belongs in Miami or Mexico City.

Via Locusta is a small pasta spot near Rittenhouse Square that has a great bar for first dates.

Even though we're convinced that Cicala is located in a haunted hotel, we still want to go and eat pasta at this spot on North Broad.

Condesa is an excellent, upscale Mexican restaurant in the lobby of the Pod Hotel.

Located on the bottom floor of the newest Comcast Tower, a meal at seafood spot Vernick Fish is a perfect choice for almost any situation.

Wm. Mulherin’s Sons is an Italian restaurant in Fishtown where you should go for a date or a nicer-than-usual weeknight dinner.

Hiroki is a dark sushi restaurant in Fishtown with a 9-course omakase menu for $135.

Jean-Georges is an expensive French restaurant on the top floor of the Comcast tower with panoramic views of the city.

Alpen Rose is a small steakhouse in Midtown Village that looks like the inside of a retired Harvard professor’s personal library.

Double Knot is an all-day cafe with a basement izakaya that serves some of the best Japanese food in the city.

Laurel is a tasting menu spot in East Passyunk that’s perfect for celebrating something big.

As long as you’re prepared to spend a lot, go to Barclay Prime for the best steaks in Philly.

Butcher & Singer is a steakhouse in Center City where you should go when someone else is picking up the tab.

The Center City location of Davio’s is the original one, and it’s a mix between a fancy Italian restaurant and a kitschy steakhouse.

Ocean Prime is a steakhouse near City Hall with a massive bar that’s good for meeting coworkers or other business-related humans.

The Prime Rib is an old-school steakhouse that looks like the inside of a cruise ship.