Fork

A James Beard Award contender for “Outstanding Restaurant” in 2014, 2015 and 2016, this Old City mainstay serves new America fare in an elegant dining room setting. Executive Chef John Patterson’s menu features a selection of starters including hand-torn scallops with carrots, buttermilk and ground cherries, and lamb tartare served alongside sauer kohlrabi, green blueberries and parsley. Choose a half portion of any one of his decadent pasta dishes to save room for your entree. Your choices there include standouts like the duroc pork with spaetzel, chanterelles and broccolini, and the New Jersey golden tilefish with potatoes, ham, corn and poblanos. Want to try a little bit of everything? Go for the house menu. At $78, you can choose a starter, pasta, entree and one of the amazing desserts whipped up by pastry chef Samantha Kincaid.