Honeysuckle

Initially opened in West Philly in 2022 as a grocery store and café, Honeysuckle upgraded in 2025 to a full-scale restaurant in Spring Garden with Chef Omar Tate and Chef Cybille St.Aude-Tate at the helm. Drool-worthy pastries and portable sandwiches paved the way for a pinkies-out tasting menu that shifts with the seasons. Nowadays, a tasting can include everything from Creole-spiced scallops with winter citrus fruit to smoked pork belly with black-eyed peas, turnips, and black currants to curried beef ravioli in brown butter and balsamic. 

There’s also a bar menu if you’d prefer to order à la carte. Options include black Caesar salad, broiled oysters, and hand-cut fries. If you’re feeling hungry enough to venture beyond small bites, turn to mains like fried catfish and peppers with turnip tartar sauce, roasted chicken with candied lemon and grilled collards, or the McDonald’s Money, a $65 double cheeseburger piled high with Philly-famous Cooper Sharp, truffle, 24k gold, and caviar for good measure.

The cocktail menu is not to be slept on either. While the original Honeysuckle location specialized in coffee and espresso drinks, there’s a full libation program at the new iteration. There’s plenty of Caribbean and Haitian inspiration, as reflected by ingredients like plantain liqueur, sorrel, and Bajan rum. Favorites include the potent Baby Phat for two, made with pineapple and amaretto, and the Lajan Sal, starring sweet pea vodka and house pikliz. If you’re more into vino, though, you can request a wine pairing curated to match the tasting menu for the full experience. 

The vibe: Stylish yet cozy with wooden and metallic accents

The food: Haitian food with African roots and American flair

The drink: Seasonal cocktails, wine pairings, and beer

Time Out tip: Vegetarians who manage to score a table can request a plant-based version of the tasting menu du jour. Think red garnet sweet potato “barbecue” instead of meat, or king trumpet mushroom in place of fish, for instance.