BEST MOTHER’S DAY DINNER SPOTS NEAR PHILADELPHIA APARTMENTS

Written by on 4.05.16

Every year around this time, the City of Brotherly Love becomes the City of Motherly Love. Why not make this one the mother of all Mother’s Days with a hearty meal in the center of Philadelphia? Here are some of the best dinner options for Mother’s Day in Philly.

Estia

Treat your mom to a special Mother’s Day dinner at Estia, a Greek eatery located at 1405-1407 Locust Street in Center City, Philly’s financial core, a mile from Philly apartments such as 2131 Walnut Street. The restaurant, which has three private dining rooms, serves grilled fish and wine in a Mediterranean-style setting.

Estia’s fish menu includes black sea bass baked in sea salt and served with grilled vegetables and parsley sauce ($34/lb) and jumbo African prawns served with a tomato and feta salad ($46/lb). Other dinner options include roasted chicken with caramelized onion ($26) and grilled salmon with capers and wild greens ($28).

City Tavern

Famous for its striking facade and wait staff dressed in Colonial garb, City Tavern is a Philly institution in the heart of Old City and is close to Papermill Loft Apartments and Philadelphia rentals. This reconstructed tavern serves an 18th-century-inspired menu with locally sourced ingredients. It has ten dining rooms on three floors, making it the ultimate destination for large groups on Mother’s Day.

Food faves here include the Pennsylvania brook trout with capers, brown butter, herbed barley and lemon sauce ($25.95) and New York strip steak with jumbo garlic shrimp and mashed potatoes ($34.95). Moms will love the extensive dessert menu featuring sweet treats such as chocolate mousse and vanilla bean crème brûlée. City Tavern serves dinner from 3 p.m. on Mother’s Day. Call ahead to reserve your space at the dining table.

R2L

Smack dab in the middle of Center City, R2L serves New American cuisine and cocktails on the 37th floor of Two Liberty Place, one of the city’s tallest skyscrapers. The restaurant is close to Rittenhouse Square apartments and offers panoramic vistas of the Philadelphia skyline.

The standout of the varied dinner menu is the one-and-a-half-pound lobster served with classic baked potatoes and a grilled vegetable relish ($46). Other options include the grilled and fried chicken, which is served with a pesto sauce, potato salad and chicken gravy ($31), and the Scottish salmon with fries, leeks and a red wine sauce ($36). Make your reservations online or by phone.

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Topics: Philly Apartments , Philly Restaurants