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Restaurant Week is for the Vegetarian

With over 100 restaurants participating in this year’s Center City District Restaurant Week, planning where to eat can be a challenge, especially for plant-based diners. Luckily, vegetarian options in Center City are endless, and our top Restaurant Week picks offer some of the best meatless meals in town. Be sure to check out the full list of participating restaurants for Restaurant Week. 

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Pictured above: Alice Pizza

Alice Pizza 

Started nearly 30 years ago in Rome, Alice Pizza brings the authentic Roman pizza experience to the heart of Philadelphia. Their four course dinner celebrates their mouthwatering pies and an array of Italian specialties, like the sformato, a savory baked parmesan cheese and zucchini souffle with sauce. 
📍 235 S. 15th Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner & $20 Lunch Menus

Harper’s Garden  

Tucked away only a few minutes from Rittenhouse Square, Harper’s Garden offers a warm ambiance, both inside and outside in their cozy greenhouse-covered tables! Vegetarian specialties include the local corn and chanterelle tart, the local beet and pistrachio "crumble" with goat cheese cappelletti, and the peach and blackberries cheesecake.  
📍 31 S. 18th Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner Menu 

Libertine 

Chic and sophisticated in its menu and setting, Libertine in Midtown Village is also a perfect pre-theater dining spot. During Restaurant Week, don’t miss standouts like the burrata with golden beets, heirloom cherry tomatoes and pesto, the refried saffron risotto cake, and the raspberry bread pudding for dessert.  
📍 261 South 13th Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner Menu 

Melograno BYOB 

Featuring their Rome-born chef's rustic fare in a compact, open-kitchen space, Melograno BYOB has been a go-to spot in Rittenhouse Square for years. You’ll know why after trying their tartufate, a pappardelle with forest mushroom black truffle, walnuts and pecorino, or gnocchi di semolina with spinach, peppers, mushrooms, sage and pecorino.  
📍 2012 Sansom Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner Menu

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Pictured above: Libertine

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Pictured above: Melograno BYOB

Monster Vegan 

Restaurant Week’s sole vegan-only restaurant, Monster Vegan is a scary-good spot with kitschy horror movie décor and favorites like a meatball crostini made with Impossible Meat that you’ll be howling about for weeks to come. And the Argento Jr.? To die for. 
📍 1229 Spruce Street
🔗 $40 Dinner Menu

Spice Finch 

Featuring “seductive Mediterranean flavors” in the words of Craig LaBan, Rittenhouse’s Spice Finch features elevated comfort food like broccoli tabbouleh and shakshuka, along with delicious, unique additions like chickpea wedges. 
📍 220 South 17th Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner Menu 

Sura Indian Bistro  

Blending centuries of flavors from across India, discover one of CCD Restaurant Week's newest options, Sura Indian Bistro. Standout vegetarian experiences on this year’s CCD Restaurant Week menu include the onion pakoda, the malai kofta. 
📍 1726 Chestnut Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner & $20 Lunch Menus

Veda Modern Indian Bistro  

While preserving Indian heritage, culture, and flavors, the menu at Veda incorporates a modern outlook and approach. Specials here include the Kadai paneer in a spiced tomato-based gravy and the hara bhara kabab: patties made of mashed green peas, spinach, chickpeas and potatoes. 
📍 1920 Chestnut Street 
🔗 $40 Dinner & $20 Lunch Menus

 

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Pictured above: Veda

Check Out the Full Menu

With over 100 restaurants participating in this year’s Restaurant Week, there are so many options to pick from! Check out the full list today, and don’t forget to enter for a chance to win dinner once a month for a year! 

This article was initially published on January 6, 2023.