Philly Eatery Named Best New Restaurant In US By Food & Wine

PHILADELPHIA — FOOD & WINE just announced its anticipated 2019 class of Best New Restaurants. And a Philadelphia up and comer was named the top spot in the first time the list featured rankings.

It was Cadence, located at 161 W Girard Ave., that earned the No. 1 spot.

This year’s Best New Restaurants list was curated by restaurant editor at large Jordana Rothman, who flew some 30,000 miles to 24 cities across the country to scout the most dynamic and exciting new restaurants today.

The outlet said at Cadence, diners don't have to choose between "simple pleasures and serious food."

Here's a bit of what FOOD & WINE says about Cadence:

Lest you think all of this sweetness and light also means a no-brainer menu, consider the herb dumplings, like the creamiest gnocchi, with mustard butter, and a lamb ragù in a tractor-pull contest of brightness and funk. Both savory and sweet are handled with a masterful command of acid here—charred tomatillo with rings of grilled squid one night, huckleberries with bison tartare, buttermilk with pink slices of bavette, or a sundae of cider shaved ice, with sesame seeds where sprinkles might have been.

Learn more about Cadence at their website here.

“Over the past year, Jordana Rothman and our team pulled up chairs at new restaurants all over the country—from Queens to Austin, and New Orleans to Los Angeles, and dozens of cities in between. Each of the 10 Best New Restaurants that made the list inspired us with their dedication to their communities and the work cultures they’ve created,” says Editor in Chief Hunter Lewis. “We’re thrilled to share this year’s list with our audience and know that they’ll fall in love with these places and their stories just as much as we have.”

The Best New Restaurants and each 2019 Best New Chef will also be celebrated at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, as well as in the July Restaurant Issue.

The full list of the Best New Restaurants is below:

1. Cadence, Philadelphia – Chef Jon Nodler, Chef Michael Fry, and Pastry Chef Samantha Kincaid
2. Suerte, Austin, Texas – Chef Fermin Nunez and Restaurateur Sam Hellman-Mass
3. Frenchette, New York City – Chef Riad Nasr and Chef Lee Hanson
4. Konbi, Los Angeles – Chefs Akira Akuto and Nick Montgomery
5. Kumiko, Chicago – Chef Noah Sandoval and Creative Director Julia Momose
6. Adda Indian Canteen, Long Island City, NY – Chef Chintan Pandya
7. Fox & the Knife, Boston – Chef Karen Akunowicz
8. Indigo, Houston – Chef Jonny Rhodes
9. Nightshade, Los Angeles – Chef Mei Lin
10. Piece of Meat, New Orleans – Butchers Leighann Smith and Daniel Jackson

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