The Best Restaurant Openings in Philadelphia – June 2026

The Annex at the historic Divine Lorraine houses a new subterranean, neon-lit cocktail bar from Nico Diaz, the former head bartender at Center City's Ranstead Room. Cocktails are inspired by beaches from around the world. Tiki drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, skew sweet and arrive in oddball vessels like mini bathtubs with glow-in-the-dark figurines or shot glasses entwined with octopus tentacles. There are less-sweet options, too, like the Punta Hermosa, made with pisco fat-washed with smoked chicken skins and asparagus. But perhaps the best part? A photo booth tucked in the back that charges a mere $8 for two photo strips.

"A Parisian brasserie with a Moroccan soul" is the tagline at Soufiane at the Morris House Hotel. The boutique hotel has gone through several identity changes over the past decade, and the garden that now houses Soufiane at the Morris was once home to Restaurant M. The space has been reimagined as an all-day restaurant by owners Christophe Mathon and Soufiane Boutliliss, expanding their nearby Sofi Corner café into a much larger concept with more than 120 seats. The brasserie serves French classics that have become something of a rarity in Philly: pâté en croûte, coq au vin, veau Marengo, with Moroccan condiments woven throughout the menu.

Surprisingly, Oroshi is Philly's first quick, budget-friendly omakase. You can spend a very enjoyable lunch hour at this pristine new omakase counter on a rather desolate stretch of Broad Street (now a lot less desolate, thanks to Oroshi) and pay just $48 for nine nigiri courses and a scoop of matcha ice cream for dessert. Dinner omakases run 90 minutes and cost $68 for 15 courses. Despite the low prices, there's nothing cheap about the quality of the fish, which ranges from Japanese eel and hamachi to creamy, pristine scallops and even toro. Oroshi is BYOB, so remember to bring your favorite bottle of sake.

Christopher Kearse of Forsythia has taken over the beloved space that once housed Varga Bar. The name Known Associates is inspired by the spy movies Kearse and his wife love. It's intended as a neighborhood cocktail bar with a small French-leaning menu featuring global influences like a burger au poivre, pommes frites with Comté foam, and char siu-roasted duck leg. It's also a beautiful space, with pink floral wallpaper, tasseled velvet poufs, and a vibrant candy-striped awning.

The long-awaited, ultra-glamorous Mr. Edison from restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow has finally opened at the revamped Bellevue Hotel. It's fabulous. It's theatrical. It's the kind of destination restaurant that will rival Rittenhouse's biggest dining draws (well, mostly Parc and Borromini). It just might transform Center City. Housed in the former Polo Ralph Lauren store (a coveted address), the restaurant features a 12-foot-tall Ferris wheel behind the bar with bottles tucked into its spokes. The 160-seat restaurant offers cocktails, dinner, live music, and caviar service. Mr. Edison is named for Thomas Edison, whose work helped bring electricity to the Bellevue in 1904.

Café Tinto Fishtown, the second location of North Philly-based Café Tinto, has sprung up on Front Street like a ray of sunshine. Brightly painted the same yellow as the Colombian flag, the small café's interior wall is lined with large baskets of fresh oranges waiting to be squeezed into juice. It's lit with straw lamps and has a small seating area with heavy wooden furniture where you can enjoy crumbly, flaky guava jam-filled pastries, yuca-based breads, and empanadas.