Order the signature French dipped sandwich, which Philippe's is said to have created during a very happy culinary accident. --Adam Richman, Man v Food Nation
You can easily fill up on the extensive menu that lists more than 30 side-dish/small-plates options.
Don't come here hungry or be ready to spend some money. The lobster rolls are good but very small.
Cold brew (stumptown) + espresso in chocolate wafer cones = caffeine heaven
The mandilli di seta is the one that everyone talks about, which is a hankerchief pasta coated in an almond basil pesto. The texture is luxurious, making it a great pasta course at this eatery. Read more.
Positioned as a bar-restaurant fixed on cocktails and pubby comfort food made with seasonal ingredients. The restaurant's design is conducive to socializing over a burger, or pumpkin ravioli.
Don't get here late! If you do, they won't let you in. Parking is $5 in the yellow building behind it.
To find Basement Tavern, you'll have to enter in back, pass by the wafting stench of trash bins, navigate through a loading dock and then descend a flight of stairs, and that's just to get inside. Read more.
This bar-slash-barbershop serves up cuts and cocktails in a hip tribute to the Roaring Twenties.
You'll need to spy their twitter account to find the name to buzz in order to get in, but an impressive cocktail menu awaits you once you enter this Prohibition-era speakeasy.
This fab underground hotspot was a real speakeasy during the Prohibition era. Originally hidden under a grocery store, smugglers would sneak booze in via tunnels and boats!
Beautiful and romantic. A great building. Must go on Wednesday night for Lucant Dossier. A great feel throughout the place. Peeps swinging "Cirque du Soleil" style. -Julie Kwon, Launch My Line
Ktown's got speakeasy-style drinking (R Bar, anyone?). Lock & Key now has food service (that's rumored to be pretty good), so that puts it at the top of the list for us. Read more.
There are so many cool drinks, the water is amazing. The small plates are large! Everything is good!
