Melograno
My brother, sister-in-law, a friend and I kicked off the long holiday weekend last Wednesday night with a sidewalk table dinner at one of their favorite neighborhood bistros—Melograno in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood (2201 Spruce Street, sorry, the restaurant seemingly doesn't have a Web site . . . and it's soon moving to a new location). Simply put, Melograno serves up excellent Italian food and reasonable prices. The starters are mostly under $10; the pasta entrées are around $15; and the meat and fish entrées are in the $17-$23 range. As an added bonus, Melograno is one of Philly's many BYOB joints—so bring your wine with you and enjoy the $avings. The food is simple, fresh and well-prepared. Roll your cursor over the photos to read a description of the dishes. The restaurant's soon-to-be new location is reportedly much, much larger than the present spot. I hope they can continue delivering the same level of quality at the increased volume. I'll be back to check it out on a future Philly visit.
I love, love, love the picture of the wine bottle and the glass!
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What beautiful pictures! Looks like you guys had a wonderful and delicious meal. I love Philly - gotta get back there soon...
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some days i think you post FAB pictures to taunt me... mostly ..on the days im hiding at home "deep conditioning" my hair with only some herbal tea and cream of wheat in the cupboard!
xoxo
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That ravioli looks divine. As does the wine, of course.
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I need to visit Philly. It was a great food city when I left and from the sound of things, it's just getting better. My mouth is watering.
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You're one of those quirky people who make your table companions wait to eat so that you can get the perfect shot... love it... me too.
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Actually, it was my dining companions . . . ever so proud of their home turf restaurants . . . who insisted that I photograph their food. And I couldn't resist the rare opportunity to shoot restaurant food in outdoor lighting!
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Great photos! This will definitely be on my list of places to try. Thanks for posting!
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