Best Restaurants for Spicy Food in Washington Square

124 restaurants available nearby

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1. Craftsman Row Saloon

4.4

Price: Moderate

• American • Old City

Booked 39 times today

We are famously known to provide holiday pop-ups with all the festivities and delights and are currently showcasing our Holiday Wonderland Pop Up. This holiday season we are even more super-sized and decked out than ever and ready to provide the festivities and delights of the holiday season. The drinks and food items will take you on a full sensory experience of the holiday. Whether inside or out, there is a perfect spot to take your holiday picture so have your camera ready!Our year round Iconic Burgers, Milkshakes and other Sandwiches such as our Doritos Mozzarella Sticks, French Toast Burger and Donut Fried Chicken sandwich are always on the menu as we continuously change it up seasonally. Every moment can be magical time to share experiences with family and friends so check back for our other seasonal pop ups. Proudly featured on The Travel Channel's Food Paradise, Fox29, 6ABC, Opentable’s Holiday lists and more!

2. Talula’s Garden

4.9

Exceptional(13251)

Price: Very Expensive

• American • Washington Square

Booked 81 times today

Behind the wrought iron gate, past the herbaceous patio and through the atrium is Talula's Garden, the warm and elegant Washington Square eatery from Aimee Olexy and Starr Restaurants. The modern menu, prepared with carefully-sourced ingredients and a light European touch, changes with the seasons. The artful cuisine, hospitable staff, sustainable spirits, and a focus on cheese make the dining experience here incredibly memorable.

3. Morimoto

4.7

Exceptional(6772)

Price: Very Expensive

• Japanese • Center City

Booked 46 times today

Morimoto is serving contemporary Japanese cuisine. Chef Masaharu Morimoto of Iron Chef prepares traditional dishes with a modern flair.

4. Red Owl Tavern

4.4

Awesome(1484)

Price: Expensive

• American • Old City

Booked 24 times today

Neighborly meets sophisticated at Red Owl, a modern tavern in the heart of Old City, just across from the Liberty Bell. Among soaring windows and cozy tables, the kitchen serves up smart, stylish takes on American staples (a cheesesteak never tasted as good as ours, made with premium shaved rib-eye). When paired with craft beers and classic cocktails, it’s a clever balance of fancy and familiar, with a dash of Philly flair.We look forward to seeing you soon!

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5. Umami Steak and Sushi Bar

4.5

Awesome(122)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Old City

Booked 14 times today

At UMAMI STEAK & SUSHI BAR, we spotlight this taste as we combine traditional Japanese techniques with premium fish and steaks to bring you a delicious dining experience.

6. Bleu Sushi

4.8

Exceptional(611)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Center City

Booked 4 times today

Welcome To Bleu Sushi Japanese Restaurant!Bleu Sushi brings the rich culinary arts of Japan right to Center City, Philadelphia. Recognized as being a premier BYOB restaurant with the best sushi in Philly, Bleu Sushi gives a fresh take on Japanese cuisine. No wonder customers everywhere have deemed Bleu Sushi the best sushi in town. Furthermore, we are constantly thinking of new food and ideas at Bleu Sushi, thats where the Bleu Bot comes into play. We want to enhance our customers contact-less pick-up experience during the pandemic while implementing a little humor. With that said, our mechanical robotic arm and our outdoor dining patio are all here, ready to serve our beloved clienteles.

7. Kotosushi

4.6

Exceptional(111)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Washington Square

Booked 2 times today

Koto Sushi is a new Japanese restaurant located blocks from Washington Square, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, right in the middle of Jeweler's Row. Koto Sushi's menu offers a variety of fresh sushi, sashimi, signature rolls, and Hawaiian-style poke, as well as delicious dishes off the hibachi grill,also we sever sake ,beer ,wine .We look forward to serving you the best sushi in town at Koto Sushi! ALSO WE ADD HIBICHII CATERING BACK YOUR YARD TOO,CALL 2672392250 RESERVEATION ATKOTOSUSHIPA.COM HIBACHI CATERING PAGE !

8. Mercato

4.6

Exceptional(1943)

Price: Moderate

• Italian • Center City

Booked 7 times today

Mercato BYOB is a festive and modern Italian eatery that lets you bring your own drinks. A simple and to the point menu focuses on quality over quantity and features items like ricotta raviolo and a spicy crab bucatini with squid ink pasta.The artisan cheeses and house-cured meats at Mercato BYOB are perfect for sharing and are paired with sauces and condiments like agrodolce and pickled white grapes. A whole grilled artichoke appetizer will undoubtedly turn you into the vegetable's biggest fan. Heavier dishes, like the Grilled Hanger Steak with yukon gold potato wedge, are equally impressive. Mercato BYOB opens at 4 p.m. The restaurant has a four course tasting menu that is ideal for groups. Conveniently located to all the theatres, shopping and convention center. Outdoor seating available when weather permits.

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9. Buddakan - Philadelphia

4.7

Exceptional(11357)

Price: Expensive

• Asian • Old City

Booked 81 times today

Stephen Starr’s Buddakan is a spectacular restaurant featuring exotic flavors of modern Asian cuisine with creativity and drama. Bon Appetit notes, "The mostly white space is striking, with a lit-from-within communal table in the middle of the room, a waterfall & a ten-foot, candle-bedecked Buddha. The religious icon watches over hip customers indulging in pan-Asian cuisine that far surpasses the fare usually found at hot spots like this." Newsweek reports, "Design also serves as a signifier for cuisine. You walk into Buddakan, one of the hottest new restaurants in Philadelphia, past a shimmering waterfall & Japanese river stones & you say to yourself, 'ginger-miso everything' even before you see the magnificent 10-foot Buddha dominating the dining room." Named one of “America's Top 50 Restaurants" by Travel & Leisure and 'Top Restaurant for Fun' by Gourmet, Buddakan has become one of the country's most talked about restaurants.

10. Amada PHL

4.7

Exceptional(8727)

Price: Expensive

• Spanish • Old City

Booked 21 times today

Amada is an Andalusian tapas bar & restaurant where Chef Jose Garces embraces the rich traditions of Spanish gastronomy while incorporating avant-garde cooking techniques in a gorgeous rustic-chic settingSpecialties of the HouseSpanish Octopus, Garlic Shrimp, Tortilla Española, Paella Valenciana, Whole Roasted Suckling Pig (Call to order 72 hours in advance, excluding Sundays), Seasonal Sangrías, Cocktails, and Wine.Private Parties: Amada welcomes groups of all sizes. Festive settings, service and menus are perfect for intimate dinners with friends, special occasions and holidays, corporate meetings and staff parties. Events can be booked throughout the restaurant and in our private dining rooms seven days a week. For parties of 10 or more, please call our private events team at 267-284-7979 or email events@garcesgroup.com

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Nicole
Philadelphia County •13 reviews
5.0
Dined on Dec 18, 2024
So good ! From start to finish - excellent. Understated and underrated. Service ambiance and good quality all 5 stars. We order one main dish each and a handful of mezze items and sides like beets and basmati rice and fries. The fries were good but not great and out of everything we ordered, happened to be my least favorite. King salmon was my main course and was so delicious and flavorful - there was no stopping me from finishing it. I only recently came here for happy hour and once many years ago for dinner and I have to say, it was great to be back and I can’t wait to return. Highly recommend.
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Spice FinchPrice: Expensive• Mediterranean• Center City
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Theodore
Philadelphia County •3 reviews
5.0
Dined on Oct 5, 2024
Delicious food, very loud and warm in the restaurant. We’d go back, but dressed more comfortably for atmosphere.
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Shadria
Philadelphia County •4 reviews
5.0
Dined on Oct 5, 2024
AMAZINGGGGGG I LOVED IT!!!! I made a RSVP and was running behind schedule (typical me) they were so accommodating, especially since it was Game 1 of the playoffs. Amazing service! Food! First time visiting and I most certainly will be visiting again!!!! Shadria!
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124 restaurants available nearby

1. Craftsman Row Saloon

2. Talula’s Garden

3. Morimoto

4. Red Owl Tavern

5. Umami Steak and Sushi Bar

6. Bleu Sushi

7. Kotosushi

8. Mercato

9. Buddakan - Philadelphia

10. Amada PHL

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