1. Cafe Lift
8.7
428 N 13th St, Philadelphia, PA
Breakfast Spot · North Philadelphia · 92 tips and reviews
Patricia Gillett: Breakfast burrito rocks. Hubby has much love for the turkey panini with granny smith apples and caramelized onions. Good sized portions of well made comfort food at reasonable prices.
Amna Ghumman: Great service! Delicious food! Best brunch place in Philly! Mushroom frittata is deliciously cheesy with the sweetest caramelized onions and salty mushrooms! Cannoli French toast is heaven on earth!
N ~: The french toast are delicious. They are sweet and amazingly prepared.
3. Rouge
8.2
205 S 18th St (btwn Walnut and Locust), Philadelphia, PA
Seafood Restaurant · Rittenhouse Square · 90 tips and reviews
Epicurious: The cheesesteak, at least at this French-style cafe, is all but forgotten. The 12-oz Rouge Burger comes with nutty Gruyère, caramelized onions, and a haystack of pommes frites.
Jennifer H: $16 The Rouge burger comes on a challah roll with caramelized onions and gruyere cheese, and comes with a side of parmesan and truffle pommel frites. YUM!
Epicurious: Rouge Burger: this 12-ounce hunk of well-seasoned beef comes with nutty Gruyère, caramelized onions, and pommes frites. The dish trumps any of the very fine burgers served at Philly's many gastropubs. Read more.
Thrillist: You can load their 1/2lb Angus patty with bacon/ mushroom/ cheddar, Maytag blue/ caramelized onions, or truffle mayo and a poached egg. Read more.
Joe Ulrich: Try the Angus Burger With Maytag Blue And Caramelized Onions - A couple days ago! Amazing!!! Nuff said!
Joe Ulrich: Try the Angus Burger With Gruyere, Caramelized Onions, And Sauteed Mushrooms - Oui, Si, Yes!!! Nothing else to say!
5. Pizza Brain
8.8
2313 Frankford Ave (btwn York St & Dauphin St), Philadelphia, PA
Pizzeria · North Philadelphia · 74 tips and reviews
Chris Richards: Kind of intimidating with its hipster vibe, but had amazing white pizza with caramelized onions.
Food Gnome: Delicious slice, super friendly owners and just a feast for your eyes. Patio rules!
Eater: Pizza Brain has got a serious amount of national attention, and the pizza quality is no joke, either. A must-visit for everyone. [Eater 38 Member]
6. Mac Mart
7.8
104 S 18th St, Philadelphia, PA
Mac and Cheese Joint · Center City West · 8 tips and reviews
PureWow: You can’t go wrong with any of the mac and cheese concoctions at this Philly food truck. Try the Heart Attack Mac, with caramelized onions, bacon and potato chip panko bread crumbs. Read more.
Lawrence Jones: Love this place! Really nice to customers. I love the creative menu too (especially the Return of the Mac and BBQ bowl!)
Nohra Murad: Started off as a food truck owned by a Drexel student before moving to a brick and mortar store at 18th and Chestnut!
8. Miss Rachel's Pantry
8.7
1938 S Chadwick St, Philadelphia, PA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · South Philadelphia · 7 tips and reviews
DailyCandy: "Gather around with twelve others for seasonal fare such as Cobb salad with “bacon” crumbles, cashew ricotta dumplings, and heirloom tomato. Hungry for more? She also offers lunch delivery."
Sally: BBQ seitan sandwich and crabbie cake sandwich are both so insanely good! Ice cream and a cupcake with coffee might be my fave though :)
vegansaurus: A reservation pre-fixe menu type of place with amazing goodies created by the Chef, Rachel. If you want an epic vegan brunch, hit her up asap.
9. South Bowl
8.8
19 E Oregon Ave (at S Swanson St), Philadelphia, PA
Bowling Alley · Queen Village - Pennsport · 12 tips and reviews
Cristina Adair: Good fun! Bowling, games and drinks. Arrive early to ensure you get a lane on the weekends.
mdawaffe: Funnel cake fries.
Adam H: Craft draft beer at good prices ($4.5-$5), parking lot behind, and a second bar upstairs. Identical vibe to North Bowl, but even bigger. Looking forward to checking out the roof deck part in summer.
10. Revolution House
7.5
200 Market St (at 2nd St), Philadelphia, PA
Gastropub · Center City East · 54 tips and reviews
Philly.com: Try the Tri-Tip Cheesesteak, which is $12-worth of sliced sirloin, smoked mozzarella, caramelized onions and mixed greens.
Peter Vermeulen: Great discovery - had the beet salad for lunch - tasted great
Ashley B: Good food- friendly service- food takes a bit of time, but it's a new restaurant so give them a break...roof deck has best view of bridge/olde city !!
Camilla Kronenwetter: The side salad portion was pretty big for only 4 bucks (not to mention delicious) and they gave me bread too! Perfect for a light meal.
Thrillist: Metropolitan Cafe is a sunlit, sit-down 20-seater right next to MB's flagship, with under-$10 eats like vodka-cured-salmon-piled bagels, naturally leavened pizzas, and mac & cheese with SIX CHEESES. Read more.
Ryan G: Try the short rib sandwich on a rainy afternoon. So good.