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Fountain Restaurant Frommer's Exceptional

Cuisine International
Hours Mon-Fri 6:30am-11am and 11:30-2pm; Sat 7-11am and 11:30am-2pm; Sun 7am-2pm (brunch at 11); Mon-Sun 5:45-10pm
Address
The Four Seasons Hotel, 1 Logan Sq
Location Between 18th St. and the Franklin Pkwy, West of Broad Street
Reservations Reservations required
Phone 215/963-1500
Web site www.fourseasons.com/philadelphia
Prices Main courses $42-$58; fixed-price "Spontaneous Taste" 6-course dinner menu $110; lunch $29-$34; buffet brunch $65
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

The Fountain is Philadelphia's most nationally acclaimed restaurant, rated number one by Zagat's. And, since it's in a hotel, it serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, three impeccable meals to similarly impeccable diners, many who are the city's top attorneys, bankers, and socialites.

Down-to-earth chef Martin Hamann creates food that's both understated and sophisticated. Prix-fixe "mange tout" menus merit their price tags ($85 for four courses, $110 for six). The menu changes seasonally. Lobster and steak star, but edgier choices include such delights as the slow-cooked Guinea hen, Cervena venison saddle, and black bass with shumai dumpling. One not-to-miss meal is the lavish Sunday brunch ($65 per person). Service and surroundings straddle the line between formal and down-to-earth, never even hinting at pretension.

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