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Philadelphia Map: LacroixLacroix Frommer's Exceptional

Cuisine French
Hours Mon-Thurs 6-10am, 11:30am-2pm, and 5:30-10pm; Fri 6-10am, 11:30am-2pm, and 5:30-10:30pm; Sat 6-10:30am and 5:30-10:30pm; Sun 6-10am, 11am-2pm, and 5:30-10:30pm
Address
210 W. Rittenhouse Sq
Location West of Broad Street
Reservations Reservations strongly recommended
Phone 215/546-9000
Web site www.lacroixrestaurant.com
Prices Lunch a la carte from $13; prix-fixe lunch from $26; dinner $69-$85 prix fixe
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

Another top-notch hotel restaurant, Lacroix offers an amazing treetop view over Rittenhouse Square -- and an even more amazing menu that borders on daring. In 2006, well-loved chef Jean-Marie Lacroix ceded his post to maverick Matthew Levin. Levin turns out note-perfect foie gras soup and encrusts ginger-poached cod with rye, but still manages to please meat-and-potatoes clientele with roasted poussins and jus-dripping veal chops. More experimental diners can sample small plates from his tasting menu: three plates for $69, four plates for $78, five for $85. Dishes here include crispy brik of black bass and conger eel with green tea, ceviche of white belly fluke, and rabbit loin with red grape jus. The four-course $26 prix-fixe business lunch and weekday $12 ($14 on Sat) breakfast buffet are exceptional deals.

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