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"On the first floor I found an unassuming omakase restaurant in Philadelphia’s Old City whose lobby functions as the staging point for upstairs: a host greets you, checks reservations, and goes over house rules (no flash photography, noisy calls, loud videos, or parties bigger than four) before providing an oshibori, water, the menu, and a welcoming sip—typically tea—as part of the omotenashi that extends to Almanac above." - ByAlisha Miranda