"There’s no other restaurant in Philly quite like Provenance, the new Society Hill spot serving a $225 tasting menu that shows off 25-ish pristine French-Korean dishes. This is food in HD—you can taste every element of the lineup, which includes velvety uni with buttercup squash, ruby red bluefin tuna topped with foie gras and black truffle, and duck confit and unforgettable fresh corn polenta with pops of trout roe mixed in. An 11-seat soapstone counter where chefs hand out three-bite portions could easily feel serious. But Provenance gets loud and lively thanks to Motown music, an open kitchen, and couples polishing off their wine pairings with fermented satsuma plums. If you're into food that's as surprising as it is delicious, Provenance is well worth the price tag." - candis mclean, alison kessler
