"Veda in Rittenhouse serves everything from juicy Calcutta pork with a chutney glaze and a lamb rogan josh (but ask them to turn up the heat–the default is pretty tame). It's usually pretty packed with coworkers or friends celebrating birthdays and passing around plates of vegetable samosa, tandoori meats and fish, and heaps of biriyani. Besides the great food, the perk of this restaurant is the fun space—and the fact that you're close to a bunch of bars if you're looking for part two of your night." - candis mclean