"East Passyunk’s Townsend is as comfortable as wearing your favorite sweater. The place is dark and intimate, there’s a vintage fireplace, and it has more candles than a love scene in Bridgerton. It’s also one of the best French restaurants in Philadelphia, so beyond the feel-good factor, you can expect incredible drinks and food. Pass around plates of crispy broiled oysters, potato gnocchi, and ribeye coated in a red wine jus on a comfortable date night—setting the right mood is 90% of the battle, anyway." - candis mclean