"West Passyunk’s Stina makes consistent, reasonably priced Mediterranean food, but it's also just a really fun place to hang out. Everyone walking in is excited and carrying their favorite bottle of wine, so the BYOB feels like a dinner party at a friend’s place. Although it’s technically a pizzeria, almost everything else coming out of Stina’s wood-burning oven works better than their pies. Go for an enormous, boat-shaped pide. They make three different kinds, and while they’re all incredible, the one filled with merguez, mozzarella, and tabbouleh is the one we’d take home to meet our parents. " - alison kessler, candis mclean