AMINA
Restaurant · Northern Liberties ·
Southern & African fusion dishes, craft cocktails, lively vibe
Southern & African fusion dishes, craft cocktails, lively vibe
"The Deal: $40 Dinner This Old City restaurant makes comforting Southern food informed by African ingredients and cooking traditions. CCRW menu highlights include watermelon salad, chicken with cornbread dressing and collard greens, and a peach spring roll. Amina won't be offering Restaurant Week deals on Saturdays." - candis mclean
"It’s hard to tell what a person thinks of you—especially since we’re all texting heart emojis in all shades to everyone. At least at Amina in Old City, you can use their reaction to BET Jams and their mac and cheese preferences to see if you’re even compatible. The Southern spot has a menu full of dishes like tender oxtails, gumbo with crab tossed in, and crunchy Nigerian hot chicken that you can pass around the table while wondering if there’s actually something there." - candis mclean
"Good gumbo is hard to find in this town, but at Amina’s, there’s no competition. Prepared with Ansel Mills Gold Carolina Rice, wild caught shrimp, crab, oysters, chicken wings, and spicy chicken sausage in a rich thicken broth — it’s a Southern gem in the cold North." - Ernest Owens, Eater Staff
"Amina is the kind of spot you daydream about when you’re stuck on the Vine Street Expressway at 5pm. The Old City restaurant has a menu made up of Southern and Nigerian dishes like peppery peri peri sticky wings, some of the most tender oxtails in the city, and a savory gumbo with shrimp, crab, oysters, and spicy chicken sausage in a subtly sweet broth. They also have sharable sides of candied yam puree, creamy mac and cheese, and fried cabbage with chunks of smoked turkey. Bring your friends here for some hearty food that will keep you full enough to cancel your group hike through Pennypack Park the next day." - Candis Mclean, Team Infatuation
"Peri-peri sticky wings, braised oxtails with a morel mushroom demi-glace, and fried catfish hush puppies? It all makes sense at Amina, where a blend of Southern classics and African spices is the draw. Owner Felicia Wilson and chef Darryl Harmon’s Old City restaurant is in that not-too-casual, not-too-fancy sweet spot where you can pop in for a weeknight dinner or start a night on the town. If you’re in the mood for a sandwich, try the Nigerian hot chicken with a slather of peanut butter. And go ahead, order a side of candied yam puree with toasted marshmallows." - Vox Creative