Friday Saturday Sunday
New American restaurant · Rittenhouse
261 S 21st St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Highlights
Award-winning New American cuisine with inventive tasting menus & cocktails
Award-winning New American cuisine with inventive tasting menus & cocktails
"The fine‑dining restaurant’s pastry program brings Michelin‑caliber craft to casual frozen desserts: nightly soft‑serve sundaes created by the pastry chef in the downstairs Lovers Bar pair adventurous flavor combinations (for example, passion fruit soft serve with shallot caramel and tropical fruit crunch) with the precision that defines the tasting‑menu kitchen." - Regan Stephens
"This two-story Rittenhouse spot has a first-floor bar and a more formal dining space upstairs that's filled with candles, leather booths, and stained glass windows surrounded by worn-down shutters. It’s an atmosphere that’s somehow both relaxing and uber-sophisticated, and no matter where you sit you’ll have an unforgettable meal. They serve an eight-course, $165 tasting menu, and you can expect things like perfectly executed beef tartare, charred octopus, crudo with caviar, and New York strip with cinnamon-y yams. When your meal is over, you can just head downstairs to their lively bar, have a few cocktails, and keep the night going. Reservations are released at 10am on the first of the month for the following month. Try that to book the tasting menu experience upstairs, or just claim you’re Rihanna's distant relative and hope for the best. FSS's downstairs bar is walk-in only, and it fills up around 5pm every day. Stop by for a drink and some snacks while you brainstorm an alternate celebrity to namedrop when Rihanna doesn’t land you a table." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"There are plenty of good date spots around Rittenhouse, but Friday Saturday Sunday is up there with the best in the city. Most of the bar menu is sharable—make sure to get the carrot confit and dry-aged duck—and it’s always just the right amount of dark inside, which makes it feel a little special, especially if you end up here on a weeknight. If you want to do it up, get a little fancy and make a reservation for the tasting menu experience upstairs. Reservations are released at 10am on the first of the month for the following month. Try that to book the tasting menu experience upstairs, or just claim you’re Rihanna's distant relative and hope for the best. FSS's downstairs bar is walk-in only, and it fills up around 5pm every day. Stop by for a drink and some snacks while you brainstorm an alternate celebrity to namedrop when Rihanna doesn’t land you a table." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"You didn’t think we’d leave out the savory dessert lovers, did you? That’s where Rittenhouse’s Friday Saturday Sunday comes in. They showcase flavors that you won’t find anywhere else. Their Truffle Sundae tops tangy goat’s milk ice cream with thinly-sliced white truffles, crunchy candied chestnuts, and brown butter wafers. It’s a super smooth and interesting option over classic sweet flavors, making dessert just as exciting as everything else on the tasting menu. Reservations are released at 10am on the first of the month for the following month. Try that to book the tasting menu experience upstairs, or just claim you’re Rihanna's distant relative and hope for the best. FSS's downstairs bar is walk-in only, and it fills up around 5pm every day. Stop by for a drink and some snacks while you brainstorm an alternate celebrity to namedrop when Rihanna doesn’t land you a table." - candis mclean
"The winner of the 2023 James Beard Award for Outstanding Restaurant in the country, Chad and Hanna Williams’s acclaimed fine-dining restaurant is the place to go when you want to celebrate a big moment in your life. The restaurant offers a $165 eight-course tasting menu upstairs, with optional wine pairings, and an a la carte menu and cocktails downstairs at the Lover’s Bar." - Annemarie Dooling
