Rittenhouse Square

"Grab your friends, a blanket and a bottle of wine! Rittenhouse is the best park to chill in after work. Free concerts, farmers' markets, art exhibits...what else do you need? Hipsters, suburban moms and homeless people existing in perfect Philly harmony. Just watch your purse." - J2 Design

"One of William Penn’s five original open squares, Rittenhouse Square is the park that gives the surrounding upscale neighborhood its name. The park’s landscape of maple trees and carefully maintained flower beds surrounds a reflecting pool and plaza. It makes for a beautiful and relaxing place for locals and tourists to sunbathe, walk their dogs, and read. There’s a farmers market on Saturdays until 3:00 PM and several seasonal festivals, like the Fine Arts Show in warmer months (such as June and September) and the Halloween bar crawl." - MATADOR_NETWORK

"Talk, from Tim Lanza and Andrew Kochan of West Philly standout Marigold Kitchen, is now open in Rittenhouse. The new restaurant, located at 2121 Walnut Street in what was photo studio L’Image, has a chic Art Deco look and a menu of mostly small plates, along with some eye-catching desserts and inventive cocktails. For now, it’s open from 4 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday. Look for lunch and brunch to be added as the restaurant settles in. Unlike at Marigold Kitchen, Talk’s dishes are al la carte (plus it has the liquor license; Marigold is BYOB). The common thread is a creative new American menu: eclairs filled with chicken liver, panzanella with strawberries and burrata, fluke crudo on sticks of watermelon with cucumber and chili. Larger plates include spaghetti in a parmesan broth with prosciutto, fig, and morel mushrooms and scallops with succotash, country ham, cornbread, and huitlacoche, also known as corn smut. The restaurant’s name is an acronym for the owners’ initials: Tim Andrew Lanza Kochan." - Rachel Vigoda

"Andrew Kochan and Tim Lanza of the always-interesting Marigold Kitchen in West Philly are heading over the Schuylkill for Talk. Unlike Marigold, a BYOB that only serves a tasting menu, Talk is going for a la carte plates and alcohol, but the dishes — carrot beignets, lamb sausage wontons — sound equally inventive. After several missed projected opening dates, the owners are hesitant to say anything more specific than “spring.”" - Rachel Vigoda