Sophie's Kitchen
Cambodian restaurant · Dickinson Narrows
522 Washington Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Highlights
Authentic Cambodian dishes like wings, skewers, and papaya salad
Authentic Cambodian dishes like wings, skewers, and papaya salad
"South Philly’s Sophie’s Kitchen might have the crunchiest options on this guide. The Cambodian spot serves jumbo wings that stay impressively juicy even though they have such crackly skin. And you should douse and dunk them in any of their sauces, like sweet chili sauce, lemongrass, or curry dips." - candis mclean
"Sophie’s Kitchen is a go-to for specific types. Type one is The Wing Hunter: someone who knows an order of crackly, sweet chili-glazed wings can make a bad day great. Type two is The Lingerer: the neighborhood folks who take up half of the tiny dining room and add orders of chicken sour soup and shaking beef as the night goes on (don't worry—there's a larger room upstairs). And type three are The Lovers: couples on low key dates that longingly stare at a plate of curry chicken and, occasionally, at each other. Whatever type you are, Sophie’s has the herby papaya salad, bubbling noodles soups, and lemongrass lacquered meat for you. photo credit: NICOLE GUGLIELMO photo credit: NICOLE GUGLIELMO photo credit: NICOLE GUGLIELMO photo credit: NICOLE GUGLIELMO photo credit: NICOLE GUGLIELMO" - Candis R. McLean
"The Cambodian standby on Washington Avenue serves sticky, deep-fried wings with a sweet chile sauce, lemongrass, and curry. This BYOB spot comes from the same family that ran South Philly’s popular but now-closed Khmer Kitchen. Celebrity couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen made a pit stop here last year." - Ernest Owens
"Formerly the family-owned restaurant Khmer Kitchen, chef and owner Sophia Neth opened Sophie’s Kitchen in 2020 with the same zeal and determination as her parents’ original restaurant. Here, the menu showcases a mix of traditional and modern Cambodian dishes, ranging from sticky tangy tamarind wings and lemongrass beef skewers to cha la prov (a chicken and pumpkin stir-fry) and cha kreoung samout (a seafood-based green curry)." - George Banks-Weston
"Try nom bunch-jok, a homey Khmer green curry noodle dish, at Sophie’s Kitchen in Little Saigon." - Diana Lu
