Center City District Restaurant Week Returns This September Featuring Deals at Over 100 Restaurants
Hey foodies, fall is almost here and if you’re looking to kick off September with some of the best restaurants in the city then you’ll be happy to know that Center City District Restaurant Week is right around the corner.
Center City District Restaurant Week (CCDRW) will highlight Center City’s diverse dining scene this fall with discounted menus at more than 100 locations. Beginning Sunday, September 8 through Saturday, September 21, three course, prix-fixe dinners can be enjoyed for just $40 or $60, and two-course lunches for $20. The full list of participating restaurants can be found at ccdrestaurantweek.com.
Dinner will be served indoors or outdoors, if available, and at some locations, takeout will be offered. Reservations are highly encouraged and can be made through OpenTable. For an additional price, inventive cocktail pairings can be added to complement CCDRW menus with featured Suntory Global Spirits brands, A. Overholt® Rye Whiskey and Tres Generaciones Plata® Tequila. Tax, gratuity and other beverages are not included in the prix-fixe menu discount.
For diners travelling into Center City, discounted parking for $10 or less will be available every night of the promotion from 4:45 p.m. through 1 a.m. Options include select Interpark, Bexpark by Brandywine, LAZ and Philadelphia Parking Authority locations. Guests must visit ccdrestaurantweek.com to find the closest garage to their dining destination and follow the instructions provided. Some locations allow the use of a digital parking voucher (which can be accessed directly on the website), and others require reservations made ahead of time.
Experience Center City’s world-class dining scene year-round by entering for a chance to win Dinner for a Year, courtesy of the CCD. With no purchase necessary, visit ccdrestaurantweek.com to learn more.
Front and back of house workers are another vital component to the ongoing success of CCDRW. CCD has requested participating restaurants to nominate members of their staff for the chance to win a $500 “tip.” Five winners will be selected at random, with all nominees receiving a small gift as a token of appreciation. Winners will be announced once CCDRW ends. As always, CCD encourages all diners to tip their servers and wait staff as generously as possible.
CCDRW can provide a much-needed boost to restaurants after a slower summer season, with close to 90% of participating restaurants reporting an increase in sales after last September’s promotion. With more diners eating out, more people were walking Center City streets, including an uptick of workers coming into the office. From September 10-September 23, 2023, 11% more non-resident workers were reported to have visited Center City overall than the weeks before and after, including 16% more during the work-week, Monday through Thursday.
“Center City continues to be the region’s premier destination for shopping, entertainment, and most notably, dining. Restaurant Week helps to spotlight the chefs and restaurateurs who work tirelessly to uphold that reputation and gives thousands of people the opportunity to try their best dishes at a discounted rate,” said Michelle Shannon, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Center City District. “We hope that Restaurant Week inspires continued patronage and support of our restaurants as they are a vital part of our downtown economic engine.”
“Center City District Restaurant Week is more than just a prix-fixe dining promotion,” said Prema Katari Gupta, President and CEO of Center City District. “It is a reminder of the incredible culinary talents found only in Center City. I want to thank every chef, line cook, busser, server, dishwasher, hostess and bartender for their roles in making Restaurant Week an experience that people from around the region look forward to every year.”
The current list of CCDRW participants include:
A.kitchen*
AkI Nom Nom
Alice Pizza & Restaurant
Amada
Amina
aMuse Restaurant*
Attico Rooftop
Banh Mi And Bottles
Bank & Bourbon*
Bar Bombón
Bar Lesieur
Barbuzzo Restaurant
Barra Rossa
Bellini
Bistro La Baia
Bistro Romano
Bleu Sushi
Bodega Bar & Kitchen
Bridget Foy’s
Buca D’oro Ristorante
Bud & Marilyn’s
Buddakan
Butcher Bar
Caribou Cafe
Chez Hansi BYOB
Cockatoo
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar
Con Murphy’s
D’Angelo Ristorante Italiano
Darling Jack’s
Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse*
Del Frisco’s Grille*
Devil’s Alley
Devon Seafood Grill
Dim Sum House by Jane G’s
Dolce Italian
Double Knot
Estia Restaurant*
Fat Salmon
Flambo Caribbean Restaurant
Fogo de Chao
Fork*
Forsythia
Fringe Bar
Fuji Mountain Japanese Restaurant
Giuseppe & Sons
Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Hard Rock Cafe Philadelphia
Harp & Crown
Harper’s Garden*
Iron Hill Brewery
Jasmine Rice
Kinme
Kook Burger and Bar*
Koto Sushi
La Famiglia Ristorante*
La Fontana Della Citta
La Nonna
LaScala’s Fire
La Viola Bistro
La Viola Ovest
Las Bugambilias
Liberté Lounge
Libertine
Little Nonna’s
Malbec Argentine Steakhouse
Melograno BYOB
Mercato BYOB
Miss Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant & Lounge
Mixto
Monster Vegan
Morea
Moshulu
Mulberry on Arch
Mulherin’s Pizzeria
Nabrasa Brazilian Steakhouse of Philadelphia
Ocean Prime*
Oltremare
Oloroso
Osteria
Osteria Ama Philly
Oyster House
Panorama
Pearl & Mary
Picanha Brazilian Steakhouse
Pizzeria Vetri
Porcini
Positano Coast by Aldo Lamberti
Prunella
Rex at the Royal
Restaurant Aleksandar*
Sampan
Seafood Unlimited
South Restaurant & Jazz Club
Spasso Italian Grill
Spice Finch
Square 1682
Sura Indian Bistro
Thanal Indian Tavern
The Chart House
The Hayes
The Morris*
The Twisted Tail
Topside Tavern*
Veda Modern Indian Bistro
Via Locusta
Village Whiskey
Wilder
(*$60 premium menu)
