a.kitchen

a.kitchen a.kitchen is a contemporary American restaurant located in AKA Rittenhouse Square.
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a.kitchen is a contemporary American restaurant located in AKA Rittenhouse Square in the heart of Center City. a.kitchen boast one of the country's most innovative wine and spirits programs - "One of America's Best Wine Restaurants" by Wine Enthusiast. a.kitchen was awarded "Three Bells" by Philadelphia Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan. Sommelier Mariel Wega is one of Wine and Spirits Magazine's Best New Sommeliers.

Saturday morning at Rittenhouse Market with , chasing down the best of what’s in season.​🍓Last week, he came across thes...
05/30/2026

Saturday morning at Rittenhouse Market with , chasing down the best of what’s in season.​🍓

Last week, he came across these incredible strawberries, now featured in our Spruce Tip Stracciatella with strawberry, ramp pesto, pistachio, and spruce oil.

Our lamb tartare green with garbanzo, cucumber, anchoïade, and shiso. Available for dinner.
05/28/2026

Our lamb tartare green with garbanzo, cucumber, anchoïade, and shiso. Available for dinner.

Spend your evening with our burnt allium pici, served with littleneck clams, green garlic, and vermouth butter.
04/08/2026

Spend your evening with our burnt allium pici, served with littleneck clams, green garlic, and vermouth butter.

03/12/2026

A little Rittenhouse sunshine, while it lasted. ☀️

Until the next beautiful day, join us in our dining room or at the bar. We'll see you soon!

Our Vineyl Night Series officially turned 21 last night, now old enough to sit at our bar! Huge thanks to our guest coll...
12/10/2025

Our Vineyl Night Series officially turned 21 last night, now old enough to sit at our bar!
 
Huge thanks to our guest collaborators for making the night extra special. Special shoutout to .evan.snyder of for teaming up with our in the kitchen 👨‍🍳✨
 
Another huge thank you to Jeffrey of for coming to Philly and pouring glasses all night with (Rat Chat coming soon 👀)
 
And of course, endless love to the talented lolakinks4ever for spinning and keeping the vibes high all night 🎶💫
 
There will be plenty more Vinyl Nights in our future, but we just wanted to say how grateful we are for all the love. Here’s to twenty-one more!! 🥂

Smoked monkfish, ayocote beans, escarole, savoy cabbage and bluefin tuna XO. Now available on our dinner menu.
11/18/2025

Smoked monkfish, ayocote beans, escarole, savoy cabbage and bluefin tuna XO.

Now available on our dinner menu.

On December 9th from 5-9:30, is teaming up with .evan.snyder of for a one-night collaboration. Enjoy an à la carte me...
11/13/2025

On December 9th from 5-9:30, is teaming up with .evan.snyder of for a one-night collaboration. Enjoy an à la carte menu made to pair perfectly with some special BTG wine pours, courtesy of our good friend Jeffrey Alpert of ! 🍷

Annnddd on tunes? We have the lovely DJ Lola Kinks, spinning soulful 70s–90s grooves and all the nostalgic vibes you didn’t know you needed

It’s gonna be fun, it’s gonna be tasty, and yes… save your spot, link in biooooo!!!

We’re proud to join CHOMP for CHOP, a citywide dining initiative supporting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Fo...
11/12/2025

We’re proud to join CHOMP for CHOP, a citywide dining initiative supporting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Food Pharmacy. 🧡

From November 10–16, 15% of proceeds from our two most popular items — our classic breakfast and cheeseburger — will go towards helping provide nutritious meals and resources to CHOP patients and families facing food insecurity. Come dine for a cause! 🍳🍔

Thrilled and honored to have welcomed into our space last night to celebrate his new book in partnership with ! Such ...
10/29/2025

Thrilled and honored to have welcomed into our space last night to celebrate his new book in partnership with ! Such a beautiful + special night of sharing stories, bottles and conversations. Thank you for sharing your passion with us!

The evening wouldn’t have been possible with our dear friends at .wine, endless gratitude to Ken & the team. And thank you to everyone who came out and made our hearts to full— sharing a glass with this community never gets old.

And of course, thank you to for curating the whole evening and for the most perfect harvest dinner. ♥️

Last night was truly one for the books. Thank you so much to for coming all the way to Philly to cook with in support...
10/21/2025

Last night was truly one for the books. Thank you so much to for coming all the way to Philly to cook with in support of Tables for Change in partnership with !

We had an absolute ball. Thanks to everyone who came out to support! ♥️

We’re truly over the moon and so incredibly honored to share that we’ve been recognized as one of ’s Best Wine Bars in t...
09/30/2025

We’re truly over the moon and so incredibly honored to share that we’ve been recognized as one of ’s Best Wine Bars in the world!

The feature highlights the diversity of our wine program, the thoughtful selections curated by our Wine Director, , as well pairing-driven small plates.

A huge thank you to the Wine Spectator team for noticing our program and passion behind it!!

Address

135 S 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19103

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7am - 3pm
4pm - 10pm
Wednesday 7am - 3pm
4pm - 10pm
Thursday 7am - 3pm
4pm - 10pm
Friday 7am - 3pm
4pm - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
4pm - 10pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm
4pm - 9pm

Telephone

+1 215-825-7030

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