Great Philly BYOB?

[jonasblank]

Making an unfortunately rare visit to Philly from NY in August and hoping to enjoy some of what I hear are the city's awesome BYOBs. Price not a factor; cuisine options open but looking for more New American/French or Italian food. To be clear, I am referring to a "true" BYOB (with no corkage fee and preferably no liquor license) as opposed to somewhere that lets you BYOB but charges corkage.

Thanks a lot for your input!

[melly]

When I was there my sister took me to Franco and Luigi's in South Philly. It's BYOB..no corkage fee and the food was the best Italian I've ever had.

[bbq]

L'Angolo for italian - deep south phila - feels like you are in italy when inside this small restaurant

matyson for new american - center city - great food

[CSL]

Matyson or for a venture into West Philly, Marigold Kitchen.

[DanielleM]

I am partial to Melograno (Italian at 22nd and locust I think?) and Dmitri's (Mediterranean, with a focus on seafood, 3rd and Catherine -- Queens Village).

[Susan H]

My current faves are Bistro 7 (old city) and Matyson. If you're looking for a great BYOB in an interesting neighborhood, Bistro 7 is your choice. You can wander up and down 3d Street looking at the galleries, and then have dinner.

Susan H

[sylviag]

Favorites would be Matyson and Django. We also like Caffe Casta Diva and Branzino. Marigold Kitchen good but kind of pricy for a BYOB. Radicchio and some other favorites don't take reervations.

We found Trio disappointing. Same sauce in several entrees. Wouldn't go back.
Audrey Claire is popular as a neighborhood place, but we thought it ordinary.

If you want to venture to South Philly, Tre Scalini, August and L'Angolo are all very good.

All BYOB, all take reservations.

[cugat]

Trio in Fairmount is great. It's on Brown Street btwn 26th & 27th.

[fission1]

There is a great web site byophilly.com that lists hundreds of choices.

[spyturtle008]

I tried one recently that I enjoyed, Audrey Claire (Rittenhouse Square area):

http://www.audreyclaire.com

I haven't seen it mentioned much here on Chowhound; would be interested to hear how it compares (I've not been to many).

Walking distance from Capogiro's = yummy dessert!

[joluvscards]

Matyson. IMHO the best and certainly our fav place in Philly. Don't skip dessert.

[zachattack]

Nan is great Indian fusion in University City (40th & Chestnut). Nearby 'wine and spirits' store at 41st & Market.

[DanielleM]

Nan is not Indian Fusion -- it is Thai with some French influence.

[Hungryin theBurbs]

Matyson is my favorite of many wonderful BYOBs. Matyson is New American. The food is always creative and well-prepared. The deserts are fantastic too! (Chef's wife is the pastry chef.)

http://matyson.com/

[JanR]

Pif, in South Philadelphia, is a wonderful French byob. If you do a search here, you will find many recommendations for byob's.