For my birthday meal pick this year I selected Pietramala in Philadelphia where I was visiting my in law family for the week. Pietramala is a vegan restaurant which highlights “Plants on a Pedestal” aka a focus on plant based plates and local produce. We enjoyed the whole menu of 3 small, 3 medium and 4 large plates and 3 of the 4 desserts. The largest party size they take reservations for is 4, which is the perfect amount of people to order the whole menu – which guests are known to do!

The menu changes seasonally and is posted weekly so everyone’s experience may vary, though some dishes like the focaccia and beets seem to be signature offerings. They offer a few non alcoholic beverages and are otherwise BYOB. Overall we were impressed with the flavors and textures of all the dishes in bringing us both something familiar but also new – no wonder Pietramala made Bon Appetit’s list as well as Esquire’s list of Best New Restaurants in 2023 and VegNews Best 28 Vegan Restaurants in America listed it as 2023 Best New Vegan Restaurant.

Small Plates

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