West Water 505.983.1615 Spicy and hot nouvelle SW cuisine in a wildly decorated bistro atmosphere. Order several different portions and share. The retail store next door sells its mind-boggling array of peppers. Owner Mark Miller has done more singlehandedly to spread the word about Southwest cuisine than any other force. It's worth ordering several portions to share.
Lunches are reasonable for the high quality of food.
Dinners are pricey. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA City Tavern 138 South Second Street, at Walnut Street 215.413.1443 Expensive A pre-Revolutionary War tavern where some of the meetings of the First Continental Congress convened, the tavern has gone through quite a few changes. First, it burned to the ground in 1854. It was later rebuilt by the National Park Service for the Bicentennial Celebration in 1976. A new manager and chef have offered a new popularity.