Butcher & Singer

Butcher & Singer, from restaurant mogul Stephen Starr, exudes a sexy '40s supper club vibe. It is a great spot, with its reconfigured front bar, soaring 28-foot ceilings and crystal chandeliers resurrected from the Fontainebleau in Miami. Sink into a leather-tufted booth with a perfect Manhattan and get ready for some first-rate beef, buttery, juicy, and salty-seared on the outside.

Start with the shellfish platter, a briny top of the catching mix that includes meaty Alaskan king crab legs and tasty orbs of jumbo lump crab meat. Then move on to the juicy New York strip with a side of stuffed hash browns, addictive layers of potatoes, Vidalia onions, cheese, and sour cream. There's nothing new here, and that's precisely the point. Butcher & Singer will make you feel like Bogey and Bacall on a date. The notable (and pricey) wine list offers more than 200 old- and new-world selections. For dessert, pretend you're on a cruise and order baked Alaska, a hot and cold treat that never goes out of style.

Detail information:

Address: 1500 Walnut St. (S. 15th St.), Philadelphia

Website: http://www.butcherandsinger.com/