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Amada PHL, Philadelphia, PA

Amada PHL

4.7
4.7
8053 Reviews
$31 to $50
Spanish
Valentine's Day is around the corner! Book your reservation today & enjoy our $75 4-Course menu.

$75.00 Pitcher & Paella special every Monday

Amada is an Andalusian tapas bar & restaurant where Chef Jose Garces embraces the rich traditions of Spanish gastronomy while incorporating avant-garde cooking techniques in a gorgeous rustic-chic setting

Specialties of the House
Spanish Octopus, Garlic Shrimp, Tortilla Española, Paella Valenciana, Whole Roasted Suckling Pig (Call to order 72 hours in advance, excluding Sundays), Seasonal Sangrías

Private Parties: Amada welcomes groups of all sizes. Festive settings, service and menus are perfect for intimate dinners with friends, special occasions and holidays, corporate meetings and staff parties. Events can be booked throughout the restaurant and in our private dining rooms seven days a week. For parties of 12 or more, please call our private events team at 267-284-7979 or email events@garcesgroup.com

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 52 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Other options

  • Order online
Private dining

Private dining

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Cuisines

    Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Wine Bar

  • Hours of operation

    Brunch Sat, Sun 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–6:00 pm

  • Phone number

    (215) 625-2450

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Dress code

    Business Casual

  • Executive chef

    Jose Garces

  • Catering

    Bring your favorite Amada dishes to your next event. Garces Catering brings the joy of sharing special occasions with our restaurant guests to any celebration, anywhere. Please call, 215-670-2381 for more information or email catering@garcesgroup.com

  • Private party facilities

    Enjoy Chef Garces’ famed Andalusian tapas in a sultry, rustic-chic setting. Choose from a private dining room, a semi-secluded lounge, group tables in the main dining room, or a combination.

  • Private party contact

    Event Coordinator: (267) 284-7979

  • Neighborhood

    Old City

  • Cross street

    Chestnut Street between 2nd & 3rd

  • Parking details

    Street Parking

  • Public transit

    Septa 21, 42Septa Market Frankford Line - 2nd Street

  • Entertainment

    If you book a private event at Amada, our event coordinators can provide you with unique entertainment options for your party.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 8,053 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.7Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

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  1. OpenTable Diner

    Pittsburgh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    the food was fabulous
  2. JAWJ

    Atlanta Metro

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    What a wonderful surprise for this celiac (gluten free) diner! I had heard they were accommodating, but they went way beyond my expectations.
  3. anam

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Service and food is great! I have been here plenty of times and always have a great time.. 😀
  4. AlexB

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    Very good with a modern more delicate take on traditional Spanish food.
  5. BellaAndBolt

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Our favorite tapas restaurant in the whole country. Outside food, great service.
  6. AbigailH

    New York Area

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely wonderful! This meal wad the highlight of our trip to Philadelphia. Food was amazing, and the service was best of the best. Every single member of staff was friendly, knowledgeable, warm, and felt truly invested in the guests' experience. We will go back again and again. Server Antoinette and manager Jason are superstars! Cannot recommend highly enough!
  7. emmap

    Baltimore

    11 reviews

    4.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Early anniversary celebration. The food was great, we opted for the chef’s choice tapas and our server was fantastic about sharing our food preferences with the chef. We definitely had more food than we needed, also! The servers were all great about honoring our early anniversary celebration, treating us to an after-dinner port pairing with our dessert course. The restaurant is quite loud - our only complaint.
  8. CindyW

    New Mexico

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Excellent menu, food and ambiance. The waitstaff does a fabulous job of guiding diners.
  9. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 6 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was great! Service was great! Had so much fun at happy hour with friends!!
  10. Nick

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 7 days ago

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Food was delicious. Service was great. Drinks were very good as well. Noise level is a little high due to all the patrons conversating so be prepared to elevate your voice a bit to speak with other guests at your table. Highly recommend this place.
  11. MattW

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My friend and I went to Amada for the first time and loved it! The two of us shared a salad and 5 of the traditional tapas orders. Our server was very friendly and shared some recommendations, all of which were delicious. The food was wonderful - delicious and well presented; and the staff were all friendly and helpful.
  12. MattQ

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, service and drinks. The portions are small and can be expensive, but that is expected when going to a high quality tapas place. Absolutely worth the price.
  13. OrlandoR

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 20, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great service and friendly staff Nice presentation on dishes Drinks are outstanding and very nice selection of food and wine
  14. OpenTable Diner

    Caribbean

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 20, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Had an excellent dinner at Amada. The food was delicious and well presented. The venue is well designed and lit and had a good ambience. There was a happy hour on a lot of the food so it was good value overall. The wine list could be broader.
  15. Mark

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I definitely like the Atlantic City one better because there is more space between you and other tables and it feels more private in AC. This location everything was a little too cluttered
  16. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience4
    All together I found the food to be lackluster. Based on the reviews had high hope but had been let down, especially with the Paella. Highlight of the night were the cocktails.
  17. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Absolutely amazing. So accommodating to allergies and astounding service.
  18. Milliken

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall3food4service3ambience3
    Booked this reservation 2 months ago for a high top. Was seated behind the hostess station. I didn’t say anything bc it was my husband’s birthday, but was very disappointed that the request was not honored. Bus people could chill out a bit, they were snatching plates before we’d even taken a bite. I couldn’t even try the empanada sauce bc the plate was snatched as I was taking the empanada off of the plate. We felt rushed and we were a 7pm reservation. No toilet paper in the yucky women’s room.
  19. OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The expedience of Amada was absolutely one I’ll never forget! I had been wanting to go here for a long long time and I finally had the chance to go last night with my partner to celebrate a job promotion. The ambiance of this place was perfect, the service was a 10/10 and the food was amazing! This was my first time having tapas and when we were done I wasn’t hungry or full, I felt so content. The food was incredible and my girlfriend said it reminded her of when she went to Spain and was comparible. The general manager came over twice to ask how the meal was and to thank us for coming and gave us his card and said next time to message him and he’d get us a table and they were sold out last night. We definitely will be going back. Worth every penny!
  20. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 18, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great atmosphere, staff was extremely friendly and the food was phenomenal. Can not wait to go back. Our server Tom was awesome!!!
  21. OpenTable Diner

    Tallahassee

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were visiting Philadelphia and Amada was recommended to us. Our waiter was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable and the food was fabulous! Definitely the highlight of our time in Philadelphia.
  22. JenniferS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, atmosphere and service. We were celebrating our anniversary and the waitstaff took great care
  23. tylise

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 13, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience5
    The food was very good, as a fan of iron chef america it lived up to my expectations.
  24. Traveler

    Philadelphia

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Not a bad dish on the extensive menu. Service was notably outstanding.
  25. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 12, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful as always. I don’t think I have ever been disappointed when I dined here. At this point, I’ve eaten everything on the menu—brunch, lunch, dinner, cocktail bites—(and a few things not on the regular menu), and every single thing is excellent. The service is excellent—I feel like people like working there. The ambiance is nice, and even though you are sitting close to others during busy times, it’s not loud—you can still easily hear whoever you are dining with. I always go to Amada when I go to Philly. I wish they would come back to NYC. I honestly think Amada might be my favorite restaurant period. The only thing I have never tried is their Thanksgiving and Christmas catering. One day!
  26. BrianF

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food. Great drinks. Great service. Will definitely return.
  27. Lance

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience5
    Overall, it wasn't too bad a place, but between two people getting the chef special and both getting two cocktails and me a coffee, the bill was $224. I just didn't think, with how small the plates were (and the food was just so-so) that it was really the best value for the cost.
  28. Ally

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 11, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food with excellency customer service. Would highly recommend. P
  29. BruceCy

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 10, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    From beginning to end Amada was everything you would expect from Jose Garces and more.
  30. EphWilliams

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amada does not disappoint! I recently did the tasting menu (for the second time) and the food was excellent. Chelsea, Maddie, and Odjuda were fantastic!
  31. OpenTable Diner

    Chicago

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 8, 2023

    overall4food4service5ambience3
    Out of too many items e.g., most popular wine, avocados on salad, expresso machine broken
  32. KevinC

    Key West

    3 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 6, 2023

    overall3food4service2ambience4
    Our visit started well. Greeted pleasantly by host and shown to bar to wait due to our early arrival. Bartender was friendly, efficient and mixed drinks according to our specifications. We were seated at table and then waiter came over after 10 minute wait.He seemed distracted and overwhelmed. Once initial order was taken we never saw him again until we flagged down another server to ask for check. I suppose a little check in to see if there was anything else we needed could have been helpful as a drink order never arrived. Otherwise the experience was pleasant but not of a standard one would expect.
  33. SusanV

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Had a wonderful Sunday lunch here. What a find. We don’t always think to go to the East side of town and this will be on our “bring visiting friends here” list. Sangria was great, salad was yummy, very fun shared dishes.
  34. MrEShopper

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall3food3service5ambience4
    Service and people were fantastic but the food was underwhelming. The salad, spiced potato, octopus, scallop croquettes were good. The Paella Valenciana was meh. The short-rib flatbread was just okay. For dessert, we ordered the cheesecake and chocolate wafer with ganache but immediately regretted it when they came out.
  35. Przemek

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We absolutely love Amada! From the ambiance, to the vibe, the staff, the menu, the taste… perfection. We are always treated so well there especially by Jason Johnson. What a pure and good soul. Jason has Consistently made our visits to Amada outstanding. Can’t wait to join you all again for another delicious dinner.
  36. Kathyx

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall4food5service5ambience4
    We ate at Amanda for brunch and the food was excellent. We ordered the shared option so we could try a number of different things. The brunch drinks were a great vale at $5 and we loved the white sangria
  37. mb2019

    Philadelphia

    20 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amada’s still got it! Great food, drink, and service from Bobby. The combo brunch special was a great deal.
  38. James

    Philadelphia

    6 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing food as always, the picada and croquetas de jamón are musts. The paella is fire.
  39. TrishiaC

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall4food4service4ambience4
    Absolutely delicious food and fabulous service in a super cozy atmosphere. Be sure to get the scallop croquettes with caviar!
  40. Dorothy

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 3, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    All traditional tapas and entrees are incredible.

Safety precautions

  • Cleaning & sanitizing

    • Surfaces sanitized between seatings
    • Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
    • Sealed or wrapped utensils used
    • Common areas deep-cleaned daily
    • Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
  • Physical distancing

    • Limited number of seated diners
    • Distancing maintained in common areas
    • Extra space between tables
  • Screening

    • Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
    • Staff is vaccinated

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Amada PHL using the Order Online button. Amada PHL also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (215) 625-2450.

Amada PHL is rated 4.7 stars by 8053 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 52 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Other options

  • Order online
Google Map for Amada PHL

217-19 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street

    Chestnut Street between 2nd & 3rd

  • Neighborhood

    Old City

  • Hours of operation

    Brunch Sat, Sun 11:30 am–3:00 pm Dinner Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Happy Hour Mon–Fri 5:00 pm–6:00 pm

  • Cuisines

    Spanish, Tapas / Small Plates, Wine Bar

  • Dining style

    Casual Dining

  • Dress code

    Business Casual

  • Parking details

    Street Parking

  • Public transit

    Septa 21, 42Septa Market Frankford Line - 2nd Street

  • Payment options

    AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

  • Executive chef

    Jose Garces

  • Entertainment

    If you book a private event at Amada, our event coordinators can provide you with unique entertainment options for your party.

  • Additional

    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

  • Phone number

    (215) 625-2450

  • Catering

    Bring your favorite Amada dishes to your next event. Garces Catering brings the joy of sharing special occasions with our restaurant guests to any celebration, anywhere. Please call, 215-670-2381 for more information or email catering@garcesgroup.com

  • Private party facilities

    Enjoy Chef Garces’ famed Andalusian tapas in a sultry, rustic-chic setting. Choose from a private dining room, a semi-secluded lounge, group tables in the main dining room, or a combination.

  • Private party contact

    Event Coordinator: (267) 284-7979

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