We are honored to be recognized by regional publications, industry journals
and local and national business associations...

Wine Spectator
Award of Excellence
2002 - 2007



Best Warm Weather
'Private Party Spot'
2005



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Awards

  • 2006 Best of Citysearch for Group Dining
  • People's Choice Award, 2005
  • Best Entree at Philly Cooks, January 2005
  • Philadelphia Style Magazines, Ultimate Restaurant 2003
  • Most Attractive Bar, City Paper Choice Award, 2002

Press

Hundred Dollar Baby:Twenty 21 -- by Brian Freedman
....My meal at Twenty21 was so extraordinary: I could lose my critic card for saying this - that they did everything right."
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Time Out New York / Issue 592: February 1-7, 2007

King Tut in Philadelphia
"Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs"
reigns at the Franklin Institute.


Philly's Hottest Chefs...
Nestled in a quiet nook of the financial district in downtown Philadelphia, Twenty21 is a too-often overlooked gem, and the prix-fixe lunch menu is arguably one of the best in town. Executive Chef Townsend Wentz trained under Philadelphia icon Jean-Marie Lacroix, and has fused his personal style with the restaurant's -read more (click to view article (pdf))

 

Philadelphia Weekly/University Review
Twenty21 Restaurant Week: wine flights and CCRW at Twenty21 Sept. 13, 2006

Impulse/Courier Post (Weekend Guide)
Escape: In Brief
Friday Night Prefix
October 12, 2006

Joe Sixpack’s Happy Hour (WPHT/1210 am The Big Talker)

Don Russell: Joe Sixpack
Discussed Twenty21’s beer flights and food pairings; October 15, 2006
http://thebigtalker1210.com/pages/22627.php

Daily News:
Don Russell: Joe Sixpack
Dynamic duo at Twenty21: Fine beer with fine appetizers October 27, 2006
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/e ntert ainme nt/columnists/joe_sixpack/15860828.htm

Daily News
What Gets Them Hot? How Area’s Top Chefs Spice Up Their Lives
By Beth D’Addono

For the Daily News
November 2, 2006
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/living/15907867.htm

Metro Newspapers
In the kitchen with…
Fall into Flavor: By Dorothy Robinson
Twenty21 celebrates autumn …
Q&A Inteview with chef and sidebar about beers flights. November 7, 2006