Hours

Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm
Dinner: Monday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm, Friday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 12:00am, Sunday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm

Cross Street

Between 3rd & 4th on Chestnut

Parking

Unknown
Street, pay lots, valet

Pricing

$31 to $50

Directions

Whats Nearby?

Buddakan

325 Chestnut St # 1B
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-574-9440
www.buddakan.com

(28 Ratings) Read Reviews (28) Rate and Write a Review

Directions Email this venue to someone

Send to Cell Make a Reservations

Make a Reservation

Stephen Starr?s Buddakan is a spectacular restaurant featuring exotic flavors of modern Asian cuisine with creativity and drama. Bon Appetit notes, "The mostly white space is striking, with a lit-from-within communal table in the middle of the room, a waterfall & a ten-foot, candle-bedecked Buddha. The religious icon watches over hip customers indulging in pan-Asian cuisine that far surpasses the fare usually found at hot spots like this." Newsweek reports, "Design also serves as a signifier for cuisine. You walk into Buddakan, one of the hottest new restaurants in Philadelphia, past a shimmering waterfall & Japanese river stones & you say to yourself, 'ginger-miso everything' even before you see the magnificent 10-foot Buddha dominating the dining room." Named one of ?America's Top 50 Restaurants" by Travel & Leisure and 'Top Restaurant for Fun' by Gourmet, Buddakan has become one of the country's most talked about restaurants.

User Ratings and Reviews Rate and Write a Review

Reviews 5 - 8 of 28

28 Ratings and Reviews

Order by: Oldest | Newest

Outstanding Meal

By JBurke2973 on 08/26/2008

Took my neice her to celebrate her college graduation from Temple University. Excellent menu variety for all tastes (she is a vegetarian), amazing ambiance and impeccable service. The meal was superb and on a whim I ordered creme brule for dessert. I was stunned by the care, quality and attention to detail of this dessert, second only to Henri,s and the patisserie next to my daughters apartment in Paris. Truly, an excellent finish to a visually pleasing, well-served and superbly tasting meal

amazing

By phonziexd on 05/12/2007

i've always heard good things, but my first time was amazing. i was stuffed by the end and the bill was a lot less than i expected. great pad thai and the pagoda left me speechless. great ambience. definitely something to try at least once

Beautiful food.

By capa217 on 03/23/2007

Personally, I was never a big fan of Asian cuisine but friends of mine wanted to try it, so I went along. Buddakan is, in a word, AMAZING! We decided to share all of our courses, so I had the chance to sample about a dozen different dishes and each one was better than the next, and what I really enjoyed was the light, fresh, yet "snazzy" take on the food that the chef put in to each dish he created. I started out with the King Crab Tempora which was so tasty. For my entree', I had the Asian barbeque pork, which was like butter. And the desserts! Oh my goodness! The desserts all looked so good to me, I ordered the chocolate bento box(which served two), and, I also ordered the Dim-Sum donuts. Both were heavenly. I live 90 minutes away and I can't wait to go back!

Incredible Dining Experience

By mbairdpsu on 02/19/2007

Dining on the mezzanine at a table for two made for an incredible dining and visual experience. The food was a unique and delightful combinations of taste and textures with amazing visual appeal. The service was exceptionally attentive (but not overbearing) and friendly. We had an early reservation, so we were able to watch the restaurant come to life from our vantage pointe. This is an experience I plan to repeat and share with family and friends!