Sampan - Philadelphia

Sampan, an intimate new restaurant located in Center City, Philadelphia, serves a fun menu of modern Asian small plates, ideal for mixing, matching and sharing. The comfortable, inviting setting offers guests an intimate, up-close-and-personal experience with Chef Michael Schulson and the acclaimed cuisine that has made him one of the country’s most sought-after chefs. Designed by...

The full wine list is surprisingly large for a modern bistro-like setting.

A sampan is a traditional flat-bottomed, wooden Chinese boat.

"Imaginative" Pan-Asian small plates draw "large, chatty crowds" of "young professionals" to this "classy", "modern" Washington Square West bistro, partly because they're so "affordable" (especially off the "well-priced" tasting menu); happy-hour "fun" abounds at the Graffiti Bar, and the open kitchen's a "great seat" too, but some caution the "fast pace" and suggest "if you want to talk, go by...

Chef Michael Schulson --- familiar to some from TLC’s competition series Ultimate Cake-Off --- is behind this modern Asian eatery located in bustling Midtown Village. Schulson turns out the same inventive cuisine that made a splash at his other restaurant, Izakaya at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City. Against a backdrop of distressed metals and rustic wood uplit by glowing wall art,...

Small plates. Big drink. From the chef who brought modern Japanese food (Pod) to Penn, and Buddakan to Manhattan, this flashy modern eatery aims at a wow a minute, via "cheesesteak" bao buns, crab wonton tacos, truffled edamame dumplings, wok-roasted broccoli, spicy sashimi, (absolutely heavenly) crispy Brussels sprouts -- and a $24 "scorpion" (fish)bowl containing a fruity and fearsome mix of...

Telegenic (read: hot) celebrity chef Michael Schulson makes his Philadelphia debut in the Gayborhood with a glowing pan-Asian array of small plates. While observers might expect a chef of his...

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