“International home cooking” with some “interesting twists” heads the bill at this “cozy” Old City Eclectic “fixture”, which “defines comfort” thanks to a “roaring fire in the fireplace” and staffers who “treat you like you just came home from a long absence”; if you book dinner and order tickets for a “concert upstairs” at the Tin Angel, you get reserved seating for the show.
Serrano Restaurant Review:
A fixture on the Philadelphia restaurant scene since 1985, Serrano, with its upstairs acoustic café, the Tin Angel, attracts an artsy neighborhood crowd to its colorful boho setting. At the lower level, the long, narrow room boasts a time-etched wooden bar on the left and a fireplace to the right. Either crystal chandeliers or colored-glass Indian lamps hang from the ornate ceiling. The lights...
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Old City on a Saturday night might be the last place you'd expect to see a quiet acoustic show by Amos Lee, Dar Williams, or a bluegrass trio, but I swear, it happens here all the time. The second-floor Tin Angel feels more like a big coffeehouse than a cafe, and once the night's performer takes the small stage, the room hushes. Seats are general admission, so come early to score well....