Where the Locals Eat Rating
Best Spanish
Top 100 Restaurant, Philadelphia
"Amada is not a typical, trendy tapas restaurant. It is something else entirely. Amada serves authentic Spanish tapas based on the earthy Mediterranean flavors that have long been the passion and expertise of founder and executive chef, Jose Garces..."
– Amada website
"Discover your inner flamenco... at this sexy tapas haven, where Jose Garces presents stunning updates to classic Spanish flavors in an evocative, 135-seat space in Old City. The service is impressive and the menu well-tuned..."
—Philadelphia Inquirer
"Jose Garces' knockout Amada does tapas with a touch of style."
—City Paper
"You won't find a truer taste of Spain in Philadelphia."
—Philadelphia magazine
How others rate Amada
Zagat 2008
27 Food Rating (Extraordinary to Perfection)
James Beard Foundation
Jose Garces, Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic nominee 2007-2008
Philadelphia magazine
No. 4 on Top 50 Restaurants list, 2008
Philadelphia City Paper
Best Spanish Restaurant, 2007 readers poll
Mobil Travel Guide
** (Fresh Food, Clean Setting and Efficient Service)