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R2L

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Culinary creativity abounds at this cool, contemporay dining room, located on the 37th floor of Two Liberty Place. Legendary Philly restauranteur Daniel Stern is the force behind R2L, whose menu includes everything from striped sea bass accented by dill and bergamot, veal prepared three ways, and ricotta-stuffed pasta with vegetables to lighter bites like smoked rabbit taquitos, lobster mac-n-cheese, and venison cheesesteaks. If you're not here to dine, the sleek BAR2L is as good a place as any to sip a cocktail and be seen.

Address:

50 South 16th St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
215-564-5337

Hours:

Mon-Thu: 5pm-10pm
Fri-Sat: 5pm-11pm
Sun: 5pm-9pm

Website:

r2lrestaurant.com

Dinner
- Appetizers
  
  Consommé
  
  lobster and shrimp tortellini, peas + saffron oil ($14.00)
  
  Chopped
  
  romaine, kale, harvest vegetables, bacon + bleu boursin ($12.00)
  
  Autumn
  
  salad of artichoke, leek + mushroom confit, miso red wine dressing ($12.00)
  
  Raw
  
  spiced tuna tartare, scallion, cucumber + lime ($18.00)
  
  Vegan
  
  risotto, whole grains, cashew + smoked mushroom ($16.00)
  
  Half Shell
  
  6 east coast oysters, choice of: traditional $20 | jalapeño + champagne mignonette $20 | crème fraîche, chive + caviar $26 | 2 of each $22 ($20.00)
  
  Lobster "Roll"
  
  avocado, carrot+pepper sauce, toasted martin's potato bun ($20.00)
- For One or More
  
  Pressed
  
  truffle flatbread, arugula, lemon + parmesan ($20.00)
  
  Toasted
  
  short rib + aged cheddar nachos, grilled onion + cherry pepper relish ($24.00)
  
  Chilled
  
  seafood: 4 oysters [traditional or our preparation], 4 spiced shrimp, 4 crab claws + tuna sashimi ($48.00)
  
  Hot
  
  seafood boil: 10 clams, half-pound mussels, 6 shrimp, garlic + white wine broth ($52.00)
- Main Courses: Composed Dishes
  
  Roasted Tuna Loin
  
  brussels sprouts, sweetbreads + harissa ($38.00)
  
  Redfish + Scallop
  
  peppers, broccoli, sun-dried tomato + rose geranium ($36.00)
  
  Veal Tenderloin
  
  ragout of pulled, braised veal shank, caramelized onions + collards, castle valley mill grits ($38.00)
  
  Pork Loin + Belly
  
  cassoulet of homemade sausage + white beans ($32.00)
  
  Vegan Roasted Maitake + King Oyster Mushrooms
  
  bean + mushroom tortellini, garlic broth ($24.00)
- Main Courses: Large Cuts + Chops
  
  Braised Short Rib + Filet Duo
  
  4-ounce rib, 6-ounce filet mignon + cabernet braising jus ($42.00)
  
  28-Day, Dry Aged, Bone-In Ribeye
  
  22 ounces; truffle + soy sabayon ($52.00)
  
  Breakaway Farms Roasted Pork Chop
  
  18 ounces; south philly romesco, broccoli rabe, long hots + aged provolone ($38.00)
  
  Roasted Chicken Breast
  
  spice-glazed leg, butternut squash + ranch cream ($28.00)
  
  2½ Pound Lobster
  
  roasted in the shell; lobster + herb compound butter ($54.00)
  
  Atlantic Salmon
  
  8-ounces; ceviche, pretzel sauce + dill ($34.00)
  
  Sea Scallops + Shrimp
  
  3 each; garlic, parsley + lemon ($36.00)
- Sides
  
  Mac + Cheese
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Lobster Mac + Cheese
  
  ($20.00)
  
  Crisp Brussels Sprouts, Harissa + Garlic
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Vegan "Creamed" Spinach, Crisp Red Onion
  
  ($10.00)
  
  French Fried Fingerling Potatoes, Curry Salt + Spicy Mayo
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Castle Valley Mill Cheddar Grits, Caramelized Onions + Collards
  
  ($14.00)
Happy Hour
- Snacks
  French
  
  fried local fingerling potatoes, spicy mayonnaise ($4.00)
  
  Stuffed
  
  potato skins, aged cheddar, bacon, scallions ($6.00)
  
  Half Shell
  
  east coast oysters, jalapeno + champagne mignonette ($1.50)
  
  Pressed
  
  truffle flatbread, arugula, lemon + parmesan ($8.00)
  
  Lobster Mac and Cheese
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Snackburgers
  
  plain, skate cheek, braised shortrib ($2.00)
  
  Local
  cheese: selection of one, two or three
  
  $6.00
  
  $9.00
  
  $12.00
- Cocktails
  
  Elevation
  
  gin, luxardo, parfait amour, lemon ($8.00)
  
  Sunset Punch
  
  changes with the whim of the season ($8.00)
  
  Loree's Jones
  
  citron vodka, ginger liquor, peach, soda ($8.00)
- Wine
  
  Rotating Selection of Red Wines
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Rotating Selection of White Wines
  
  ($7.00)
- Beer
  
  Yuengling Lager
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Corona
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Miller Lite
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Heineken
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Heineken Light
  
  ($4.00)
Desserts
- Desserts
  
  Warm Vanilla Cake
  
  caramel + chocolate paté ($12.00)
  
  Philly Special
  
  chocolate, chewy caramel peanuts, peanut butter + pretzels ($11.00)
  
  Lemon Cheesecake
  
  fresh + preserved peaches, toasted almond ($12.00)
  
  Berry + Watermelon Gazpacho
  
  coconut meringue + lime water ice ($9.00)
  
  Local Cheese
  
  one, two or three selections ($6.00)
- Coffee + Tea
  
  Burlap + Bean Drip Coffee
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Espresso
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cappuccino
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Premium Steap Tea
  
  moroccan mint green, strawberry ginger herbal, indian black ($3.00)
Cocktails
- Summer
  
  Bramble On
  
  bombay, blackberries, basil + hibiscus ($14.00)
  
  Aperol Spritz
  
  aperol + bubbles = summer ($13.00)
  
  Old Cuban
  
  bacardi 8-year rum, champagne, mint, lime, vanilla cane syrup + angostura ($15.00)
  
  Live Long And
  
  stoli oranj, pomegranate shrub, citrus + soda ($14.00)
  
  Paloma
  
  olmeca blanco, grapefruit + spritz ($13.00)
  
  Hanky Panky
  
  boardroom gin, sweet vermouth + fernet branca ($15.00)
  
  Sweet Bee
  
  hendricks, benedictine, lemon + chamomile ($15.00)
  
  R2Left Hand
  
  rye whiskey, campari, sweet vermouth, chocolate bitters ($14.00)
  
  Elder Fashioned
  
  jameson irish whiskey, st-germain, orange bitters + laphroaig rinse ($16.00)
  
  Summer Sangria
  
  reisling, spirits + fruit ($13.00)
- Beer
  
  Tröegs "Seasonal" Hershey, PA
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Bell's "Two Hearted Ale" Kalamazoo, MI
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Victory "Seasonal" Downingtown, PA
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Allagash "White" Portland, ME
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Heineken Amsterdam, Nl
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Founder's "Breakfast Stout" Grand Rapids, MI
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Weyerbacher "Merry Monks" Easton, PA
  
  ($7.00)
  
  Chimay "Blue Grande Réserve" Chimay, BE
  
  ($18.00)
  
  Crispin Cider Colfax, CA
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Miller "Lite" Milwaukee, WI
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Yuengling "Lager" Pottsville, PA
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Corona Grupo Modelo, Mexico
  
  ($6.00)
  
  St. Pauli Girl "Non-Alcoholic" Bremen, DE
  
  ($6.00)
By The Glass
- Sparkling
  
  Moscato, Anecoop, Valencia, Spain, NV
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Prosecco, Villa Sandi Doc, Veneto, Italy, NV
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Brut Rosé, Bouvet, Loire Valley, France, NV
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Brut Champagne, Veuve Clicquot "Yellow Label", Reims, Champagne, France, NV
  
  ($23.00)
- Rosé
  
  Negrette, Lionel Osmin & Cie "La Vie En", Provence, France, 2015
  
  ($12.00)
- White
  
  Pinot Grigio, Caposaldo, Veneto, Italy, 2014
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Sauvignon Blanc, Giesen, Blenheim, New Zealand, 2015
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine de Bel Air, "Pouilly Fume," Loire Valley, France, 2014
  
  ($22.00)
  
  Riesling Kabinett, Fritz Zimmer, Mosel, Germany, 2014
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Chardonnay / Viognier, Louis Latour "Duet", Rhone, France, 2014
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Chardonnay, Ramey, Sonoma Coast, California, 2013
  
  ($22.00)
- Red
  
  Zweigelt, Hermann Moser, Kremstal, Austria, 2013
  
  ($13.00)
  
  Pinot Noir, Trisaetum, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2015
  
  ($20.00)
  
  Pinot Noir, Becker Estate, Pfalz, Germany, 2012
  
  ($18.00)
  
  Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Poggio Anima "Samael", Abruzzo, Italy, 2014
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Shiraz, Small Gully "Mr. Black's Little Book," Barossa Valley, Australia, 2013
  
  ($15.00)
  
  Malbec, Doña Paula, "Los Cardos", Mendoza, Argentina, 2015
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Merlot, Cannonball, Sonoma County, California, 2014
  
  ($16.00)
  
  Bordeaux, Chateau Font-Merlet, Bordeaux, France, 2010
  
  ($17.00)
  
  Cabernet Sauvignon, Buehler Vineyards, Napa Valley, California, 2014
  
  ($18.00)
  
  Cabernet Sauvignon, Arbios, Alexander Valley, California, 2012
  
  ($25.00)
Bar Menu
- Snacks
  French
  
  fried local fingerling potatoes, spicy mayonnaise ($6.00)
  
  Stuffed
  
  potato skins, bacon + aged cheddar ($10.00)
  
  Local
  cheese: selection of one, two or three
  
  $6.00
  
  $9.00
  
  $12.00
- Bigger Snacks
  
  Lobster Macaroni + Cheese
  
  ($20.00)
  
  Pressed
  
  truffle flatbread, arugula, parmesan ($20.00)
  
  Raw
  
  spiced tuna tartare, scallion, cucumber + lime ($18.00)
  
  Toasted
  
  short rib + aged cheddar nachos, grilled onion + cherry pepper relish ($24.00)
- Seafood
  
  Half Shell
  
  choice of: traditional, jalapeño + champagne mignonette or crème fraîche, chive + caviar ($20.00)
  
  Chilled
  
  seafood, oysters, shrimp, tuna sashimi + jonah crab claws ($48.00)
  
  Lobster "Roll"
  
  avocado, carrot + pepper sauce, toasted martin's potato bun ($20.00)
  
  Hot
  
  seafood boil: 10 clams, half pound mussels, 6 shrimp, garlic + white wine broth ($52.00)
- Snackburgers
  
  House
  
  bleu boursin, crispy red onions + steak sauce ($14.00)
  
  Plain
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Bacon Cheddar
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Fish
  
  crispy skate cheek, rémoulade + slaw ($14.00)
  
  Braised Short Rib
  
  red wine + toasted dijon ($14.00)
  
  Big Boy Burger
  
  (1 burger) 10oz house blend of beef, bleu boursin, r2l steak sauce, crisp red onions ($14.00)

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