Is Amada Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Philadelphia, PA)
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 2 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current status
As of October 2026, Amada is listed open on amadarestaurant.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: Amada's own website was live and functioning with an online-ordering widget and current Friday happy-hour hours when checked on 2026-09-08. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 5
- Address 217-219 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
- Website amadarestaurant.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The 'Meat-Fest' episode featured Amada's Spanish tapas menu, with an emphasis on cured jamón, paella, and other shareable meat plates. Amada is chef José Garcés's flagship restaurant, opened in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood on Chestnut Street as the chef's first restaurant. The business has since expanded: according to amadarestaurant.com, checked 2026-09-08, Amada now operates locations in Philadelphia, Radnor, and Atlantic City, and the Philadelphia site lists Friday happy-hour hours of 4:30-6:30 p.m. The website's active reservations and online-ordering functions when checked on 2026-09-08 indicate the Chestnut Street restaurant remains in operation under Garcés's restaurant group.
The episode
Also in Season 2
Season 2: 64 of 102 still open · 8 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Bar Rescue
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Mystery Diners
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Sources we checked
- amadarestaurant.com https://www.amadarestaurant.com/amada-philadelphia/
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Record btiea-0123 · checked by Cal Marchetti.