Stephen Starr’s Buddakan is a spectacular restaurant featuring exotic flavors of modern Asian cuisine with creativity and drama. Bon Appetit notes, “The mostly white space is striking, with a lit-from-within communal table in the middle of the room, a waterfall & a ten-foot, candle-bedecked Buddha. The religious icon watches over hip customers indulging in pan-Asian cuisine that far surpasses the fare usually found at hot spots like this.” Newsweek reports, “Design also serves as a signifier for cuisine. You walk into Buddakan, one of the hottest new restaurants in Philadelphia, past a shimmering waterfall & Japanese river stones & you say to yourself, ‘ginger-miso everything’ even before you see the magnificent 10-foot Buddha dominating the dining room.” Named one of “America’s Top 50 Restaurants” by Travel & Leisure and ‘Top Restaurant for Fun’ by Gourmet, Buddakan has become one of the country’s most talked about restaurants.

Wheelchair Accessibility Comments

• Very nice restaurant and reasonably wheelchair friendly.
• No steps at the entrance.
• There are a couple small steps in the main dining level but there is a built-in ramp.
• The dining tables are largely accessible.
• Accessible restroom on main dining level.
• WARNING: many steps to mezzanine dining level which is basically used for private gatherings.
• Bar area is mostly high table tops and bar stools.