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We’re open for dinner Tuesday – Saturday 5:00pm – 10:00pm. Join us early at the bar at 4:45pm. Our current dinner menu is seasonal and casual! Reservations are available up to 4 weeks in advance for parties sized up to 4 guests – for reservations of 5-6 guests, please call us as availability is limited. Reservations can be made here.

Our bar/lounge area offers all unreserved seating, and the full menu is available, so feel free to walk in and join us!

Tasting Menu at Vernick Wine
We are offering a six-course Tasting Menu in our Vernick Wine “jewel-box” dining room Thursday – Saturday for up to four guests with reservations available four weeks in advance. Reservations are prepaid at $155/per person, plus tax and gratuity. An optional pairing of five styles of wines to taste across the courses is available for $90 per person. Reserve here.
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Wine Shop
Our shop next door at 2029 Walnut St. is open for in-store retail and online ordering for curbside or in-store pickup, Tuesdays to Saturdays 1:00pm - 9:00pm. We carry nearly 100 bottles of wine spanning natural, orange, and classic old-world styles from around the world, meant for everyday enjoyment. We also rotate in a small selection of our favorite sherries, vermouths, amaros, local beers & house-made chef’s grocery items.

To inquire about our monthly wine club four-pack of bottles, reach out to us at wine@vernickphilly.com for more information.
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Vernick Food & Drink
Our menu changes frequently, please contact us for the current menu.
“In a city of dining riches, Vernick has reinvented the new American restaurant”
Craig LaBan, Philadelphia Inquirer 4 Bell Review
“Vernick represents everything that we love about dining out in this country right now: Honest, compelling food made with great ingredients and cooked with genuine soul.”
Bon Appétit
Winner
2017 Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic
James Beard Foundation
"Chef-owner Gregory Vernick has a knack for taking the best of each season and turning it into something you can’t wait to repeat"
Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post
parmesan custard grilled heart of romaine grilled black sea bass
organic amish chicken arctic char
toasts blueberry pie sea urchin
cocktail lamb

Vernick Food & Drink

2031 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
267-639-6644
info@vernickphilly.com
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Hours

Tuesday-Saturday
5:00 PM to 9:30 PM Dinner

Reservations

Reserve Online

Large Party & Private Events

events@vernickphilly.com

@vernickphilly

Gift Cards

Vernick Gift Card Gift cards are available online

Careers

Please send your resume to
careers@vernickphilly.com

Media Inquiries

Caroline Bubnis
caroline@neighborlyrelations.com

greg vernick

Chef & Owner

Greg Vernick

Cherry Hill, NJ native Greg Vernick could be found in the kitchen at an early age thanks to his grandfather owning a Philadelphia butcher shop and mother, Beth, owning a local restaurant near their hometown. Pursuing his passion for the restaurant industry, Greg is now an award-winning chef with his own nationally recognized restaurant, Vernick Food & Drink.

Greg earned a degree in hospitality management from Boston University followed by a culinary degree from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in New York. After his CIA externship with Chef Ken Oringer at Boston’s Clio, Greg moved to New York City where he rose through the ranks of the Jean-Georges Vongrichten’s empire serving as sous chef at Jean-Georges, Nougatine, and Spice Market, and traveling the world as chef trainer for restaurants in Qatar, Tokyo, Vancouver, Boston, and Park City, Utah. After years in the Jean-Georges family, Greg took his final post away from home as chef de cuisine of New York’s Tocqueville.

In 2012, Greg returned to Philadelphia with his wife Julie and opened the doors to his own restaurant, Vernick Food & Drink, where he serves an honest, no-fuss menu featuring his version of new American cooking.

Vernick Food & Drink has been recognized by the likes of Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, StarChefs, Philadelphia magazine, The Washington Post, and The New York Times. In 2016, Greg was named “Chef of the Year” by the Philadelphia Inquirer and Vernick Food & Drink earned a 4-Bell, re-review from restaurant critic Craig LaBan who called it the “Best Overall Restaurant” in the city.

In May 2017, Greg Vernick was named the Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic by the James Beard Foundation, coinciding with the fifth anniversary of the restaurant’s opening. Greg is the first Philadelphia chef to win the award since 2011. Most recently, Greg has partnered with Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center. In October 2018, he opened Vernick Coffee Bar, a modern café and barista bar. Then, in August of 2019, Vernick Fish opened its doors, featuring Greg’s take on the favorite hallmarks of American oyster bar fare.