Superfolie

The story

Crafted with passion, served with love

A Rittenhouse Wine Bar with a Frenchy Soul

On Spruce Street in Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Square neighborhood, Superfolie has carved out a reputation as one of the city's most magnetic spots for an evening out. The energy, as Esquire put it, is "Frenchy, but not seriously so" — and that balance is precisely what keeps the room full night after night.

The bar's Wine Spectator Award of Excellence speaks to the seriousness behind the glass list, which ranges from a non-dosé Crémant de Bourgogne and a Corsican niellucciu rosé to a melon de bourgogne from the Loire and a dolcetto blend out of Piedmont. The approach is rooted in French and European natural producers, poured alongside a tight selection of cocktails — among them a freezer martini that earned Superfolie a Best Martini nod from Philadelphia Magazine's Best of Philly. The glass comes frosty from the freezer, as if it's been waiting for you.

Small Plates Built for Sharing

The food menu reads like a thoughtful apéro spread with real ambition. Les plateaux anchor the table — a snack plate of cured meat du jour, whipped ricotta, and marinated mushrooms; a charcuterie board of jamón serrano, rosette de Lyon, and bresaola; and a camembert from Bear Hill paired with rosé-poached rhubarb. Plats include roast oysters with ramp butter and breadcrumbs, a hand-cut beef tartare tartine on fried sourdough, tuna crudo with cucumber and finger lime, and local asparagus finished with comté cream and fried sage. It's French in sensibility — seasonal, composed, unfussy.

The Room Itself

Philly Mag named Superfolie among its 50 Best Restaurants, calling out its "utterly magnetic vibe" alongside the steak tartare and rotating sourdough tartine. Eater placed it among the essential restaurants of Rittenhouse. The space is described as a "jewel box" — small, warm, and consistently full. Happy hour runs every day for the first two hours of service, making it as approachable at the start of the evening as it is later on.

For anyone who wants good French wine, a cold martini, and a plate worth lingering over, Superfolie delivers without ceremony.