I will be in Philly the week of May 23 and want recommendations of where 4-6 people can go to enjoy a good meal with a couple good bottles of wine. Want either a good in-house wine list or we'll bring our own and pay the corkage fee. Thanks.

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perhaps this link would be useful.

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Last November, my wife and I ate at a Philly restaurant called Overtures (on Passyunk) in a neighborhood that was roughly the Philly equivalent of NY’s West Village. (Down the block was a Fetish Boutique; across the street was a condom super store.)
Still, this small BYO was pretty old school, with a lovely deep, jewel-tone blue ceiling and beige, tromp l’oeil drapery painted on the walls. You had a choice between a $50 price fixed 4-course dinner or ordering a la carte. We did both – my wife chose the 4-course dinner with a fantastic crab cake and baby NZ rack of lamb; I went with the pate to start and a medallions of wild boar in a green peppercorn sauce. For dessert, my wife had an apple tartlet with a dollop of cinnamon ice cream and I had a large slice of pecan pie.
Very good and not unreasonably priced for the quality/atmosphere. I'd recommend it.

Overtures
609 E. Passyunk (off 5th & South Streets)
215-627-3455

Ended up at Fork Restaurant at 306 Market Street. Great food, good prices, and a $15 corkage fee.

On not living in California: So much wine, so far away!