At Borromini, perched on a busy Rittenhouse corner, hand-painted flourishes help situate the trattoria’s pan-Italian menu within Philadelphia’s buzzy food scene. Gibbs Connors painted the lettering on ...

Restaurants talk to us before the food does. These signs pitch daily specials, crack one-liners, and sneak in a little personality right on the sidewalk. What follows is a quick stroll of funny ...