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Bob & Barbara’s Opens a Restaurant Next Door

You’re a few Specials in at Bob & Barbara’s. You forgot to eat lunch. And your stomach is growling. What do you do? Katrina and […]

Bill Murray and his friend Katrina Duva, who just so happens to be one of the operators at Bob & Barbara's, inside Bob & Barbara's on Monday
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Yes, That Was Bill Murray Bartending at Bob & Barbara’s

I was supposed to go to Bob & Barbara’s on Monday to capture a scene for the story I was publishing on Tuesday about Bob […]

Philadelphia dive bar Bob & Barbara's and its streetery, which the city is now forcing Bob & Barbara's to remove even though the city approved the streetery
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Inside Bob & Barbara’s Streetery Nightmare

Like so many Philadelphia bars and restaurants, iconic South Street dive bar Bob & Barbara’s set up a streetery and other outdoor seating options during […]

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Team Behind Wine Dive Brings a Subterranean Speakeasy to South Street

Update 4/26/22: Some sad news from Hawthornes Restaurant Group: Due to that aforementioned fire, Sonny’s Cocktail Joint, Wine Dive and Rabbit are temporarily closed. Co-owner Chris […]

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Peter Serpico, From Ambitious Fine Dining to Takeout Noodles

Serpico (the restaurant) has had a strange life in Philly. On its face, it’s always had the makings of something exceptional. It opened as a […]

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Inside Wine Dive, South Street’s No-Fuss Wine Bar by the Hawthornes Crew

This Friday, January 10th, Wine Dive will open on South Street serving wine, cocktails, beer, cider and food in a casual, dive-y environment. The bar […]

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Mom-Mom’s Polish Restaurant to Open on South Street Next to Bob and Barbara’s

First, there was Mom-Mom’s Polish food cart, a roving truck serving perfect pierogi, stuffed cabbage, and kielbasa all over town. Then came Mom-Mom’s Kitchen, a […]

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Hawthornes Owners to Debut Wine Dive on South Street

About a month-and-a-half after Anthony Bourdain’s fake friend Michael DePasquale lost his lease on 1506 South Street, we’ve learned that a new project is in […]

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Fancy Chocolates and Baked Goods Come to Queen Village

Over the summer, we told you that Aurora Grace, the chocolate company from pastry chef Aurora Wold, would be going brick and mortar at Fifth and South. […]

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Jon’s Bar & Grille Closes, and South Street Loses Yet Another Institution

Jon’s Bar & Grille, the South Street institution with a claim to Three Stooges fame, has closed after 37 years in business. The business, the […]

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Check Out South Street’s Brand New Federal Donuts

Federal Donuts is opening a spacious new location at 6th and South Streets tomorrow, and they’re kicking things off with a great opening-day deal on their sweet […]

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Party With Brauhaus Schmitz For Their 8th Birthday

Brauhaus Schmitz is turning eight years old in 2017. To mark the occasion, they’re throwing a blowout anniversary bash next Tuesday. But that’s not all: […]

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Philly Chefs Are Popping Up at PHS’s South Street Beer Garden

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s pop-up garden at 15th and South is in full bloom, serving up cold drinks and tasty eats run by East Passyunk’s Cantina Los […]

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Where To Eat This Weekend: Brunch, Tacos, and Brunch Tacos

Okay, quick: First thing you have to do is see whether or not Barbuzzo has sold out of the salted caramel budino choco-tacos we told […]

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Is It Time To Start Thinking About Oktoberfest Already?

Oktoberfest has always been kind of a big deal in Philly–driven primarily by the large-scale block parties thrown by the crew behind Brauhaus Schmitz. This […]