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Mad River in Old City Closes

Posted on the Mad River web site is this note marking the closing of the Old City nightclub. The Manayunk location remains open. The ownership […]

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Miga Closes on 15th Street

This photo of Miga is courtesy of TripAdvisor The Korean restaurant Miga has closed on 15th Street, presumably to make way for the new four […]

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Ramen Boy Gives Way to Terakawa Ramen

Michael Klein has the story that Ramen Boy has closed up shop in less than six months in Chinatown. Up next will be Terakawa Ramen out of […]

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Nick’s Roast Beef Going to Long Time Bartender

  Grub Street tipped us off to a story Dan Gross wrote about the closure of 32° in Old City. Our immediate reaction was, 32° […]

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Something Fishy

At about the time Eater was posting this story about Mike Stollenwerk’s Fish being closed Saturday, because of “issues with a few of our investors,” […]

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Will Marathon Go the Distance?

Philadelphia magazine’s Steve Volk looks at the Marathon restaurant chain and its recent troubles. The Marathon Grill restaurant chain has been serving up as much […]

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Blue Bear Tavern Closed (Again) but What’s Next?

  HughE Dillon reports that 12th Street’s Blue Bear Tavern is out of commission again. The bar which replaced the legendary and sometimes notorious Doc […]

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Healthy Bites Closing Its Cafe

Katie Cavuto is closing the market and cafe part of Healthy Bites at 25th and Christian. The last day for business will be Sunday, March […]

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Our Favorite Georges Perrier Quotes

“Everybody want to fock Georges Perrier in the ass” – 2002 profile in Philadelphia magazine by Benjamin Wallace. “Change everything but the chandeliers.” – Perrier to his […]

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2002: What’s Eating Georges Perrier?

Since tomorrow is the final day of Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin we are continuing to post some Philadelphia magazine content about the man and the […]

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A Look Back at the First Review of Le Bec-Fin

The following review appeared in the September 1974 issue of Philadelphia magazine. It is the first mention of Georges Perrier and Le Bec-Fin that we […]

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So Little Bar is Closed and Ickyness Reigns

So Little Bar at 8th and Fitzwater has closed down. Philebrity had the story first with a link to a Yelp review that claimed a […]

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Mahogany on Walnut To Close

Cigar bar Mahogany on Walnut will be closing after business on Wednesday, February 29th. Owner Tom Piazza says he has been operating without a lease […]

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B.B. Go Is Gone, We Play Matchmaker

The fusion rice spot, b.b. go at 18th and Ludlow is no more. We peeked in the window at lunch today and saw that coolers […]

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The End of an Era: Georges Perrier Cedes Control of Le Bec-Fin

Less than one week after receiving a crushing two-bell review from Inquirer food critic Craig LaBan, legendary Le Bec-Fin founder Georges Perrier has signed a […]