Bibou opens tonight and the highly anticipated French restaurant is now taking reservations. If you follow Foobooz on Twitter you already know you can get […]
Shank’s & Evelyn’s last day in South Philadelphia will be this Thursday. Then it’s 6 to 8 weeks until they open on 15th Street near […]
Rich Nichols looks at what went wrong with Maia, the Villanova market/coffee shop/bistro/fine dining restaurant, as if all those slashes weren’t evidence enough. A post-mortem […]
Penthouse Lounge and Grille didn’t survive very long on 2nd Street but now there’s a Penthouse Club coming to 3001 Castor Avenue near the Delaware […]
A reader tips us off that Les Bons Temps has closed. It is rumored the space has been sold to a Borgata chef and will […]
Ultimo Coffee in getting closer and closer to opening. They chronicle the progress on their blog. [UltimoCoffee] West Chester’s former Coyote Crossing looks like it’ll […]
Mediterranean small plates are what’s on the menu at Old City’s new Bocca. [Meal Ticket] Gulph Mills’ Savona is closed for renovations. They’re aiming to […]
Get Happy, the former Kildare’s on 2nd Street closed yesterday after a disagreement with Kildare’s founder Dave Magrogan over the liquor license. Get Happy had […]
Bart Blatstein’s Piazza project will be bringing several new spots to Northern Liberties. There’s a diner named Darling’s, a wine bar named Vino Restaurant Lounge, […]
The area’s first Melting Pot, a Chestnut Hill fixture since 1995, is closingApril 5th. A franchise spokesperson said the Melting Pot outgrew the location with […]
The Philadelphia Inquirer has more on Old Original Bookbinders which closed last week for “mechanical problems.” Yesterday attorneys were in court for a bankruptcy hearing. […]
The Inquirer reports Girasole has opened at the Symphony House on Broad Street. Chef Angela Iovino has an all-female line and an Italian menu of […]
The tipsters have been tipstering from as far away as California (seriously!) and the Inquirer confirms that Chef’s Market, the long-running gourmet shop on South […]
The Boathouse Row Bar in the Rittenhouse Hotel has closed and the staff has been let go. Our tipster says the bar will remain available […]
Michael Klein has some restaurant shuffling news, which seems to be Philadelphia restaurateurs way of dealing with the economy. Long time Center City spot, Genji […]
