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A Bar Called Churchkey Will Replace The Yachtsman in Fishtown

With so much commotion surrounding Fishtown’s 1444 Frankford Avenue address, the landlord just wants his new tenant to give him peace of mind. He wants to keep […]

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Fishtown Tiki Bar The Yachtsman Temporarily Closed

The Yachtsman, Tommy Up’s tiki bar (one of two in the entire city — the other being Jason Evanchick’s Tiki) — suddenly closed a few days […]

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Monday Morning TL;DR: Just Another Story About a Vegan Strip Club

Happy Monday, everyone? If you’ve found yourself here yet again, that means you’re wondering what that special button on Donald Trump‘s desk does. No, not […]

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Shoo Fry Brings Ultimate Late-Night Drunk Food to Fishtown

Philly’s love affair with cheese curds is showing up in Fishtown: The poutine-centric Shoo Fry will open its second location in Fishtown at 200 East […]

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Evil Genius Is Opening Their Fishtown Brewpub Next Week

See that? That’s what 1727 North Front Street looked like when the crew from Evil Genius Beer Company first got their hands on it in […]

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Pizzagate Conspiracists Are Harassing Pizza Brain and Little Baby’s

You remember Pizzagate, right? The wacky internet conspiracy theory that led a 28-year-old North Carolina man to drive all the way to Washington to fire […]

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Johnny Brenda’s Goes Pennsylvania Dutch for Sunday Brunch

This past summer, Johnny Brenda’s current chef Adam Diltz announced he’d be opening his own Mid-Atlantic/Pennsylvania regional BYOB, Elwood, in Fishtown, across from the Fillmore […]

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Weckerley’s Ice Cream Is Opening A Shop In Fishtown

And they’re doing it soon–like this Friday soon. Because you know that old bit of business wisdom: If you’re looking at opening an ice cream […]

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Fishtown Is Getting Another All-Day Cafe

Fishtown is already one of the hottest restaurant neighborhoods in Philly, and now things are getting sweeter with the impending opening of Nima Etemadi and […]

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SliCE Pizza Opens Its First Organic Pizza Shop in Fishtown

SliCE Pizza which already has locations in South Philadelphia, Rittenhouse and Washington Township, New Jersey is opening a Fishtown shop on Friday, October 28th. And […]

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Wm. Mulherin’s Sons Adds Brunch

Fishtown’s hot and swanky Wm. Mulherin’s Sons has added weekend brunch. The restaurant with Chris Painter in the kitchen is rolling out several interesting dishes […]

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Root Launches Brunch Menu In Fishtown

Got brunch plans for this weekend? Well if you don’t, let us make a late suggestion. Root–the new-ish tapas and wine bar in Fishtown–just launched […]

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Two Philadelphia Restaurants Land on Bon Appetit’s Best New Restaurants List

Today Bon Appetit rolled out its 50 Best New Restaurants for 2016 and two Philadelphia restaurants make the cut. One might have been expected, the other is […]

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Johnny Brenda’s Chef Aiming to Open His Own BYOB

On Tuesday, July 12th Johnny Brenda’s chef Adam Diltz is going in front of the Fishtown Neighbors Association seeking approval to open a BYOB on Frankford […]

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Buying Cool: Wm. Mulherin’s Sons Reviewed

Wm. Mulherin’s Sons is the best-smelling restaurant I’ve been to all year. It’s pretty, sure. Big, new, shiny, polished, fitted out with rich woods, artisan […]