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18th Street Gets Another Lunch Option with Devon & Blakely

New York-based Devon & Blakely has set up base at 18th and Market, in the former Pikkles Plus location. The breakfast and lunch spot offers […]

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Pure Tacos Closing in Center City and Ocean City, NJ

Pure Tacos at 1935 Chestnut Street is closing on Tuesday, May 7th after ten months in business. The gluten-free taqueria also had a seasonal location […]

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165-Seat Restaurant Sneaking into Center City

Full Size Drawing Eimer Design recently sent us a note that they are designing the forthcoming Good Stuff Eatery by Spike Mendelsohn. And that’s cool […]

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Center City’s Animo Juice Opens Monday

Haddonfield’s Animo Juice has been transforming a space at 17th and Arch for a few months now. Today, Replica Creative was showing off its window […]

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Love Park Debuts 15-Strong Food Truck Rotation

Love Park is introducing more than 15 new food trucks to Love Park lunchers over the summer. Wednesdays will feature new trucks with the food […]

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La Spinetta Wine Dinner at Il Pittore

Surrender yourself to a night of opulence. You’ll feel good about it, I promise, and you’ll feel it the moment you walk in. It might, […]

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Tria Rittenhouse Turns Nine and Celebrates with Bubbly

The original Tria location at 18th and Sansom turns nine years old today. So as you might guess, the Rittenhouse wine bar is celebrating. And […]

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Get a Free Peek at Agno Grill Today

The team that gave us Pure Fare is planning on opening Agno Grill at 2104 Chestnut Street this spring. Today they’re offering a free sample […]

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New Chef Means a New Menu at Jose Pistola’s

Casey Parker and Joe Gunn’s Jose Pistola’s has been a great place for beer since it opened. But the food has definitely had its ups and […]

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Buca di Beppo To Become Howl at the Moon Piano Bar

We’ve received word that the closed Buca di Beppo on 15th Street between Spruce and Locust Streets is going to become Howl at the Moon piano […]

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Scoop de Ville Is Leaving Chestnut Street, What’s Next?

Scoop de Ville, the popular ice cream spot at 1734 Chestnut Street is closing its doors for good on Saturday, April 27th. Rising rents are to […]

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Pure Fare Bringing the Mediterranean Agno Grill to 2100 Block of Chestnut

The former El Fuego on Chestnut Street is getting a new tenant. Agno Grill is promising to bring “a new kind of Mediterranean” this spring. […]

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A Springtime in Venice at C19

Warm weather means all sorts of new menus and dining features all around Philadelphia. C19 Cichetteria Venezia, Rittenhouse Square’s Venetian restaurant is introducing a new […]

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Hipsterish Fried Chicken

“Hipsterish fried chicken” – The New York Times’ description of Federal Donuts in the article, The Transformational Power of the Right Spice (a good read about “spice […]

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Plenty Opening This May on Spruce Street

Plenty has been happily feeding East-Passyunkers for over two years now. In May, a second location is scheduled to open at 1602 Spruce Street. Morrissey […]