Wine Bar
The Wild Optimists Who Turned the Philly Wine Scene From Blah to Brilliant
A New Yorker walks into a bar — Bloomsday Cafe’s bar, to be specific — studies the bottle list, and flags down GM and beverage […]
10 Philly Wine Bars We’re Crushing on Right Now
Wine bars in Philadelphia have never been better than they are right now. Whether it’s because of the challenges or despite them, purveyors in Philly […]
Philly’s Fledgling Wine Scene Is About to Face Its Biggest Threat
In the last few years, privately owned wine shops have popped up across the city. Places like Vernick Wine, Bloomsday Cafe and Di Bruno Bros. […]
The Design Inspiration Behind Di Bruno Bros.’s Trendy New Wine Bar
Italian flags. Bill Mignucci Jr., the president of Di Bruno Bros., wanted to put them everywhere — along with raw brick walls, steel chairs and […]
Good King Tavern Is Expanding With a French Wine Bar in Bella Vista
The owners of Bella Vista’s Good King Tavern are expanding with a new concept. Chloé Grigri and Bernard Grigri will open Le Caveau, a Loire Valley-style wine bar, […]
Bloomsday, Headhouse Square’s New Wine Bar, Rolls Out Dinner Service
At long last, Bloomsday is truly an all-day cafe: the natural wine bar and bottle shop in Headhouse Square debuted dinner service earlier this week. The […]
Jet Wine Bar Is Opening a Wine Garden on South Street
Jet Wine Bar and its sibling restaurants are expanding with a new wine garden, a Cafe Ynez spinoff, and a new home for Rex 1516 in […]
Di Bruno Bros. Rittenhouse Is Getting In On the Pizza and Wine Game
Di Bruno Bros. will open Alimentari, a new Italian cafe and wine bar, this summer on the second floor of its Rittenhouse shop at 1730 […]
Where to Find the Best Healthy Foods, Workouts, and Outdoor Activities in Manayunk
Philly has an insanely wonderful fitness scene, but the truth is, many of us tend to stick to our own neighborhoods — we’ve all got […]
This Philly Restaurant Chain Now Serves the “Impossible” Vegan Burger
Uninspired vegan burgers are a dime a dozen, which is why we got pretty excited when the Impossible Burger started popping up on menus around […]
Raise a Glass to Jet Wine Bar with a Week of Throwback Bottles
Jet Wine Bar marks seven years in business this year. And from Friday, November 10th through Thursday, November 16th, they’re celebrating by popping special bottles born […]
Barcelona Finally Makes its Debut on East Passyunk Avenue
And that temptation starts tonight! First night of full service @barcelonawinebar #passyunk #philadelphia welcome to the neighborhood! A post shared by East Passyunk Avenue (@eastpassyunk) […]
Beery Fishtown Gets Two Wine Bars
Frankford Avenue’s Fishtown Social is now open. The wine bar from Fishtown local, Vanessa Wong closely follows the Tria model of wine, beer, cheese and […]
Nick Elmi Is Opening a Bar
Last May Nick Elmi went to work on securing a liquor license and expanding into the former coffee shop that is next door to his Laurel. […]
Chris Painter on “Fishtown Italian” and What Else Is Next
It was a surprise to many when Chris Painter closed his semi-eponymous restaurant off of Rittenhouse Square. Luckily for fans of his cooking, he won’t […]