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Meltkraft, Reading Terminal’s Grilled Cheese Stand, Will Close
Meltkraft, the grilled cheese stand and regional cheese shop in Reading Terminal Market owned by New Jersey-based Valley Shepherd Creamery, will close this summer. Carla […]
Pineville Fishtown Has Closed After Eight Months in Business
Pineville Fishtown, the offshoot of Bucks County’s Pineville Tavern, has closed. Father-son owners Andrew and Drew Abruzzese opened the concept in an out-of-the-way property at Huntington […]
University City’s Trolley Car Station Has Closed
Trolley Car Station, the bar and restaurant at SEPTA’s revamped 40th Street trolley portal, has closed after a little over seven months in business. The […]
Kensington’s Saint Benjamin Brewing Company Will Close
Craft brewery and taproom Saint Benjamin Brewing Company will close next month. Founder and owner Tim Patton is in the process of selling the building at […]
Drexel to Close EAT Café, Philly’s First Pay-What-You-Can Restaurant
EAT Café, the not-for-profit restaurant on the Drexel campus, will close after two and a half years of serving pay-what-you-can meals to the community. The restaurant […]
Plenty Café to Close and Rebrand Its Queen Village Location
Plenty Café’s Queen Village outpost is getting a rebrand. The European-inspired all-day cafe will close after brunch service this Sunday, February 17th. Owners Anthony and […]
Rx the Farmacy in UCity Closes After Five Years
This post has been updated. Rx the Farmacy, the weekends-only University City brunch spot with a farm-to-table vibe, has closed after five years in business. […]
How to Pivot a Restaurant Concept in Philly’s Cutthroat Dining Scene
Restaurants can close for so many reasons. Mismanagement. Bad ideas. Landlords jacking up rents and cutting into already razor-thin margins. Unforeseen issues out of owners’ control, […]
Port Richmond Seafood Spot Bait & Switch Will Close
We’re only a week into 2019, but restaurant closings are already starting to pop up around Philly. The latest casualty is Bait & Switch, the […]
Bryn Mawr’s BYOB Steakhouse Is Closing
The owners of Cerise Craft Steakhouse have announced that the Bryn Mawr BYO will close its doors at the end of this week. Chef-owner Ben […]
Rose Petals Café Will Close Its Germantown Location
Breakfast and lunch spot Rose Petals Café will close its flagship location in Germantown following service on Christmas Eve. The restaurant opened at 322 West Chelten Avenue in 2013. Owners […]
Capogiro to Close All Stores After 16 Years
Scoop one out for an OG of Philadelphia’s second restaurant renaissance. Capogiro, the gelateria whose silky, scratch-made Italian-style frozen desserts earned international acclaim, has announced that […]
Magpie, Philly’s All-Pie Restaurant, Will Close
This winter, Philly will lose one of its most distinctive restaurants. Holly Ricciardi, baker-owner at Magpie Artisan Pies in Graduate Hospital, has announced that she’ll close the […]
Jon’s Bar & Grille Closes, and South Street Loses Yet Another Institution
Jon’s Bar & Grille, the South Street institution with a claim to Three Stooges fame, has closed after 37 years in business. The business, the […]
14 Great Philly Restaurants We Wish Hadn’t Closed
Philly has been in the midst of a long-lived restaurant boom that shows no signs of slowing. But amid the onslaught of new restaurants opening […]