Paffuto Opening in Bella Vista 
Bella Vista / Italian / Openings

Paffuto Opening in Bella Vista 

Since November of 2021, Paffuto has been a mainstay on Philadelphia’s culinary landscape, popping up and collaborating at various locations with some of the city’s most popular restaurants, chefs, and food and beverage brands, highlighting their twist on Italian fare. Now, the trio of co-chef/partners of Jake Loeffler, Daniel Griffiths, and Sam Kalkut are finally … Continue reading

BB Tee House Milk Tea & Coffee Now Open in Bella Vista
Bella Vista

BB Tee House Milk Tea & Coffee Now Open in Bella Vista

BB Tee House, a milk tea & coffee shop based in Haddon Township, NJ, will open its first Philadelphia location in Wing Phat Plaza at 1122 Washington Avenue in Bella Vista on Friday, November 10. To commemorate the opening, they will offer raffle tickets for giveaways. The first prize is an iPhone 15, the second … Continue reading

Salt & Vinegar Local Food, Drink and Gift Shop Opening Soon in Bella Vista
Bella Vista / South Philadelphia

Salt & Vinegar Local Food, Drink and Gift Shop Opening Soon in Bella Vista

Salt & Vinegar is a new retail shop opening soon-ish in the Bella Vista neighborhood of South Philly at 905 Christian Street in the former Superior Pasta Company spot. Owner Jen Honovic Herczeg stated that Salt & Vinegar would debut as a pop-up store in December before becoming fully operational in January, pending inspections and permits. … Continue reading

Grace and Proper Vintage Eurobar Opens in South Philly
Bella Vista / South Philadelphia

Grace and Proper Vintage Eurobar Opens in South Philly

Philadelphia, PA – Hawthorne’s Restaurant Group announces the grand opening of Grace and Proper at 941 S. 8th Street this Friday at 4:00pm. Husband-wife duo Chris Fetfatzes and Heather Annechiarico have teamed up with their long-time operations director Susan Freeman on the opening of this new vintage Eurobar located in the Italian Market. Grace and … Continue reading

Bistrot La Minette Pays Tribute to Chef Paul Bocuse
Bella Vista / French

Bistrot La Minette Pays Tribute to Chef Paul Bocuse

Executive Chef Kenneth Bush and his team will prepare two revolutionary French dishes, inspired by Chef Paul Bocuse, the creative force behind the Nouvelle Cuisine movement Beginning on Wednesday, February 21, Bistrot La Minette will celebrate the genius and mastery of Chef Paul Bocuse by honoring his revolutionary Nouvelle Cuisine in their cozy and inviting neighborhood bistro, recently named one of … Continue reading

Hawthornes Beer Cafe Presents 2nd Annual Great Cider and Beer Festival
Beer / Bella Vista / Events

Hawthornes Beer Cafe Presents 2nd Annual Great Cider and Beer Festival

Hawthornes Beer Cafe celebrates the return of fall with the 2nd Annual Great Cider and Beer Festival on Saturday, November 4, 2017, from Noon to 8:00pm. With the crisp, cool air moving in, Hawthornes will close down 11th Street from Fitzwater to Catherine, and showcase over 50+ seasonal beers, new and favorite ciders, barrel-aged rarities and wine selections … Continue reading

Bella Vista Catering Opens Bella Vista Cafe
Bella Vista / Brunch

Bella Vista Catering Opens Bella Vista Cafe

JANUARY 2018 UPDATE: Bella Vista Catering is now Cafe Bella Vista and is open for business daily 7AM-5PM. Bella Vista Catering will open the doors to their brick & mortar eatery at 764 S. 9th Street in Bella Vista tomorrow (7/8) for brunch only to start. BYOB Brunch will be available every Saturday and Sunday … Continue reading

Hawthornes Cafe Commemorating National Drink Wine Day with Free Tutored Wine Tasting
Bella Vista / Wine

Hawthornes Cafe Commemorating National Drink Wine Day with Free Tutored Wine Tasting

In celebration of National Drink Wine Day, Chris Fetfatzes and Heather Annechiarico of Hawthornes Cafe are hosting a complimentary tutored wine tasting complete with light snacks on Saturday, February 18th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the restaurant, located at 736 South 11th Street in Philadelphia’s Bella Vista neighborhood. To assist with the tasting, Michele … Continue reading

This Just In: Complimentary S’mores at Hawthorne’s!
Bella Vista / Free / Sweets

This Just In: Complimentary S’mores at Hawthorne’s!

To commemorate seven years in business at Hawthornes Cafe, owners Chris Fetfatzes and Heather Annechiarico will be giving away complimentary s’mores from their new s’mores menu to all customers today at the restaurant, located at 736 South 11th Street in Philadelphia’s Bella Vista neighborhood. On December 20th, a “S’mores Station” will be positioned by the … Continue reading

Flow State CoffeeBar’s Gelato Social at DaVinci Art Alliance on August 4
Bella Vista / Chefs / Events

Flow State CoffeeBar’s Gelato Social at DaVinci Art Alliance on August 4

Flow State CoffeeBar, set to open in Philadelphia in 2017, is having a pop-up event at the Da Vinci Art Alliance on Thursday, August 4th from 6:30-9:30PM. This May, some in-the-know Philadelphians experienced firsthand the taste-awakening creations of Chicago pastry chef Melanie Diamond-Manlusoc at Flow State CoffeeBar’s debut event and fundraiser. FSCB will be the area’s … Continue reading