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SoWe Bar & Kitchen replacing Divan at 22nd/Carpenter
Can Graduate Hospital, a 'hood that already boasts a solid roster of downmarket bars and pubs with food (Sidecar, Grace Tavern, Resurrection Ale House, Doobies), sustain a new entry to the rotation? Partners Nancy Law and Troy Barton are banking on a "yes" with the opening of SoWe.
SoWe Bar & Kitchen replacing Divan at 22nd/Carpenter
Can Graduate Hospital, a 'hood that already boasts a solid roster of downmarket bars and pubs with good beer and stuff to eat (Sidecar, Grace Tavern, Resurrection Ale House, Doobies), sustain a new entry to the rotation? Partners Nancy Law and Troy Barton are banking on a "yes" with the opening of SoWe (a realtor-style abbreviation of "Southwest Center City"), which they're bringing to the former Divan Turkish Kitchen at 22nd and Carpenter by April.
They're currently overhauling the interior of the space (the bricks are still owned by Divan's Ilker Ugur) to install reclaimed wood flooring, a weathered-oak bar and new lighting; room for 50 heads overall. Self-IDing as a bistro, they'll serve a straight-up menu (burgers, mussels, roast chicken) seven days a week, with Saturday and Sunday brunch. Booze-wise, they want to do craft beer and wine, plus "creative" cocktails. Law, a South Jersey native, teamed with Florida-bred Barton in 2003 to found Essential Media Partners, a firm that creates marketing strategies for hospitality clients.
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