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Biba to open this month

POSTED: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 2:30 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Openings

In May, Jon Myerow told us he anticipated an August opening for Biba in the Left Bank Building (3131 Walnut St.), and it appears as if the Tria owner was pretty on point predicting the debut of what's cheekily being referred to as "Tria's fun little cousin." Myerow was rather mum about the concept way back in February, but plenty of details including that exterior rendering above, courtesy of Brett Webber Architects have become available. Biba will not feature any diversions that characterize your typical hang no TVs, no WiFi, no live music or karaoke at night. Instead the focus will be on the drink 26 wines by the glass, 10 craft beers in bottles and one on cask and a selection of snacks, like charcuterie, cheese and chocolate. There'll be a 32-seat bar plus room for a dozen on an outdoor patio area; Webber's "farmhouse-industrial" interior will feature touches like redwood millwork, big picture windows looking out of the Left Bank and a glass wine storage wall. Proposed hours: Sun.-Thu.,. noon-mid; Fri.-Sat., noon-1 a.m.

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Posted 2010-10-05 08:02:51

[...] cousin,” as it’s being touted  will open this Friday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. They were originally aiming for a late summer opening but we will definitely take early fall. Read more about the bar, in the Left Bank building at 3131 [...]

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Posted 2010-08-10 12:05:57

[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by David McDuff and TSHN, Meal Ticket. Meal Ticket said: The latest on Biba, the new bar from @TriaPhilly: http://bit.ly/952kWF [...]

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Posted 2010-08-16 11:02:35

[...] The Tria team’s Biba is very close to opening. [...]

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