Fishtown’s Front Street Cafe starts their First Friday art Gallery openings this Friday February 5th 2016 in the upstairs second floor gallery space.

This month Front Street Cafe is excited to be showcasing the Artwork of local Fishtown artist Kimberlee Traub on the second floor of the Cafe. Her work is exciting, brilliant and powerful and we are honored to be working with her.

~ Please join us in a show as Kimberlee reflects back on the art she has created in Philadelphia over the past decade. Art on view will include pieces recently shown at various PEX events. Many of the drawings have been inspired by the local Burning Man community. Merchandise such as candles and jewelry featuring her work will be for sale opening night.

see more of her work here:
http://www.kimberleetraub.com/
Recent projects on view here and on Instagram:
https://www.facebook.com/Illustrations-By-Kimberlee-Traub-159724087396739/

Facebook Event here

Our new monthly “Front Street Flea” starting this Sunday at Front Street Cafe from 4-8pm, will feature custom hand made jewelry, vintage goods, handmade soaps, sculptures, clothing, accessories and art of all kinds. This month Artisans include Tin Goat, Concrete Polish/Ritual Ritual, Red Pine Shop, Hedy Sirico & Monk E Burnswell, Retro Relics, Nue Organics, Sue White, Jessica Koob, Oracular Design and more! Please come in and check out amazing work form local artists! Running from 4-8pm on the 4th Sunday of every month in 2016. Looking forward to seeing you!

Facebook Event here

January 20th, 2016

Written By Phillybite Magazine

The Front Street Café, a vibrant new eatery opened last year on the corner of Thompson and Front streets, is the latest on a growing list of restaurants revitalizing the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Drawing inspiration from the unique character of the neighborhood, the creators of the Front Street Café aspire to do more than serve great food. From its inception, the restaurant has been designed to nourish this growing community, satisfying both body and spirit from sun up to lights out.

Long-time Fishtown resident Nicole Barclay, was driven by a strong sense of place and purpose to create a restaurant built around fresh, sustainable ingredients, with ample choices for people who have dietary preferences for health or lifestyle reasons.

A juice bar and coffee shop will open early to serve morning commuters, offering freshly made juices, smoothies, coffee from Counter Culture Coffee, as well as grab- and-go breakfasts and lunches, just one block away from Girard Station.

Casual brunch service will begin early and run through mid-afternoon seven days a week, with a menu offering sandwiches, salads, burgers … and breakfast tacos with more than 18 topping choices, including heirloom tomatoes, organic baby kale, mushroom bacon, avocado and nacho cashew cheese. All of the ingredients down to the condiments are made in-house or sourced organically and sustainably. Free WiFi is offered in a comfortable second-floor community space overlooking the El, while a backyard garden retreat has table seating for 80.

A full bar will serve creative cocktails made with freshly squeezed juices and local ingredients, an array of craft beers drawing from both local and west-coast breweries, and a selection of organic and biodynamic wines designed to match the menu and pair well with artisanal cheese selections sourced from creameries across the U.S.

The dinner menu puts a fresh spin on comfort food, including:

• Wild Rice Collard Dolmas: with citrus hemp dressing.
• Avocado Citrus Salad: Organic baby kale, avocado, mango, radish greens, hemp, pumpkin seeds, citrus jalapeno dressing
• Mediterranean Tofu: Pan-seared fennel, sage, chili-rubbed tofu, wilted garlic kale, fresh tomato marinara, salt-cured olives and crispy capers
• Heirloom Tomato Zucchini Lasagna: Thinly sliced zucchini, Macadamia ricotta, basil-arugula pesto, sundried tomato, olive oil
• Organic Rotisserie Half Chicken: Orange-brined chicken, roasted baby potatoes, stewed collard greens, chicken jus, house-made biscuits

“We really want to have a neighborhood café where people can eat many times a week, and instead of weighing them down, it actually makes them healthier,” Nicole said.

 

The space Front Street Café will occupy is one of the few 19th-century brick buildings to survive along the Front Street train corridor. During design and construction, building owner and builder Lee Larkin retained all of the original architectural details, including an intricate 3rd story tin cornice and Schuylkill Pine hardwood floors. Almost all of the additional building components where sourced and reclaimed from old Philadelphia buildings. Steps were built from joists taken from a home being demolished at Temple University, while wooden beams for the outside bar came from a warehouse at 25th and Oxford. A display cabinet on the second floor pays homage to the history of Fishtown and the Riverwards by showcasing hundreds of pre-Civil War artifacts that were discovered under the property during construction.

“Everything in this place has a story to tell,” Lee said. “And the story of this restaurant is tied to the story of this neighborhood – refreshed, revitalized and bursting with energy.”

Full article here.

 

Thank you Michael Klein for publishing these photos on Philly.Com!

See the Album here