Brasserie Perrier R.I.P.
Michael Klein is reporting that Brasserie Perrier bit the dust. New Year’s Eve was its last night. I always liked the place - great place for upscale dates and a good steak.
I mention its demise because here’s an opportunity for someone to create a high-end craft beer mecca on Walnut Street. The property already has a very nice bar and its tap system was just upgraded this spring.
What I’d like to see is a swanky Center City restaurant that thinks about beer (not wine) first. Think of a place like XIX or the Fountain or Prime Rib, but with the beer sensibility of Tria Cafe. The kind of place where out-of-town businessmen can pad their expenses, where you’d take your parents for their 25th wedding anniversary, where the chef pairs a plate of sweetbreads with Kwak, where the restaurant critic at Esquire leaves happily and finally writes something about lambic or India pale ale instead of Bordeaux. A maître d’, white tablecloths, superb service and a cellarman who knows how to tap a cask of ale.
Wait a second… What the hell am I talking about? I’d probably get kicked out for not wearing a jacket and tie.
January 8th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
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