Bruno Pouget, the guy behind the original Caribou Cafe (it first was at 24th and Lombard Streets before it moved to 1121 Walnut and then to 1126 Walnut), is coming back to Center City. (Where's he been? A hot spot in Surf City, N.J., called Blue.)
Pouget and his developer partners just -- as in Thursday 10/11 -- posted a liquor license at 102 S. 13th St. -- beside Lolita in that stretch of Midtown Village that's also home to Vintage and El Vez and around the corner from the venerable McGillin's Old Ale House.
They're calling it Apothecary Bar & Lounge. Menu will be developed by chef Steven Cameron (of Blue). I hear the space will be sleek yet warm, with lounge seating and an outdoor terrace on a newly constructed second floor. The bar will carry a stock of liquors and proprietary elixirs.
They're saying spring for the opening, but major work must be done.