Is Village Whiskey Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Philadelphia, PA)
Food Paradise, Season 19 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Current status
As of October 2026, Village Whiskey is listed open on villagewhiskey.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, listed current daily hours and a hiring notice for a new location opening in 2027, indicating active operations. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 19, Episode 5
- Address 118 S 20th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
- Website villagewhiskey.com
- Show map
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What happened after Food Paradise?
The show featured Village Whiskey's burger and its extensive whiskey selection at chef Jose Garces's gastropub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Village Whiskey is a whiskey bar and restaurant on South 20th Street that opened in August 2009, built around a central bar serving classic tavern fare alongside more than 200 whiskeys, according to Aversa PR & Events' coverage of the concept. According to the restaurant's website (villagewhiskey.com), a 2026-09-08 check found posted daily hours of 11:30am to 10pm and a Sunday-through-Friday happy hour from 4pm to 6pm.
The same site listed a hiring notice for a planned Village Whiskey location in Nashville, Tennessee, describing it as "coming soon in 2027." Philadelphia magazine reviewed the restaurant's signature burger in a 2013 article, and Tripadvisor listed guest reviews of the bar's whiskey selection and food menu.
The episode
Also in Season 19
Season 19: 102 of 146 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Renamed
- Open
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Ep 5Jack Brown's
Open - Open
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Ep 5Moo & Brew
Open - Open
- Open
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Ep 5Zombie Burger
Open
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Food Paradise
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The Continental (The Continental Mid-Town)
Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Best Thing I Ever Ate
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Sources we checked
- villagewhiskey.com https://www.villagewhiskey.com/
- aversapr.com https://aversapr.com/aversapr/garces-reopens-village-whiskey
- phillymag.com https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2013/04/16/village-whiskey-review-burger/
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Record fp-1544 · checked by Cal Marchetti.