Fergie’s Pub Owner Heads to Fairmount for a Bright, Vegan-Friendly Bar – Eater Philly

Longtime Philly bar owner Fergus Carey of Fergie’s Pub makes moves in Fairmount this week with the Fairview, a brightened-up corner spot taking over the space at 601 N. 21st Street that was neighborhood staple Belgian Cafe. It officially opens Thursday, January 16.

The ownership is a bit convoluted: Carey owned Belgian Cafe and renowned Belgian beer bar Monk’s Cafe with Tom Peters. They recently sold each other their shares in the businesses, so Carey is no longer a part of Monk’s and Peters was no longer involved in Belgian Cafe.

Belgian Cafe closed over the summer — “it needed to be freshened up,” Carey says — and is now the Fairview, co-owned by Carey, Shane Dodd, and Dave Dollinger.

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