Horticulture Society Opening Pop Up Garden Restaurant In Manayunk

MANAYUNK, PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is bringing back its Pop Up Gardens, and one is in Manayunk.

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will open its Manayunk garden at 106 Jamestown Ave. in mid-May. An exact date has yet to be yet.

The Pop Up Gardens give visitors a blend of horticulture and culinary arts, the chance to explore the newly designed sites with an abundance of plants, and food and drink.

Menu items from local Philadelphia restaurants Cantina Los Caballitos and Khyber Pass Pub make up a full food and drink menu this season, with fare such as the garden burger, plenty of vegan options, and new offerings such as Mexican shrimp cocktail, lemony artichoke and herb hummus, and the Nashville hot chicken wrap alongside of kid-friendly options like chicken fingers, burgers, and fries.

Seasonal food and drink specials begin in May with Mexican specialties celebrating Cinco de Mayo.

Summer flavors such as seafood specials and barbecue will be on tap later in the year.

Dogs are welcome at the gardens and water bowls will be located throughout the gardens for furry friends to join the fun.

The drink menu will include the famed Frozen Mojito with Faber rum, mint simple syrup, lime juice, butterfly pea powder and mint sprig while new additions like the Frozen Gritty Marg with Lundazi silver tequila, Tang, lime slice, black salt rim and Old Fashioned with Larceny whiskey, sugar, lilac bitters, and orange twist will offer cool refreshment.

For beer lovers, the Pop Up Gardens will feature 16 options with a variety of IPAs, ciders, wheat beers, sour beers, and more. Craft beer selections include Half Acre Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, Cigar City Jai Alai IPA, and Log Yard Blueberry Shandy.

A full selection of wines and non-alcoholic options will also be available.

Hours for the Manayunk pop up are 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

After a meal and time exploring the gardens, guests can purchase tickets to the 2021 Philadelphia Flower Show.

Proceeds from the gardens help make it possible for PHS to fund programs that touch 250 neighborhoods throughout the region such as LandCare, which creates healthier living environments through vacant lot cleanup, and Harvest, which combats food insecurity by providing access to fresh, healthy food.

The PHS is opening another Pop Up Garden at 1438 South St. on April 1.