1856 Bev Corp receives food service license at Philadelphia hotel address
Rule Changes Philadelphia, PA localLicense for 30-plus-seat food preparing and serving ties new entity to the Dwight D Hotel's South 16th Street location.
Overview
1856 Bev Corp received its first City of Philadelphia business license on October 29, 2026. The permit covers food preparing and serving with 30 or more seats at 256 S 16th St, the address of The Dwight D Hotel.
The record is one approval in the city's licensing process. It does not show whether the business has opened, what other permits it needs, or what it plans to serve.
Why it matters
A new food service entity is now licensed at a Center City Philadelphia hotel address, the first step in the city's food business approval chain.
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Organizations Involved
The corporate entity named on the October 2026 food service license.
Boutique hotel at 256 S 16th St described by listings as having 11 rooms, a lounge, conference space and a garden.
Timeline
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City issues food service license to 1856 Bev Corp
Latest LicensingCity of Philadelphia issues 1856 Bev Corp a business license for food preparing and serving (30+ seats) at 256 S 16th St.
Scenarios
1856 Bev Corp opens at 256 S 16th St
Discussed by: No public commentary yet; outcome set by the licensee's own progress.
The license is the earliest approval needed to run a food service business. If 1856 Bev Corp completes remaining city requirements and opens, it would appear as an operating restaurant at the hotel. No public records indicate progress beyond this license.
License lapses without operation
Discussed by: No public commentary yet; default outcome absent further filings.
If the entity never uses the permit or completes the rest of the approval chain, the license will lapse or go inactive in the city database. That outcome is as likely as opening, given the record shows only this one filing.