Toasted Walnut
{{Short description|Philadelphia lesbian bar (2016 – 2021)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Toasted Walnut Bar and Kitchen
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| nickname =
| logo_image =
| logo_size =
| logo_alt =
| logo_caption =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_upright =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| image_map =
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_mapsize =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_relief =
| fullname =
| former names =
| address = 1316 Walnut Street
| city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| country = United States
| location =
| coordinates = {{Coord|39|56|56.6|N|75|9|46.3|W|type:landmark_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
| elevation =
| publictransit =
| parking =
| owner =
| operator =
| designation =
| type = Lesbian bar
| genre =
| seating_type =
| suites =
| capacity =
| record_attendance =
| dimensions =
| field_shape =
| acreage =
| surface =
| scoreboard =
| screens =
| currentuse =
| production =
| broke_ground =
| built =
| opened = 2016
| renovated =
| expanded =
| closed = 2021
| demolished =
| rebuilt =
| yearsactive =
| cost =
| architect =
| builder =
| project_manager =
| structural engineer =
| services engineer =
| general_contractor =
| main_contractors =
| tenants =
| website =
| embedded =
}}
Toasted Walnut Bar and Kitchen, better known as Toasted Walnut,{{cite news |last1=Fischer |first1=Mary Clare |title=When This Philly Instagram Influencer Came Out as a Lesbian, Her Mom Kicked Her Out of the House |url=https://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2019/09/24/philly-lesbian-transformation/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=Philadelphia Magazine |date=2019-09-24}} was a lesbian bar at 1316 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 2016 until its closure in early 2021.
History
The bar and nightclub was operated by Denise Cohen who had a long career in Philadelphia's lesbian bars, including Hepburn's and Sisters.{{cite news |last1=Middleton |first1=Josh |title=The 9 best gay bars in Philadelphia |url=https://www.timeout.com/philadelphia/bars/best-gay-bars-in-philadelphia |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=Time Out Philadelphia |date=24 September 2019 |language=en |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612002121/https://www.timeout.com/philadelphia/bars/best-gay-bars-in-philadelphia |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Zipkin |first1=Michele |title=Toasted Walnut, Philly's only lesbian bar, permanently closes |url=https://epgn.com/2021/02/24/toasted-walnut-phillys-only-lesbian-bar-permanently-closes/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=Philadelphia Gay News |date=2021-02-24}}{{cite news |last1=Baker |first1=Brandon |title=Former Sisters Nightclub manager to open Toasted Walnut Bar & Kitchen on Walnut Street |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/former-sisters-nightclub-toasted-walnut/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=PhillyVoice |date=12 August 2015 |language=english |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612002120/https://www.phillyvoice.com/former-sisters-nightclub-toasted-walnut/ |url-status=live }} Chopped winner Diana Sabater was the opening chef and from its inception, Toasted Walnut focused on being open and inviting to all, rather than marketing itself specifically to lesbians, although it simultaneously sought to fill the void left by Sisters' closure two years prior.{{cite news |last1=Forster |first1=Tim |title=Toasted Walnut Serves Up "Quality and Equality" in The Gayborhood |url=https://philly.eater.com/2017/2/2/14487528/toasted-walnut-gayborhood-diana-sabater-philly-lgbtq |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=Eater Philly |date=2017-02-02 |language=en}}{{cite book |last1=Atherton Lin |first1=Jeremy |title=Gay Bar: Why We Went Out |date=2021-02-09 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=978-0-316-45874-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jBnqDwAAQBAJ |access-date=12 June 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Gambacorta |first1=David |title=We Want Answers: Diana Sabater |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2017/03/11/we-want-answers-diana-sabater/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=Philadelphia Magazine |date=2017-03-12}}
As a result of Toasted Walnut's closure, there are only fourteen lesbian bars remaining in the United States as of 2021.{{cite news |last1=Kish |first1=Robin |title=The Toasted Walnut, Philadelphia's Only Lesbian Bar, Has Closed |url=http://gomag.com/article/the-toasted-walnut-philadelphias-only-lesbian-bar-has-closed/ |access-date=12 June 2021 |work=GO Magazine |date=2021-02-18 |archive-date=June 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612002121/http://gomag.com/article/the-toasted-walnut-philadelphias-only-lesbian-bar-has-closed/ |url-status=live }}