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This impresario quietly built a Center City nightlife empire. Now he’s looking to settle down (and trade up).

Teddy Sourias, fresh off of purchasing Jerry Blavat’s Memories in Margate, is adding two splashy new restaurants — Mona and a project at 1515 Market — to his growing portfolio in downtown Philadelphia.

Teddy Sourias on the site of his future restaurant, Mona, at 1308 Chestnut St. Sourias, president of Craft Concepts Group, is also behind BRU Craft & Wurst, U-Bahn, Finn McCool’s Ale House, and Uptown Beer Garden, among others.
Teddy Sourias on the site of his future restaurant, Mona, at 1308 Chestnut St. Sourias, president of Craft Concepts Group, is also behind BRU Craft & Wurst, U-Bahn, Finn McCool’s Ale House, and Uptown Beer Garden, among others.Read moreMonica Herndon / Staff Photographer