Stella Blu closes for good after pipe bursts

West Conshohocken's Stella Blu is now closed for good — three weeks before its scheduled shutdown — because of burst pipe in a wall between the dining room and the kitchen, a representative for the restaurant said.

Owners Kim Strengari, Marianne Gere, and Michael Golden plan to add some of Stella Blu's signature dishes as specials to the menu of their nearby Gypsy Saloon.

Stella Blu had been set to close Jan. 27. A new restaurant has been signed on to take the Stella Blu space, at Ford and Front Streets: Imbibe Food & Drink, a small-plates specialist with a focus on wine and cocktails, owned by Sean Weinberg of Alba in Malvern and Biga in Bryn Mawr.