You Can Try Bradley Cooper’s Cheesesteak Restaurant Danny & Coop’s This Weekend Before It Opens in 2025 (We Did!)

Mar. 15, 2025

Bradley Cooper at the open of Danny & Coop’s on Dec. 21, 2024, in New York City.Photo:MediaPunch/Shutterstock

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Bradley Coopercan add restaurateur to his already stacked résumé!

TheMaestroactor teamed up with Danny DiGiampietro, the owner of Philadelphia’s beloved Angelo’s Pizzeria, to open the very first brick-and-mortar store of their new food venture, Danny & Coop’s, in New York City’s Alphabet City neighborhood in January 2025.

But people can try the restaurant during its soft open on Dec. 20, 21 and 22 — at 151 Ave. A in a lively spot facing Tompkins Square Park. During these dates, the store is serving up just one meal: its Philly cheesesteak.

Danny & Coop’s made its first post on itsInstagrampage on Dec. 20, announcing the soft open and letting hungry cheesesteak fans know they were open on Friday and will be open again at 3 p.m. on Saturday and 5 p.m. on Sunday — until they run out of cheesesteaks.

So, of course, I, as a local cheesesteakandCooper fan, made my way to the new spot on Friday evening to experience Danny & Coop’s in person.

Bradley Cooper at the open of Danny & Coop’s on Dec. 21, 2024, in New York City.MediaPunch/Shutterstock

Content creators onlinedocumented Cooper hard at workin the kitchen, withMike Chauwriting, “Coop was on the line out of sight of the dining area, turning out these top notch cheesesteaks.”

Eager to eat, I rushed home and took out what looked like a foot-long sandwich. Still warm, the bread was filled to the brim with “Cooper Sharp and onions,” or a cheesy, oniony mixture. On the first bite, I was obsessed: the gooey texture melted perfectly, and the steak was cooked to perfection. What more could a girl ask for on a rainy Friday night?

Cooper’s girlfriend, modelGigi Hadid, also promoted the soft open on her Instagram Stories the same day.

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This isn’t the first time Cooper has taken the beloved Philadelphia delight to the city. A year ago, in December 2023, Cooper joined DiGiampietro at a pop-up food truck in the West Village neighborhood, handing out the $18 cheesesteaks.

DiGiampietro toldThe Philadelphia Inquirerat the time that the two had been searching for a permanent spot to call home for their cheesesteak venture for two years, but rent prices proved to be an obstacle. “You know what they want in this neighborhood for 700 square feet?” DiGiampietro said. “Eighteen thousand a month!”

A year later, the duo has found a home for Danny & Coop’s.

source: people.com