Archive for the 'Opening Soon' Category

Drew Lazor has the latest on Prohibition Taproom, the soon to open bar by Cafe Lift owner Michael Pasquarello. [The Clog]

Michael Klein has the latest on Bistrot La Minette on 6th Street. Opening is said to be a month out. [Food and Drinq]

Collingswood’s Pop Shop was selected Philadelphia’s 2008 Parents’ Pick for Best Family Friendly Restaurant by Nickelodeon’s Parents’ Picks Awards.

Hummus is set to open at 40th and Walnut next to the under construction Radian complex on Penn’s campus. The self-serve restaurant will feature falafel and other pita wrapped sandwiches. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

Also in the awards category, Moore Brothers topped the Zagat Wine Shop category in the Zagat “New York City Gourmet Shopping & Entertainment Guide 2009.” [Moore Brothers]

The Metro’s Biz Beat has the story of Peter Woolsey who is about ready to open Bistrot La Minette on 6th Street, just off of South.

Biz Beat: Starting a restauant in sluggish economy [Metro Philadelphia]

Cooper’s Brick Oven Wine Bar is opening in early August next to owner Bruce Cooper’s Jake’s in Manayunk. The 65-seat Cooper’s will feature seasonal pizzas, artisinal cheeses and small plates prepared in a brick oven. 30 wines by the glass and 24 craft and European beers will highlight the drinks list. Lunch and dinner will be served daily with breakfast added on the weekends.

Cooper’s arrival also means changes for Jake’s as the bar is being removed and more seating will be added in the front.

Menus after the jump.

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Tonight Jonn Klein of the Dive goes for neighborhood approval for his new spot, Watkins Drinkery at the old Bella Rosa II on 10th Street, just south of Morris.

So if you’re a neighbor, show your support at St. Agnes (Broad and McKean), tonight at 7pm.

The Beer Lass breaks down the beer choices at Distrito. Among the offerings are two Dock Street brews including a lime kolsch, take that Bud Light with Lime!

Distrito Debuts tonight….hablemos de la cerveza [I'll Have Another Stout]
Drink Menu (PDF)

Alison Barshak may have been gallivanting around Europe but the construction continued at her Alison two as all the sheet rock was hung. Check out the photos on her site as well as the ordeal that even paint can become.

We Seem to have Some Shrinkage [Alison's New Restaurant]

Is Shola Olunloyo, Philadelphia’s Best Chef Without a Restaurant getting ready to retire that moniker? The rumor that won’t die has the Studiokitchen chef getting ready to take the plunge at the former Washington Square. Philadelphia Magazine adds to the speculation, reporting that Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie may be involved in the deal.

We’ll believe it when we hear it from the man himself but until then it is fun to wonder.

Shola Olunloyo to Open His Own Place in Starr’s Shuttered Space? [Daily Examiner]

Ian Moroney and Hillary Bor who own Pumpkin Market and Pumpkin the BYOB are adding a third Pumpkin to the mix. This one will be a produce market. The current Pumpkin Market will be renamed Pumpkin Cafe and the new spot will be Pumpkin Market. Got it? Good. Opening is set for early August.

Those crazy Pumpkin kids are opening a produce market [The Clog]

Alma de Cuba alum Nicholas Cassidy is opening Saute, a French influenced spot at the old Le Creole on Front Street in about a month. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Distrito is opening fo’ sho this Monday. Volkswagen beetle booths for everyone! [Phoodie.info]

Four Worlds Bakery brings the baking of former Le Bec-Fin baker Michael Dolich to a storefront at 4423 Chestnut Street. Opening is expected by the end of the month. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

General Lafayette brews are headed to distributors shelves. Look for Abbey Blonde and Chocolate Thunder by the end of the week. [Liquid Diet]

A former funeral parlor in Port Richmond is getting new life as a pizzeria, Cassizzi’s. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Alison Barshak has found a chef for Alison two. His name is Bill Lewis and he has experience at 4 and 5 Diamond Resorts from San Francisco to Baltimore. Alison is promising her new restaurant will be open in time to wear your white shoes there. [Alison's New Restaurant]

Tria’s Washington Square location is celebrating its first anniversary and has extended their hours to stay open later Wednesday through Saturday.

A tipster reports that there are “Coming Soon” signs for a Naked Chocolate Cafe in a storefront at 34th and Chestnut, just a few doors down from the GAP and CVS in Penn’s Domus complex.