Dawson Street Pub officially reopens today next week after a facelift. There’s a new kitchen, patio and draft system. [Beer Radar]

Bruce Cooper of Jake’s is just day from opening Cooper’s Brick Oven Wine Bar next door in Manayunk. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Paoli’s Basil closes after ten years. [Main Line Restaurant Guide]

Fans of Chestnut Hill’s Solaris Grille will be happy to hear a second location is set for Center Square at the former La Bella Cucina. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

We’ve wondered what could be better than Naked Chocolate Cafe and always failed to come up with much but TWO Naked Chocolate Cafes would be better. There’s a second location headed to 18th Street between Market and Chestnut. [Food & Drinq]

Michael Klein has the lowdown on just what South Philly needed, another Italian BYOB, Da Vinci. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Dawson Street Pub is getting a facelift this summer. Expect a new bar, dining area and kitchen but goodbye pool table. [Beer Radar]

King of Tandoor opens today. Michael Klein has the photographic evidence that they’re going to hit the date. Check out the menu here. [Food & Drinq]

Not only is the return of J.C. Dobbs a reality, there’s an opening date, June 25th. [Icepack, City Paper]

Main Line institution Cooz’s Corner is taking over Main Line institution Wayne Beef & Ale. In our brief suburban life we lived around the corner from Wayne Beef & Ale, never went there enough. [Main Line Restaurant Guide]

The fine folks at Yards Brewing have come out with the first of their one-off special draft beers, Chateau Kenso ‘07. What is Chateau Kenso? Well according to the Yards web site it “is a 9% abv bronze colored, Belgian-style ale brewed with a load of spices and honey.”
And it’s only available for a limited time and only on draught.Look for Chateau Kenso at these fine beer bars.

• The Abbaye
• Brownie’s
• Dawson St. Pub
• Devil’s Alley
• Grey Lodge
• Isaac Newton’s
• The Khyber
• Los Cababllitos Cantina
• Lyon’s Den
• Pub On Passyunk East
• Race Street Cafe
• South Philly Taproom
• Tangiers

Yards Brewing [Official Site]