2 new restaurants to try (and 1 to look forward to)
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A tiki bar, a hummusiya and more.
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The Yachtsman | There was a time when you didn’t have to look too far for a Volcano bowl, Zombie cocktail or thatched tiki bar in Philly. But since the closing of Kona Kai on City Line Avenue in the late ’80s, the city has been sadly bereft of tropical drinks and tiki vibes. Happily, fans of all things tropical primitive once again have a place to indulge in fruit-forward, rum-based drinks. Say aloha to The Yachtsman, a Fishtown tiki escape that is brought to you by Tommy Up of PYT and Phoebe Esmon and Christian Gaal of Emmanuelle. Mon.-Fri., 4 p.m.-2 a.m.; Sat.-Sun., noon-2 a.m.; 1444 Frankford Ave., 267-251-3234, yachtsmanbar.com.
Dizengoff | The hummus at Zahav is a thing of beauty. Now, with the opening of Dizengoff, Mike Solomonov and Steve Cook’s Sansom Street hummusiya, that hummus is going to be available west of Broad Street. Made fresh several times a day and served with straight-out-of-the-oven pita and a rotating selection of seasonal salatim (vegetable sides), the hummus can be ordered with toppings like locally made Soom tahina and ground lamb with cardamom and pistachio. Daily, 10:30 a.m.-sell out; 1605 Sansom St., dizengoffphilly.com.
LOOKING FORWARD:
Big news from the Vetri group this week. Lo Spiedo, the soon-to-open Navy Yard restaurant, has named current Osteria sous Scott Calhoun chef de cuisine. It looks like Pizzeria Vetri is going to be opening a satellite at Lincoln Financial Field. In other opening news, Michael Schulson has plans to open a sushi-and-robata concept with Izakaya chef Kevin Yanaga in Midtown Village.
