Queen Village: Casa Nostra is now open: The BYOB Italian restaurant includes a menu of starters like eggplant rollatini, antipasto, and crab truffles; gnocchi and risotto, and the Casa Nostra veal with shrimp and asparagus. Common prices are $30 to $50, with reservations accessible on OpenTable. 775 South Entrance Avenue
South Philly: Takeout-only South Sichuan is open, serving an array of regional dishes, together with chilly sesame noodles, beef noodle soup, lo mein, three-cup rooster, and mapo tofu. There’s additionally a choose-a-protein part that enables prospects to choose amongst cumin, black bean, salt-and-pepper, and kung pao seasonings. It’s open from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday by means of Friday and midday to 10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 1548 South nineteenth Avenue
College Metropolis: Neurosurgeon Hamza Shaikh and his spouse Farah Khan have opened Haraz Espresso Home, the primary Yemeni espresso home within the metropolis. Inspiration got here from their go to to a Yemeni espresso home in Paterson, New Jersey. The couple is franchising the placement with Hamzah Nasser, founding father of Haraz. The chain comes from Dearborn, Michigan, and now has 26 places. Present hours are 7 a.m. to six p.m., with plans to open till 10 p.m. There are apparently strains already. 3421 Chestnut Avenue