More News From Volver: Bar Volver Reopens With New Menu And Cocktails


Join Jazz It Up Philly and the Kimmel Center this Thursday at Bar Volver for a new opportunity to hear cutting-edge music in a way-cool atmosphere. This week, Laura Cheadle and the Family Blues Band take center stage, and there will be plenty of cocktails to quench your thirst as the night rolls on. Thursday, June 25th, 7:30 pm, $10, Kimmel Center, 300 South Broad Street.

Yesterday, we told you all about the new season and promised re-opening of Volver’s main dining room on September 2nd. Today, there’s word from the other half of the operation–Bar Volver. It will be re-opening tomorrow, and comes back to the scene with a new menu, new cocktails and more.

Want to know the details? Of course you do…

Even at this late hour, pieces of the menu are still coming together. The meat and cheese lists, for example, which, right now, remain in flux. We’ve seen an early version which has lomo Iberico and Spalaccia from La Quercia, three carefully vetted cheeses, each presented with their own accompaniments, and a daily selection of oysters. But the rest of the menu is a little more solid.

Remember back when Bar Volver was all about caviar and tiny, open-face sandwiches? Yeah, not so much anymore. They’ve re-thought the usefulness of this lovely, surprisingly comfortable bar space and added a fuller menu to it. It looks like this right now:

Bar Volver Menu

CORN CROQUETTES

huitlacoche crema, flowering coriander, pickled pearl onion

SHRIMP TOAST

sesame, scallion, karashi mayo

TORTILLA ESPANOLA

egg, potato, jamon serrano, saffron aïoli

PAELLA MAKI ROLL

saffron rice, shrimp, chorizo, piquillo peppers, ponzu

HAM TARTINE

tomme de savoie, red pepper confit, basil aïoli

PUFFY TACO

veal short rib barbacoa, refried beans, goat cheese crema, apple, pickled cabbage

LAMB BURGERS

red onion marmalade, harissa aÏoli, sheep’s milk feta

The ham tartine is basically the sole survivor from the original menu (and even that is only similar because its a tartine), but there are some really interesting things being offered here–not the least of which being that lamb burger which, with Justin Bogle (whose lamb burger was one of the best things he had going during his time at Avance) on Team Garces now, should be awesome. Personally, I’m excited for that paella maki roll, too.

And the puffy taco. And the shrimp toast…

Anyway, there’s also a new cocktail menu being rolled out at the bar. And we’ve got some intel there, too.

Bar Volver Signature Cocktails

KIR PÉTILLANT

star anise, creme de cassis, cava, lemon

MAYOR NUTTER

gin, Nocello walnut liqueur, vermouth

NERO MANHATTAN

rye, amaro, bitters

TRUFFLE RUSH

bourbon, truffle, lavender, honey, lemon

GOLDEN DAWN

gin, calvados, apricot liqueur, orange juice

BETSY ROSS

brandy, ruby port, dry curaçao, bitters, nutmeg

SMOKED MARCONA OLD FASHIONED

rye, marcona almond bitters

MISSION MARGARITA

reposado tequila, Pedro Ximénez sherry, lime, fig

MANZANA 2X

apple cider, calvados, lemon, clove

Of course, there’s also beer and wine and all that stuff. The bar will be open starting tomorrow, and I have a feeling we’ll be there to check it out sooner rather than later.

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