Quick Bites


Varga Bar is opening Wednesday, May 20th. Meal Ticket has lots of details and photos of the ceiling mural, plus the All-American tap list. [Meal Ticket]

In other Varga Bar news, the bar is going to offer growler refills . The porcelain topped vessels will sell for around $25 and will be filled for $20 or so from any of the bar’s 22 taps. [The Restaurant Club]

The Gold Standard Cafe has opened in West Philadelphia. Owned by the former Abbraccio headmen, the Cafe is both a breakfast and lunch spot along with a full dining room serving dinner Wednesday through Sunday. [Thrillist]

Maybe today’s the day Passyunk Avenue’s Capogiro will open. Until then, enjoy these photos. [Meal Ticket]

The Freehouse is back in Wayne. Les Bons Temps chef Brett Naylor is in the kitchen. [The Insider]

Blackfish Stone Harbor is open as the town’s only white tablecloth restaurant. If that sounds too stuffy, you’ll be happy to hear there’s a bar menu with classics like French onion soup, steak frittes and a “beach burger.” [Meal Ticket]