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NOW OPEN: Jet Wine Bar

POSTED: Friday, November 12, 2010, 9:22 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Menu Time | Openings

Photos | Drew Lazor

Dropped by Jill Weber's Jet Wine Bar the other night, already hopping with neighborhood folk in its first few weeks of glass-filling existence. The space (1525 South St.) is two levels a fun little curved bar, with a drink rail and a bit of table space, up top, and more intimate banquette seating on a lower level. The glowing blue/purple lighting scheme throughout gives Jet a bit of a mod-era British airline feel, a little shout to Weber's profession as a globe-scouring archaeologist (she's affiliated with UPenn). Though the wine list (check it in PDF form) highlights a few irreverent countries of origin (Morocco and Greece to name two try a glass of the super-piney, one-of-a-kind Retsina, imported by Gai'a), there's also space for several Pennsylvania-sourced offerings. Chef Matt Zagorski (Rouge, 500 Degrees, etc.) has whipped up a straightforward menu (DL it) of snacks, cheeses, charcuterie, tarts and hot sandwiches (the speck and sottocenere's real nice). Oh and here's perhaps the most original happy hour deal in town every day of the week, from 4 to 6 p.m., you can get a glass of Fino and two scones (fresh-baked by Edna Cruz of Nook Bakery & Coffee) for $6.

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