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Jamonera | Valerie Safran and Marcie Turney have completed their conversion of Indian BYO Bindi into Jamonera, a sleek Spanish wine bar. Seasoned travelers both, the couple's journeys through southern Spain inspired the menu, organized into tapas, charcuterie and cheese, toasts, salads/vegetables, mid-size and large-size categories. Dishes like calamari fried in its own ink, crispy Calasparra rice and grilled octopus over crunchy bonito aioli are accompanied by a beverage program heavy on sherries, from crystalline fino to punchy Pedro Ximenez. They're open from 5 to 11 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday. More photos and the full menu on Meal Ticket. 105 S. 13th St., 215-922-6061, jamonerarestaurant.com.
Zento Contemporary | Chef Sam Ho has moved Zento, his sushi BYO open since 2006, three doors down to the former home of Grey Social. Now partnered with Grey's Darin Picorella, the new-look restaurant boasts two floors and a liquor license, which will allow them to serve sake, shochu, wine, beer and cocktails. The kitchen's still waiting on their exhaust hood; once that comes in, expect the menu to expand dramatically to feature many new hot dishes, including several types of ramen. In fact, Ho and Picorella say they're currently scouting locations for a separate restaurant concept called Ramen Room. Zento, meanwhile, is open for lunch weekdays and daily for dinner, with late-night options Friday and Saturday. More on Meeal Ticket. 138 Chestnut St., 215-925-9998, zentocontemporary.com.
Maui's Dog House | Mike and Liz D'Antuono's Wildwood-based hot doggery has opened a city outpost in the Bellevue. They're serving more than 20 dressed-up wieners (wursts from Hoffman Sausage in Syracuse, N.Y.), including the Cardiac (bacon and "globs and globs of cheddar cheese") and the Sacrilegious (spicy beef chili, onions, spicy mustard, kraut cooked in beer). Maui's is open Monday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. More on Meal Ticket. Food Court at the Bellevue, 200 S. Broad St., 215-735-1533, mauisdoghouse.com.
LITTLE VITTLES
Well-loved bakery Artisan Boulanger Patissier is relocating from 12th and Morris to 1218 Mifflin. Move should be completed by April. More on Meal Ticket.
Square Peg is the name of the restaurant Cuba Libre owners Larry Cohen and Barry Gutin are opening with chef Matt Levin (Lacroix, Adsum) at 10th and Walnut this spring. More on Meal Ticket.
