Restaurant updates
Thoreau-ly new; El Sitio lands in Collingswood; Rybread gets its zoning; etc.
Thoreau, the veggie sibling to Blue Sage in Southampton, Bucks County, opened last night at 1033 Spring Garden St., (215-232-9001). Previous coverage here. It's dinner only, Tuesdays through Saturdays for now; lunch starts in March. A liquor license and outdoor seating (in the courtyard next door) are on the way.
Monday was the soft opening for El Sitio, a South American BYOB in the nifty corner spot in Collingswood previously occupied by Word of Mouth at 729 Haddon Ave. (856-240-1217). It's open all day, every day. You'll pay between $30 and $35 a head for dinner; here is the menu. I'll have more details, including a sweet family story about husband-wife owners Francisco Cabrera and Cecilia Jaramillo, in next week's "Table Talk" column.
Today is the premiere of Paesano's South Philly sandwichery at Ninth and Christian Streets; hours are Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. And if the opening menu left you boo-hooing that there's no burger, take heart. You just have to ask for it.
Rybread, a sandwich cafe from career-changing architect Ryan Pollock at 2319 Fairmount Ave., next to Illuminare, got its zoning variance, and opening is now targeting for mid-March.