But the islands of Corsica and Sardinia seemed less familiar as cuisine inspiration, and he had traveled to the region previously. Bastia is named after a port city in Corsica, and creates dishes like braised veal with French lentils, salt-roasted beets finished with a Calabrian chili gastrique, and the country's native dish - storzapretti, a vegetarian dumpling dish that looks like meatballs. Bastia is located in the heart of Fishtown, and currently serves brunch and dinner, with an all-day cafe expansion, running seven days a week, set to begin soon.
Bastia Instagram E. Susquehanna Avenue, Philadelphia, PA Get a Gato is a full-service coffee shop mixed with a cat lounge Get a Gato is a traditional coffee shop in the front, a cat-themed retail space in the middle and a non-profit cat lounge in the back. All of the cats come from Fishtails, a foster-based rescue in Fishtown.
She was inspired by a trip to Japan where full-service cat cafes are all the rage. She wanted to combine the atmosphere of the Japanese cat cafes with the aspects of a pet shelter. Jackie's father came up with the name. He also makes the tie-dye t-shirts for sale. Her mother hand-crochets cat toys and one of the shop's baristas makes earrings also for sale. Along with coffee, there are specialty drinks. The food menu honors Jackie's Colombian grandmother.
There are sweet and savory pastries from local Colombian and Brazilian bakers and Puerto Rican pastelillos from Amy's. Jackie tapped into her industrial design degree, adding cat-themed details throughout the space. The Colombian flag appears in a gradient around the cafe counter. And while you can come with the intent to adopt, many people just want to spend a few hours with felines.
And if you take a seat at the uber-popular cat window, you can spend the day watching cats at play. There's cat trivia night and date night, which includes a romantic table set for two and a curated playlist or a movie. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. Dellacio manufactures more than flavors of gelato and offers plant-based gelato as well. You can try Pure Pistachio with toasted and salted pistachio or his vegan salted caramel. The shop is filled with other tasty treats like cannolis, sorbet and espresso.
