Local entrepreneur Heather Barrow has leased Mount Auburn’s Flatiron Building for The Monarch House, a coffee-and-wine concept aiming for an early August opening. The spot will serve coffee, cocktails and light bites with patio seating.

Alara, the high‑end Looking Glass Hospitality restaurant in Madisonville, has closed suddenly. The site offered to move bookings to neighbor Zingaro as the group and campus weigh next steps.

After a seven-year closure, Tavern on the Hill held a grand reopening on June 5, returning a familiar late-night spot to Mount Adams.

For its 50th, Zinzinnati will run Sept. 17–20 with expanded hours, a festival‑only Samuel Adams lager and a first‑time VIP package on the riverfront.

A weekday cafe has quietly opened in the Scripps Center lobby at 312 Walnut, filling years of vacancy and serving coffee, espresso, breakfast and lunch.

LouVino's Over‑the‑Rhine wine bar has closed after eight years on Main Street; the team thanked customers in a social post and pointed diners toward its Louisville outpost.

Baru, the downtown izakaya‑style sushi and cocktail spot, closed Monday; owners say they will shift operations to nearby Vintage on Race. The decision was announced on the restaurant's website.

Genki Ramen will open a 3,200-square-foot Sharonville restaurant in Sharonville Plaza, replacing a revolving-sushi spot and adding a sushi concept.

Etxe’s chefs signed a 10-year lease to build a permanent Basque steakhouse at Woodburn Exchange in East Walnut Hills, with a wood-fired hearth and seating for about 95–110. The move converts a popular residency into a full-time dining room.

Tahona Kitchen + Bar is expanding its Summit Park space in Blue Ash as the park's restaurant lineup reshuffles.

Fricker's has closed its Mason restaurant after 13 years. The company directed customers to nearby North College Hill and Middletown locations.

Taco Works will celebrate its new outdoor patio with live music and one-hour specials at its Sharonville location. The short event aims to spotlight the patio debut.

Lee's Famous Recipe moved into a 2,389‑sq‑ft Franklin restaurant on Commerce Center Drive, replacing its East Second Street spot ahead of a June 1 grand opening.