Pop and Pour, a champagne lounge in Colleyville Town Center, will open in mid‑May with sparkling wines by the glass, small plates and retail bottles.

Casablanca in Bishop Arts has closed as a restaurant and been reimagined as Villa Paradiso, a private‑event villa tied to Paradiso’s Bishop Arts campus. The space will host private bookings and World Cup‑era activations.

La Picosa opened April 1 on Richardson's Main Street, offering handmade tortillas, enchiladas and mole rojo and mole verde from 310 E. Main St.

A Texas Restaurant Association poll and local restaurateurs say menu prices are rising even as profit margins squeeze, with gas surcharges and delivery fees to blame.

Bruster's Real Ice Cream opened in Fort Worth's Alliance last week, bringing made‑in‑store scoops, vegan oat‑milk flavors and a drive‑through to the neighborhood.

TXB (Texas Born) has opened its largest market yet in Frisco, pairing a 16‑pump fuel island with made‑to‑order Tex‑Mex, a walk‑in beer cooler and an on‑site Subway.

A 510-square-foot 7 Brew drive-thru is planned at 390 Texas 199 in Springtown, budgeted at about $1.5M with construction slated from December to April 2027.

Chefs Mike Stites and Evan Pemberton are opening Midcult Society in Exposition Park, promising Southern‑rooted, globally influenced dishes in a 70‑seat room this summer.

Vandelay Hospitality will close Anchor Sushi Bar's Royal Lane location on May 31 and convert the space into El Molino, while the Knox Street outpost remains open. The move retools the Preston‑Royal dining lineup for fajitas and margaritas.

Bonchon is seeking a local franchise partner to bring its crunchy, double‑fried Korean chicken to San Antonio as part of a broader U.S. expansion push.

Weatherford’s Major Perk is expanding to Fort Worth with a Cherry Lane shop that will include dine-in, drive-thru and a kids’ play area.

After closing her downtown Dallas spot, Andrea Hermosillo opened Joy Café in Sunnyvale, serving house-baked bread, Mexican-inspired brunch and in-house roasted coffee. Grand opening is June 6.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice will take a roughly 1,200‑sq‑ft space at Preston Pointe in Celina. The company has listed the address but has not announced a firm opening date.