Dave's Hot Chicken is coming to Ocean Heights Plaza in Somers Point; the chain's infamous 'Reaper' spice level requires a signed waiver. The new unit joins a wave of national chains moving into town.

Napa Valley College unveiled the Donna Altes Hospitality Training Center on June 2, adding a tasting bar and classroom to its Wine Education Complex. The privately funded facility will train students for tasting‑room and wine‑sales roles.

Vagabond, the U.K. self-pour wine bar, will open a 2,800-square-foot outpost at 1000 Division Street in The Gulch in late 2026, offering roughly 100 rotating wines, seasonal small plates and a Tennessee-whiskey-forward bar.

The viral sundae chain is opening in Clarendon this summer with late-night hours, more than 70 sundaes and delivery into the early morning. A firm opening date is expected soon.

Sunshine Coffee opened a North Beach flagship with baby‑blue matcha and an exclusive soft‑serve program. The family‑run shop also added new sandwiches and locally roasted beans.

Gina's Treats, launched in March by Georgina Trevino, is taking online orders for mini cakes, tres leches, cheesecakes and local pickup/delivery in Humble's 77338 area.

Owners Grace and Leo Xia say they chose not to renew the lease on Duck N Bao's original Cypress restaurant; the location is now listed as permanently closed while two Houston locations remain open.

A small fire at The Dara forced the Fells Point Thai spot to pause service; staff are assessing damage and no reopening date has been announced.

A $1.5M McDonald's is planned at E. Braker & Wedgewood, directly across from Vazquez. Construction is slated Jan. 1–July 1, 2027.

Ping's Sichuan Kitchen is taking over Tiger Chinese's University Square spot and aims to open later this month as the space is remodeled.

A filing shows the Estabrook beer-garden team wants to open a seasonal Red Arrow Beer Garden at 920 N. Water St., possibly as soon as July, pending permits. The plan would keep the plaza active through winter months under a short-term agreement.

Dulce Diabla has filed for an occupancy permit to move into 1537 S. César E. Chávez Drive, the building now occupied by Don Julio’s, proposing a bar, dance club and sit‑down restaurant. The plan will need Licenses Committee and Common Council approval before it can open.

From the Roberta’s team, Ezio’s Steakhouse opened at 72 Park in North Beach with dry‑aged steaks, house pastas, a raw bar and a tableside martini program.