A new SoHo rooftop channels Venetian hotel-bar glamour with mosaic floors, martini towers and caviar-topped snacks.

San Jose's El Halal Amigos lands a Food Network feature — Guy Fieri sampled the barbacoa and chile relleno burritos and a recipe is now online.

La Costa Cafe chef Ignacio Ortega will open Nene's by La Costa in the former Juno's space, serving elevated, Mexico City‑inspired plates. No opening date has been announced.

UK‑born Black Sheep Coffee is adding a Doral Marketplace shop and a multi‑unit Miami Beach rollout, leaning on its specialty Robusta espresso as it expands through 2027.

Migration Coffee Co., a Newnan mobile trailer, is opening a roastery and cafe inside Sewell Market in Bremen. The shop is expected to open in late spring 2026.

Fauna, a New American spot from Rooted Hospitality, serves a seasonally changing menu with brunch, prix-fixe dinners and patio music in Westhampton Beach.

Langbaan is relocating from Northwest to the east side with a standalone dining room, morning pastries and a $139 tasting menu. The team hopes to open by October 2026.

Skyduster Beer is building a 16,000‑sq‑ft brewery and taproom at City Market South in DTLA, set to be fully online on June 20, 2026.

Chef Mike Tambellini and Trista Fulton opened Tambellini & Co., a 30-seat Italian sandwich shop on Brookline Boulevard serving panini, antipasto and house meatballs.

Madi Rum filed plans for a 6-acre Deerpark Garden with a distillery, tasting room, restaurant, bakery and Madagascar-themed greenhouses in St. Johns County.

Legendary Lotus of Siam quietly reopened its Sahara Avenue restaurant on May 8 with limited dinner hours and a pared‑back menu. Reservations are available on OpenTable.

A retired BART car was craned onto B Street and will be the centerpiece of Arthur Mac’s Big Snack in downtown Hayward. The complex move pushed costs upward and the location is slated to open this fall.

Gu Grocery in LA’s Chinatown has spent more than $200,000 and still can’t open because multiple city inspections remain incomplete. Community donations have helped, but only permits will let the doors swing wide.