Bar Sella opened in the renovated Hyatt Union Square lobby, turning the hotel entry into a midcentury-inspired cocktail lounge with a tight menu of small plates.

Panicafe's Pine Market outpost in Montgomery serves medialunas, curated tea sets and light lunches in a tearoom-style space. Menu and reservations are available on the cafe's site.

A riverfront Sacramento restaurant received a yellow health placard after county inspectors found multiple problems, from unsafe food temperatures to missing hand-washing supplies.

Palu, a new Armenian bakery-cafe on Greenfield in Southfield, blends Armenian pastries, cheese-and-za'atar flatbreads and game-table seating for a neighborhood vibe.

Insomnia Cookies is opening its first downtown San Antonio bakery at 122 E Houston St. on April 25 with free cookies and late‑night delivery. The opening coincides with Fiesta.

CoCo's Cafe will close its Guadalupe Street location after 25 years, with a final day set for May 10, 2026. The family-owned boba shop will continue at its Research Boulevard outpost.

Carlos Altamirano will open Casa Sofia in May at 701 2nd St, a Latin American–meets–California restaurant set to serve fans and neighbors near Oracle Park.

Tuscany Grill on South Eastern Avenue was sold and will close for renovations this summer after nearly 30 years. Owner Mike McQuady says he hopes to reopen the brand elsewhere.

Taqueria El Toro filed to convert the former Fifty Seven Bar at 5632 W. Burnham St. into a sit-down restaurant with a bar; West Allis officials will review the plan this week.

State inspectors found roaches, flies, standing water and expired tres leches at Don Camarón, leading to 33 violations; the Miami location later passed a re‑inspection.

Delmonico's is opening a 9,000‑sq‑ft, 250‑seat steakhouse in the former Romano's at 12148 S. Apopka‑Vineland Road. The buildout is pegged at about $5 million with a late‑spring 2026 target.

A new Old Town brunch spot from local baker Maria Austin opens this Wednesday, pairing classic plates with pastries from The Bread Gal. Reservations are available online.

Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant — a SF Chinatown institution since 1998 with a 7.8 from The Infatuation — has been closed after an April 7 inspection found cockroaches along the ceiling conduit, a cockroach egg on the dish shelf, Raid under the counter, and what appeared to be rodent poison on the floor under the dish machine. The ware washing machine was also producing no sanitizer.