Yonutz filed permits for a Hialeah shop at 3140 W 84th St, bringing its Smashed Donut, shakes and breakfast sandwiches to the neighborhood. No opening date has been set.

Boka Restaurant Group plans to open a new concept called The Ives at the Chicago Athletic Association next month, the latest change at the landmark hotel.

Aguacate Garden of Love quietly reopened in Kendall Lakes, bringing back its vegan menu, wellness drinks and a petting-zoo sanctuary after a year-and-a-half away.

A shared taproom on Retro Row has locals waiting in line for Everywhere's approachable beers and seltzers.

Cleo, from the team behind Margot and Montague Diner, opens in the West Village on April 17 with 24‑hour marinated rotisserie chicken, small plates and cocktails.

A family-run Hawaiian kitchen from Highwood opened a Loop counter and landed on The New York Times’ list of Chicago’s best restaurants.

Bronx House Pizza has begun a Jax Beach buildout as the New York‑style chain targets 30 stores across Northeast Florida.

Family-owned Bella Loma opened a Spicewood tasting room in February, serving house-distilled blanco and reposado tequilas with more releases planned later this year.

Corbin O’Reilly has rebranded his Corbin’s Q storefront in Rolando Village as Barlando, shifting to a bar-focused concept while keeping Corbin’s Q as a catering arm.

Michelin-recognized Scratch Restaurants plans a Center City burger shop with a speakeasy-style omakase counter, according to local reporting.

Blank Street is opening a large flagship at 32 Sixth Ave in Tribeca, replacing a former Starbucks and expanding its matcha-forward menu.

Taco Bell Cantina filed permits to convert 318 Santa Monica Blvd into a restaurant and bar as the city loosens downtown chain restrictions. The application is an early step in a wider wave of national tenants eyeing the Promenade.

Ballantyne’s Pearlz Oyster Bar has closed after roughly eight years; national chain Kura Revolving Sushi Bar is slated to take over the Stonecrest at Piper Glen storefront.