Vincent Pōhaku left an auto‑glass business to grow Drip Studio into a larger Fort Street Mall cafe focused on pour‑overs and matcha. The move expanded tasting events and seating.

Boca Raton’s Garden Butcher is opening a downtown West Palm Beach cafe in May and has a Wellington outpost planned, bringing seed‑oil‑free prepared meals north.

Starfish Hospitality Group will open a 5,200‑sq‑ft Starfish Scottsdale in McCormick Ranch on May 5, serving coastal Asian shareables, cocktails and patio seating.

Blackbird Doughnuts and Sally’s Sandwiches are teaming up for a joint shop at Clippership Wharf in East Boston. Owners promise "a little sprinkling" of The Gallows.

Bandista, the Four Seasons' hidden speakeasy, climbed to No. 47 on North America's 50 Best Bars — the only Texas bar in the top 50.

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Harahan breakfast favorite Sunny Side Up is planning a New Orleans East outpost on Bullard Avenue; permit filings and a recent inspection show the project is active. No opening date yet.

Einstein Bros. is opening a new Oak Forest bakery at 3321 Ella Blvd this summer. Permits show a tenant finish‑out is under way in the former La Calle Tacos space.

Sibling‑run Zoco Cafe and Wine will celebrate its grand opening May 1–3 in Greenbridge with brunch staples, pastas and a Washington‑focused wine program.

A new queer-focused bar called Camp is lining up to open on SW Harvey Milk Street in June 2026, taking over the spot vacated by Scandals and testing downtown's comeback.

A family-run Vietnamese kitchen opened on East Bidwell this month, serving pho, house-made bo kho and other home-cooked dishes in Folsom.

A ghost‑kitchen favorite now has a Sixth Avenue storefront with a patio, bocce court and Detroit‑inspired rectangular pies.

State inspection records show seven Central Florida restaurants were temporarily shut this week for pest and sanitation violations; most reopened after reinspections.