Zaza Bar, the first full bar from local Cuban chain Zaza, is slated for Terminal A at MCO with a June–July 2026 target. The menu will pair cocktails with Cuban favorites.

Owners of Ritual House and Palm Palm have formed Legacy Hospitality Group and plan several new Pittsburgh restaurant concepts across the urban core in 2026 and beyond.

Rare Milwaukee abruptly closed its downtown steakhouse on March 17; the post pointed diners to the Madison location as a reported lease dispute plays out.

The Garden View Lounge at Disney’s Grand Floridian reopens March 19 with an Alice‑inspired afternoon tea, Twinings teas and whimsical sweets.

Buckhead’s Umi will open a Manhattan outpost at 63 Madison Ave later this year, bringing a sushi bar, private dining and an omakase counter to Flatiron–NoMad. Owners say New York feels like a natural evolution after 12 years in Atlanta.

The owners of Castro nightclub The Café are set to open a restaurant and bar in the long-vacant ground-floor space at 2367 Market Street.

The corner of 18th and Castro has a long history of chewing up restaurants, and Gyro Xpress spent more than a decade proving it could be different. Then a health inspector found cockroaches across the kitchen — and one dying in the sugar — and the place was shut down on the spot.

The Fates' pillowy focaccia and veg-forward small plates have made it a cozy Sellwood favorite.

Lobalita opened on March 17 at 2231 Chestnut St., offering $14 cocktails, private‑label wines and a menu of tostadas and shareables.

SUSHISAMBA opened an 11,000-square-foot rooftop in West Hollywood on Monday, pairing robata-grilled dishes, cocktails and samba performances. The menu mixes signature classics with new LA creations.

New Braunfels’ Muck & Fuss is building an 8,812‑sq‑ft, $4.5M restaurant off Loop 1604 in Stone Oak with a fall 2026 opening and a hefty rotating tap list.

Chaiwale & Co. plans a Sorrento Valley stall this spring, bringing chai, specialty lattes and Indian‑fusion burritos to the Scranton Road food hall. Permits are pending for a mid‑April opening.

The Lost Abbey plans a 1,400‑sq‑ft Miramar tasting room at 8675 Miralani Drive, taking over a former craft‑beer bar in the Miralani Makers’ District.