Delano Miami Beach reopens with a private members club capped at 200 founding members, a members‑only restaurant, private fourth‑floor pool and curated programming.

Café Seventy One at The Florida Aquarium launched in Tampa with ocean-friendly sourcing, tech to cut single-use waste, and community meal donations.

Poboys Creole Cafe has opened at Edgewater Public Market, serving po’boys, gumbo and jambalaya with bread from Vinh Xuong Bakery and a Fat Tuesday debut.

Highland Park’s Joy has filed for a liquor‑license application to open at 418 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, moving into the former Wahoo’s Fish Taco space. No opening date has been announced.

Miami native Michelle Bernstein will be honored at SOBEWFF’s Tribute Dinner, though the chef says she’d rather be in the kitchen. The dinner caps the festival weekend.

Village Coffee House is set to open in downtown Elida in April 2026, sharing space with The Story Room. Owner Nathan Mailhot says the menu will feature coffee, loose-leaf teas and soft-serve.

Adam J’s is moving from a grilled‑cheese truck into a 320‑sq‑ft shipping‑container shop at Pittsburgh Yards this spring. The walk‑up location will be the brand’s first brick‑and‑mortar.

A proposed In‑N‑Out at the corner of Grossmont Center Drive and Center Drive would be the city's first. Locals cheer the brand but worry drive‑thru lines could worsen traffic near the mall and hospital.

Ono Hawaiian BBQ is opening at 4610 W. University Drive in McKinney; the menu will feature Aloha Plates, musubi and family meals. Opening date is TBD.

WaBa Grill will open its third Las Vegas Valley location next Friday at The Collective, taking Suite P at 3900 Paradise Road.

Eggspectation's Stone Oak location in San Antonio will close on March 15 after nearly 9½ years. The restaurant's Instagram thanked customers and urged fans to stop in for one last brunch.

Mocha Point, a family-run Yemeni coffee shop from St. Charles, is planning a City Foundry outpost this spring with cardamom-forward brews and late-night hours.

Hangry Brands will open Lionheart Reserve at Playhouse Square, restoring historic details and offering nitro cold brew, expanded breakfast items and catering. The shop will occupy the former Starbucks corner beneath the chandelier.