Royal Oak's The Office Coffee Shop will close Thursday after 11 years. Owner Michael Keith cites rising costs and lower foot traffic.

Honorable Mention opens March 6 beneath the Benson Hotel with Damian Lillard listed as a part owner and rotating art by local Black artists.

Hawaii-born L&L Hawaiian Barbecue opened two Maryland restaurants in Towson and Columbia under franchisee Mike Wu, featuring the brand's iconic "Hawaii's Plate Lunch."

Brookhaven Pub has launched a two‑phase renovation in East Memphis that expands the game room, vaults the dining room ceiling and upgrades systems while staying open.

Arizona's Family's Dirty Dining roundup flagged a Phoenix sushi spot and a Tempe golf-course eatery for "risk-factor" health-code violations after Maricopa County inspections.

La Victoria, a new Mexican restaurant from a Water Street restaurateur, is headed to downtown Tampa with renderings and a pledge to bring "soul" to the neighborhood.

Alice in Appalachia reopens retail at a new Gay Street location this week; cocktails will follow after permits and renovations.

Shark Tank-backed Crispy Cones is aiming to open a Countryside Center shop in Clearwater around March 27, bringing rotisserie-baked pastry cones, weekly flavors and app ordering.

La Diabla’s Pambazo de Carnitas made The MICHELIN Guide’s list of North America’s best sandwiches, sparking higher orders and fresh attention on Denver’s casual Mexican scene.

Chef Jordan Anthony‑Brown temporarily reopens The Aperture as a weekday barbecue pop‑up in Walnut Hills with soft openings Thursday and Friday and limited lunch hours to follow.

Tampa‑based Melting Pot is searching for a franchisee to open a third Greater Baltimore location south of the city; buildout and training could take about 18 months.

Lupe will take over the former Barrio Café dining room on 16th Street. Silvana Salcido Esparza has endorsed the incoming chef as a keeper of the kitchen’s roots.

A new all-day cafe and bar called The Stoop Pigeon will open at 337 S. Broad St., pairing daytime coffee and coworking with evening women's-sports watch parties.