Gauchos Do Sul opened at Flyway in Webster on March 19, relocating from the River Oaks area and bringing a roughly 9,000-square-foot Brazilian steakhouse to the new entertainment district.

CAVA will open a League City restaurant in spring 2026 on the Gulf Freeway, adding its customizable bowls, pitas and dips to the Bay Area corridor.

Baskin-Robbins has leased a 1,350-square-foot shop at Valley Ranch Town Center as the center nears full occupancy.

Longtime Museum District spot The Raven Grill will close March 29 after 28 years; owners say the lease wasn't renewed and Picnic next door will stay open.

The Rouxpour will shutter its Memorial City Mall outpost this year, a manager confirmed, after social-media chatter suggested a May 31 closing. The chain has not released a final date.

Permit filings show Table Seven Steakhouse will build out a Kings Harbor unit at 1660 W Lake Houston Pkwy with construction set for April–October 2026.

Urban Social is leaving Richmond Ave for Midtown's 2204 Louisiana St, marking the change with a St. Patrick's Day block party and plans to open in May.

Slowpokes is taking over Maven’s Sawyer Yards spot and plans an all-day café with coffee, food and evening pours. Owner Mazen Baltagi is targeting a March opening.

Pluckers Wing Bar plans a 9,050‑sq‑ft restaurant at 6931 Garth Rd in Baytown; state records show construction starting June 1, 2026 and wrapping Jan. 31, 2027.

Van Leeuwen is opening a new Heights scoop shop at The Swift BLDG; state filings show work starting June 1 with a targeted Sept. 1, 2026 completion.

Dallas‑born La La Land Kind Cafe filed a state permit to open at The Domain in Austin, with a tenant buildout slated to start in late June and finish by late September.

Donation-based nonprofit Java w/ Jesus opened on East Main in League City, offering pay-what-you-can coffee, a patio under oak trees and a faith-forward community space.

Family-owned Sana's Cuisine opened Jan. 21 in Humble, offering halal Pakistani favorites from biryani to butter chicken.