Family‑run Nick's Pizza Co. opened in Mandarin, offering Chicago tavern‑style pies, Italian beef sandwiches and takeout service from a small Old St. Augustine Road storefront.

Funkadelic Food Shack moved from a food truck to a poolside brick-and-mortar at Ocean Grove RV Resort, serving brunch, burgers and live music.

Brothers Jeff and Bob Phelps are expanding Jet’s Pizza in Jacksonville with a new Beach Blvd location. The chain’s store finder lists 5617 Beach Blvd as coming soon.

Frosti Ice Cream is opening at 606 N State Street in Bunnell with milkshakes, Italian ice and dairy‑free scoops. The co‑owner confirmed the menu to local press.

Hard Pressed Burgers opened its first San Marco storefront on Hendricks Avenue, bringing the food-truck's smash burgers and a small bar to the neighborhood.

After a two‑year renovation, The Buoy is preparing to open on Herschel Street with a menu built around Florida‑sourced oysters, caviar and shrimp.

Madi Rum filed plans for a 6-acre Deerpark Garden with a distillery, tasting room, restaurant, bakery and Madagascar-themed greenhouses in St. Johns County.

An upscale, high-energy sports bar called Mile Marker 803 Clubhouse is targeting a July 1 opening in Palm Coast’s European Village, with permits filed and hires in place.

Dapper D's brings a two-story cigar lounge and cheesesteak shop to Ocean Street, opening May 15 in downtown Jacksonville. The ground floor is fast-casual; upstairs is a ventilated humidor and cocktail bar.

White Castle opened a new Kissimmee Castle and has Daytona and St. Augustine plans — but the chain hasn’t announced a Tampa Bay site yet.

Al’s Yum Yum is slated for Fruit Cove at 126 San Jose Blvd, promising ice cream, Italian water ice and gelato. The owners are already hiring.

Texas-born Desi Chowrastha has opened its first Florida outpost in St. Johns, pairing a broad counter-service menu with an attached grocery and live kitchens.

Sweetgreen has secured a permit for its first Jacksonville restaurant at St. Johns Town Center, with the company listing a "coming soon" site at 4624 Town Crossing Drive.