Seia, from OKO Group and The Bastion Collection, opens March 14 atop 830 Brickell with museum-quality art, seasonally driven Italian dishes and an invitation-only club. The project pairs panoramic bay views with a bar program and private dining.

D.C.'s Instagram‑friendly cafe‑lounge Urban Roast is opening at 201 Datura Street in downtown West Palm Beach, targeting spring 2026.

Philly bagel chain Bagels & Co. filed permits for a Cypress Creek shop at 957 E Cypress Creek Rd. The brand is expanding across Florida with bold schmears and sandwiches.

New York's H&H Bagels is opening its first Texas shop in River Oaks Village; a permit shows a May–August buildout and the company lists a nearby Westheimer address.

Cry Baby Creamery opened two Kendall shops and kicked off a three-month Chef Series pairing hometown chefs with small‑batch, nostalgia-driven ice cream. The new spots join the original Palmetto Bay outpost.

A banana-and-coconut soft-serve shop opens a neon-bright Midtown flagship with an electric truck and selfie wall.

Boston’s Saltie Girl will open its first Florida outpost at Bal Harbour Shops in 2028, bringing lobster rolls, tinned fish and caviar martinis to Miami.

Permit filings show Beignets & Brew is headed to the Polo Shoppes in Boca Raton, bringing New Orleans‑style beignets and specialty coffee to Champion Boulevard.

A new focacceria, The Daily Focaccia, is coming to downtown West Palm Beach with focaccia sandwiches and a small wine and beer list from a husband-and-wife team.

A Venetian-style wine bar quietly opened behind Da Angelino at CocoWalk, serving gottini pours, cicchetti and stuffed focaccia.

Dubai‑born GAIA will open in Miami Beach’s South of Fifth in March, bringing an ice market, charcoal‑grilled fish and a late‑night NYX lounge led by chef Izu Ani.

Kung Fu Chicken is opening a 1,600‑sq‑ft South Beach shop that adds night‑market dishes and seating for about 40. The move marks the chain’s biggest footprint yet in Miami.

BANH at Books & Books in Coconut Grove pairs boba and Vietnamese coffee with a four-sandwich bánh mì menu that has quickly become a neighborhood draw.