CAVA opens at Vineland Pointe on Friday with complimentary Community Day meals, donation matching and plans to hire locally.

Hula Mula, an award‑winning Hawaiian‑inspired café from Germany, signed a 10‑year lease for a downtown Orlando storefront and qualified for CRA funding to help with build‑out.

CFS Coffee added Mount Dora to its locations page as "Coming Soon," but the chain has not published an address or opening date. The menu promises Colombian-focused drinks and arepas.

Orlando’s F&D Cantina will open at One Daytona in fall 2026, taking over the former Rock Bottom space with a rooftop bar and tequila speakeasy.

Ellianos Coffee has started construction on a drive‑thru at 4940 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway in St. Cloud, joining the chain’s Central Florida expansion. The Lake City‑founded brand says the shop will open later this year.

Zaza Bar, the first full bar from local Cuban chain Zaza, is slated for Terminal A at MCO with a June–July 2026 target. The menu will pair cocktails with Cuban favorites.

The Garden View Lounge at Disney’s Grand Floridian reopens March 19 with an Alice‑inspired afternoon tea, Twinings teas and whimsical sweets.

Salty Bagel has filed state permit applications for a downtown Melbourne location at 223 W Hibiscus Blvd. The Satellite Beach-born chain lists multiple Space Coast outposts and menu favorites online.

Olde Hearth Bread Company is opening a storefront in Ivanhoe Village at 1231 N. Orange Ave, with daily fresh deliveries from its Casselberry bakery and a mid‑May opening.

Two Orlando-area Bahama Breeze restaurants closed Sunday as Darden moves to close half the chain and convert the rest; staff are being reassigned.

Hamburger Mary’s announced it will reopen in Kissimmee’s Old Town, taking over a former restaurant near U.S. 192. Owners say renovations are underway and no opening date has been set.

A new bakery-first Turkish café opened in Casselberry’s Summit Plaza, serving Van-style breakfasts, flaky borek, pide and thin lahmacun. Sisters Habibe and Esra run the shop.

Martin’s BBQ has signs up and interior work underway on Easy Street in Ocala; the Puerto Rican chain has not announced an opening date.