The restaurant will take over a space that used to be a Dunkin and transform it into a place of vibrancy and high energy, says owner Stacey Zhang. Please enter a valid email and try again. According to a rep for the restaurant, this is the first of Aceitunas four locations to sell beer, wine, and cocktails, and the opening cocktail menu includes homages to the late Boston bar legend Brother Cleve. This is the target of customers who slam a shot glass made of ice and then hurl the receptacle at the bell. By submitting your email, you agree to our, The freshest news from the local food world, The Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings in Chicago, Spring 2023, Sign up for the Something went wrong. Oops. A new restaurant featuring local seafood is about to open at the former Island Creek Oyster Bar location in Kenmore. The return of Vaucresson Sausage Co. to New Orleanss Seventh Ward has been anticipated for some time now, with generations of Chase Dopson and Maggie Irwin currently pop up at Gracies with their handmade pasta Sunday through Tuesday, and come November, theyll take over the space. Spring promises big things for the Twin Cities this year. Address: 2 Canal St.Key Players: Chef Alon Shaya and Emily Shaya/Pomegranate Hospitality, the Four Seasons. Many long anticipated and fun new projects are sprouting up in Greater Boston this fall. Tigerella, an offshoot of essential Mount Pleasant cafe Ell, is one big attraction. Look for a set four-course menu (about $82) offered five nights a week (including Mondays, so the restaurants accessible to service workers), plus a wine list that leans heavily into California and French natural wines, the Chronicle reports. Serving a variety of tacos and burritos that adhere to traditional roots but with a modern twist, the business is known for using ingredients like Cheetos, Doritos, and Fritos. Taste of Chicago may or may not happen in 2023, but the citys chefs are preparing a fleet of delicious menus that should debut this spring. Address: 1507 Magazine St., in the forthcoming Hotel Saint VincentKey Players: Zach Kupperman, Christian Strobel, Liz Lambert, and Larry McGuire of MMH, an Austin-based hospitality group. What: Shaws shuttered Bistro Bohem space gets a new life as an Italian restaurant from Louie Hankins, who owns the clubby Latin bar and burrito shop next-door. The signs have gone up in Avondale for Thattu, the South Indian restaurant thats generating buzz. Owner Rebecca Smith plans to showcase a rotating cast of colorful paletas in 20-plus flavors, all displayed in a case straight out of a California paleteria. The menu will fuse all three chefs cuisines Jamaican, Malaysian, and Persian with food served all day. Walk through Thattu, one of Eaters most anticipated openings of the year. Late night, the menu will switch to casual bar snacks like croquettes and papas bravas, to be accompanied by wine, a new cocktail menu, and bottled kombucha from general manager Maya Carlile (formerly of Fermenter). Location: 697 Haywood Road. Does the Culinary World Need Its Own LinkedIn? Kim, a Chicago native, was the opening chef at Kimski and heralded an era of Polish and Korean mashups, making sense of his employers, the Marszewski of Marz Community Brewing. The forthcoming Four Seasons in New Orleans has been big news for years, and its restaurant equally anticipated. Inspired by shou sugi ban, a Japanese method of charring wood to preserve it, England used a similar treatment on recycled wood for the restaurants furnishings and handcrafted the ceramics that decorate the space. 23-year-old server Hilbert Walker III was killed while working Friday night. Tratto Phoenix. Remarkably, all of last years most anticipated restaurants have opened, and already in 2021 a popular backyard taco stand became a restaurant and a longtime Thai pop-up realized plans for a permanent home in the Marigny. Other local favorites include Roaming Rooster (fried chicken sandwiches), Capo Deli (Italian), Captain Cookie & the Milkman, Nim Ali shukos (Guatemalan hot dogs), and RAWish (from Gangster Vegan). Projected Opening: Spring 2021. With help from Chase, the revival of Vaucressons Creole Cafe will feature the peppery sausage its famous for, as well as hogs head cheese, chaurice, and other meats served in gumbo, poboys, and atop grits. Perhaps theyll bring traditional Japanese morning offerings in the future. Mister Mao is from Cambodian-American chef Sophina Uong and her husband William Wildcat Greenwell, veterans of Rockrose in the CBD and the Elysian Bar, respectively. Please enter a valid email and try again. The graffiti artist and DJ feels more confident in his craft and is prepping a menu that leans more Korean. What: An intimate new gin bar tucked behind a green door completes a three-part culinary complex in Eastern Market from former ThinkFoodGroup executive Hollis Silverman. With a highly anticipated food hall already open Eat Street Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises plans two restaurants inside the new luxury St. Regis Chicago, a $1 billion toward near Navy Pier. Opened: March 8, 2022. Chef Paul Canales, known for his long-standing Uptown Oakland Spanish restaurant Duende, expands this spring with Occitania, a French-learning restaurant serving food from throughout the Occitan langa doc, or linguistic region. Brickell will soon welcome ADRIFT Mare, the latest dining outpost from acclaimed chef and restaurateur David Myers. Chef Huy is a first-generation Vietnamese-American who fell in love with Japanese cuisine while working at Cafe Zen as a teenager. What: The massive Lebanese restaurant based in NYCs Flatiron District will slide into the glass-enclosed building in Southwest that formerly housed Mike Isabellas Requin. 422 24th Street, Oakland. This new bar will become the newest tenant to call the Speedway home, joining a milieu of popular food and drink destinations, including a sake bar, a South American wine bar and grocery store, a brewery, and much more. Less known, at least outside 646 Irving Street, San Francisco. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell released a statement Saturday morning that did not directly reference the shooting but said: A celebratory day was later marred by another senseless act of violence. Friday was the first day of Jazz Fest, one of the busiest times a year for restaurants in New Orleans; Mandinas is about two miles away from the Fair Grounds, the festival site. Bakery manager Kachina Williams will turn her attention to savory options, teasing a yakisoba pan made with pancit (to honor her Filipino roots) and vegan milk bread.Address: 1477 NE Alberta StreetAnticipated opening: OctoberRead more: Mama t and Miami Nice Will Open Their Second Locations Together on Alberta, As lauded pizza shop Gracies Apizza moves into a larger space, the restaurants former digs will be left in familiar hands. In addition to fried chicken, she hopes to feature items that are popular at state fairs, such as fried Oreos, barbecue pulled pork sandwiches, and corn dogs with mozzarella cheese. The bar eventually plans to roll out a bigger food menu with snacks that reference executive chef Kat Petonitos Filipino heritage. Oops. The juniper spirit plays a starring role in a cocktail program from Ashley Havens and Philip Keath, with an opening list of nine drinks ($14-$18) including a house G&T dubbed Like Riding a Bike and a Vacation with pineapple tepache, Banane de Bresil and lemon. Avli, the group of Chicago-area restaurants that ushered in a modern Greek dining craze, is not only opening a rooftop restaurant in Fulton Market, but it could have up to four new restaurants inside the historic building that houses event space Morgans on Fulton and ground-floor restaurant Marvins Food and Fuel. A 54-year-old woman from Chicago who was dining inside was also struck and taken to the hospital; a fellow diner in her party tweeted: The woman in our party who was hurt was helped by a doctor dining. Oops. The Newbury Street location will take over the spot of Steves Greek Cuisine, a longstanding Greek restaurant. Address: 1800 St. Bernard Ave. Key Players: Vance Vaucresson, current owner of Vaucressons Sausage Co., and Edgar Chase IV, chef at Dooky Chases Restaurant and grandson of Leah Chase. For example, highlighting cooking techniques that were introduced in Vietnam by the Chinese. Key Players: Chef/restaurateur Meherwan Irani. The renovated historic building will offer 28 concepts by award-winning bartenders and acclaimed chefs, including Michelle Bernstein, Jose Mendin, and Massimo Bottura, whose new restaurant will be debuting on the 7th floor later this year. The modern restaurant will offer Georgias iconic dish, khachapuri, plus elevated versions of potato salad, borscht, stroganoff, and other modern Russian specialties, Eater SF reported late last year. El-Wattar formerly cooked at Greens and will oversee the kitchen. 1320 Castro Street, San Francisco. He had worked at the 91-year-old Mandinas for years, first as a busboy and then as a host and waiter. Its menu will feature a range of comfort classics, bistro favorites, and local seafood, as well as an expansive list of wines and cocktails. A menu highlight with a side of history will be the crabmeat melt poboy, a sandwich that is said to once cost $1.75 at a Biloxi cafe in the 1940s, deeming it possibly Because when theres a Federales, what other bars may follow? A fine-dining chef by training, Yontz explored his Hispanic heritage through several Mexican restaurants he opened in Denver before moving to Los Angeles for a corporate chef position with Plan Check, which once had several neighborhood restaurants throughout the city. Do you have a restaurant tip? The chewy confections come in craveable flavors like black sesame sugar, ube marshmallow, lychee rose, and coconut sweet corn. Hi Felicia Supper Club, the not-so-secret underground dinner club that counts star chef Alice Waters among its fans, is going permanent with a proper restaurant planned for the Uptown Oakland space previously occupied by Daughters Diner. Hawaiian Paniolo cuisine meets culinary-forward cocktails, vegan paletas, and more openings to watch. Theyll be doing rectangular East Coast grandma pie plus whipped ricotta garlic knots and a pickle pie alongside a list of natural wines. Now, the group, known for its bubbly platters of braised short rib stew, will back a modern Korean restaurant from a pair of fine-dining chefs. Originally slated for late August, Bostons first real Neapolitan coffee shop, next to North Station, will import approximately 90 percent of its food products from Italy. Please enter a valid email and try again. What: Mexico City chef Alam Mndez Florin takes a mulligan with new partners after his first D.C. area project, Urbano 116, swapped out contemporary Mexican for Tex-Mex. Hsing Chen, the talented pastry chef who is also a partner on this project, says the seafood selections will also be top-notch. Read on below to find the restaurant openings that will create the most buzz around town. instagram.com/hotline_asap. At Ilili, a meze menu plans to showcase a compilation of Lebanese, Levantine, and other Mediterranean cuisines. Sweets like banana pudding, bread pudding, and peach cobbler will also be a focus. A menu highlight with a side of history will be the crabmeat melt poboy, a sandwich that is said to once cost $1.75 at a Biloxi cafe in the 1940s, deeming it possibly the most expensive item sold at the cafe. 2302 Valdez Street, Oakland. Chris Bianco is one of Americas most respected pizzaiolos, thanks to his pioneering flagship restaurant, Pizzeria Bianco. Key Players: The group behind 167 Raw. Something went wrong. Something went wrong. In the run-up to fall, were looking forward to some of the most highly anticipated openings for the season, from the expansion of one of Portlands most treasured fried chicken carts to a colorful new paleteria. The team plans to turn the space up the block from Balboa Cafe into a groovy hideaway with bold colors, eye-catching prints, lava lamps, and record players. A new Italian restaurant by former Tres Gatos chef Luke Fetbroth and Hojoko alum Claire Makley is slated to open in the beginning of fall in the former Little Dipper space in Jamaica Plain. Pastificio dOros pop up specializes in rolled pastas from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, using only traditional tools, but the restaurant will explore Piedmontese cuisine instead. From Outer Sunset Korean takeout to an Uptown Oakland French restaurant, keep an eye out for these openings. Projecting the opening date of a restaurant is never an exact science, but in New Orleans thats almost comically true. Miamis restaurant scene continues to flourish this Spring, with new establishments throughout the city. 170 State Street, Los Altos. Chef Opie Crooks, who led the kitchen for Gjerdes group at Rakes, is back at the hotel, but now hes creating his own menus. The pairs been documenting their renovation work on Instagram, and plans to open the fun, spunky, tropical roadhouse this spring. Inspired by the French Riviera and the Balearic Islands, the restaurant will serve seafood, grilled meats, pastas, and vegetables. www.maybecks.com. Yontz tells Eater that his menu for the new restaurant reimagines the gourmet fillings from his tacos through larger format, more fine-dining style plates. Its this type of attitude thats endeared Frillman to the community and with a larger space, look for bigger and better menu options. Canales plans to showcase California ingredients in classic dishes like cassoulet, ratatouille, and bouillabaisse. Theyve found a similar footprint in Logan Square where theyll have a retractable roof and perhaps the infamous patio bell. Nigerian fine dining in Brooklyn, Asian American pastries in Cincinnati, West Texas cuisine in Lubbock, unrivaled bagels in Eater has reached out to the restaurant about funeral services for Walker and fundraising for Walkers family and will update this story if we hear back. Where: 5557 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 100, Hyattsville, Maryland. The two-story restaurant will open in April and will be the areas first container project boasting hand-painted murals by artist Falopapas and Argentine grill cuisine. What: Foggy Bottoms incoming 12,300-square-foot food hall will bring more than a dozen vendors to a historic space near GWU and the World Bank. A rooftop restaurant is just part of the plans inside the Morgans on Fulton building. Pasta pro Joe Frillman has a dynamic all-day concept with pastries from former Boka dessert master Leigh Omilinsky. Summer is here, D.C. has fully reopened, and more longstanding bars and restaurants around town are on the comeback trail every day. James Beard award-nominated chef Sri Gopinathan has been busy. Chef Ellie Tiglao, of pioneering, now-closed Filipinx American restaurant Tanm, challenged customers to spend money with restaurants that are speaking more openly about sustainable labor models and bringing something new to Bostons dining scene. Guests can dine on shareable grilled meat platters, appetizers like popcorn chicken, Argentine-style pizzas, and main dishes ranging from meat to chicken and fish. Soon, theyll be joined by baked doughnuts, dessert waffles, fried crullers, and more, when Heyday opens a permanent cafe spot inside Collective Oregon Eateries food hall.Address: 3612 SE 82nd AvenueAnticipated opening: Late fallRead more: Doughnut Pop-Up Heyday Will Open a Shop in the CORE Food Pod, Gregory Gourdets subterranean sibling bar to Kann will be a more casual counterpart to the new restaurant, serving Caribbean dishes like Jamaican beef patties, Trinidadian doubles, and sweet fried plantains. Jeff Banker and Lori Baker, the husband-and-wife behind the now-closed but much-beloved Baker & Banker, will make a comeback this spring, joining forces with chef-owner Aaron Toensing in the kitchen at Maybecks. The hotel, restaurant, and bar lounge are expected to open in Spring 2021. When: Now open Thursdays by reservation only. Now seven years after the opening, Kim is looking for a reset. Tavern on Rush closed last year, and that ended a chapter of Chicago nightlife. He will be greatly missed. newsletter, 1800 St. Bernard Ave. , New Orleans, LA 70116, Sign up for the www.midnitebagel.com. To wrap up the year, Eater Boston polled both local journalists and readers of this site to get their thoughts on the past year in dining: the good, the bad, and the most exciting things still to come in 2023. The results have been collected in the following series of posts. (Check out the full archive here .) Bon Apptit's 50 Best New Restaurants 2022. From well-known favorites to newcomers, theres much to be excited about. Octopus will be a constant on the menu, although the restaurant will cap orders for sustainability purposes. Birds of Paradise, a cocktail lounge with an air travel theme, will open in a few weeks; hopefully at the beginning of October, owner Ran Duan says. NYC Restaurant Openings NYCs Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Spring 2022 From a BYOB restaurant with Rochester-inspired cooking to a new dessert There are multiple private dining options and a promise to bring back some of that dining energy that the pandemic stripped away from downtown Chicago. With partner Ayesha Thapar, the chef will bring a menu that focuses on Indian street food to Silicon Valley specifically, items from Gopinathans native Kerala. Please enter a valid email and try again. The 5,000-square-foot space is about the same size as Ililis grandiose New York flagship. Theyre not converting the event space (which includes a 12,000-square-foot loft, penthouse, and heated roof deck with a retractable glass enclosure) to a Greek menu. The victim, known as Hil, grew up in the Carrollton and Old Jefferson neighborhoods and went to Sophie B. Wright High School where he played football and trumpet and served as the school bands drum major. On top of debuting the elegant Indian destination Ettan and heading to the Central Valley with classic fish and chips, hes plotting the debut of Little Blue Door at State Street Market, the cavernous Peninsula food hall in Los Alto. The handsome space, lined with date night nooks and silk designer scarves displayed behind frames, also offers baller buys like a bottle of Krug Champagne for $400 or caviar and chips for $115. Here, read on for 13 of the most anticipated upcoming restaurants and bars in San Francisco, the East Bay, and down the Peninsula. Eater Chicagos spring 2023 most anticipated restaurant opens are packed with variety. Morgans on Fulton. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Address: 3118 N. Rockwell Street, Avondale, Key players: Margaret Pak, Vinod Kalathil. Address: 954-960 W. 31st Street, Bridgeport, Key players: Won Kim, Marias Community Bar, Marz Community Brewing. The Marina restaurant, which makes its return following an 18-month-long closure, will reopen this spring with a new menu, refreshed design, additional lounge seating, and a wine shop. 498 Commonwealth Avenue, Kenmore Square, Boston. Seems ambitious, but thats not stopping executive chef David Murphy (White Chapel) and Kayla Abe from trying. Is there a restaurant or bar opening before years end that we should know about? Diners will take a tour around the world through the lens of the African diaspora with innovative takes on traditional dishes. newsletter, 1166 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, A Sunny Southern French Restaurant Swings Open Its Doors in the South End, 15 restaurant openings to know about around Boston, Rich birria tacos, breakfast tacos, grasshopper tacos, and more, Stacks of pancakes, endless dim sum, crispy fried chicken, and more, Sign up for the Something went wrong. 326 23rd Street, Oakland. The Most Anticipated Restaurants Opening in Las Vegas This Spring - Eater Vegas Coming Attractions The Most Anticipated Restaurants Opening in Las Vegas This Theyll initially open for lunch and build up to dinner. The return of Vaucresson Sausage Co. to New Orleanss Seventh Ward has been anticipated for some time now, with generations of Vaucressons working to build a multi-faceted business in the companys former address. Hes teaming up with fellow chef-owners Azalina Eusope (Mahila) and Hanif Sadr (Komaaj) to bring a restaurant and market to the ground floor of the Alta Waverly luxury apartments, a place where the neighborhood can grab a quick and quality takeout meal. Forthcoming restaurants that weve had our eye on for months will soon open their doors and invite diners to feast on the fruit of their labors, whether it be a longtime pop-up with the newfound capacity to flex their full range of skills in a restaurant space, or the arrival of a new restaurant that complements its established sibling. Just three months into the new year and San Francisco and the East Bay have already welcomed an impressive roster of new restaurants, bars, and bakeries, including a Mission district sandwich shop from a star chef, a Nikkei rooftop oasis rising high above the SoMa skyline, and an Oakland restaurant backed by produce from one of the regions premier growers. Read on below to find the restaurant openings that will create the most buzz Alexakis, who is hesitant to specify a launch date, says theyre hopeful for a spring 2024 opening: Were just starting, he says. Smoque Steak owner Barry Sorkin says a spring debut is the plan. Ancho chile-braised oxtail is now paired with homemade pappardelle, salsa ranchera, and grana padana while the chicken tinga has translated to a roasted half-chicken served with chipotle salsa, braised turnip and fennel, and caramelized onions. instagram.com/friendsonlysf. Please enter a valid email and try again. The Louisiana Restaurant Association has offered to connect the restaurants employees with trauma counseling services, Mandina said. Projected opening: January. And Rhinersons beer and wine list includes super funky, natural wines from Baja and the Valle. Sundas likes to combine Northern and Southern Indian cooking styles with some unorthodox touches; think zaatar naan, burrata dal makhani, or grilled chicken reshmi kebabs with a hint of blue cheese. What: The Line hotel in Adams Morgan has reconfigured its setup to shrink from three eating venues down to one, an all-day spot on the ground floor. Tex Mex-style food truck Across the Border is opening a permanent restaurant in Jamaica Plain. By submitting your email, you agree to our, The freshest news from the local food world, Mandinas Reopens, Releases Statement Following Fatal Shooting of Server Outside Restaurant, Sign up for the Address: 8737 N Their popular tacos return to the menu later this month when chale launches lunch service, which will also include tortas, ceviches, and seafood cocktails. instagram.com/shuggiespizza. The century-old butcher is one of the original and most popular Jazz Fest food vendors, and the familys Vaucressons Creole Cafe in the 1960s was a rare Black-owned business in the French Quarter at the time. Yontz tells Eater that his menu for the new restaurant reimagines the gourmet fillings from his tacos through larger format, more fine-dining style plates. Leave a comment or send an email. Smoque Steak is the second concept from Smoque, one of Chicagos best barbecue restaurants regardless of North or South side biases. The duo behind the Inner Sunset Korean suprette Queens will head west with Hotline, a second restaurant taking over the former Boavida Cafe space near Ocean Beach. By submitting your email, you agree to our, The freshest news from the local food world, Modern Greek Hit Avli Could Open Four Restaurants in Fulton Market, Sign up for the Can you fight climate change with pizza? After successful stints in Atlanta and Charlotte, Indian restaurant Botiwalla expands to West Asheville in the former BimBeriBon space. Eater Miami is closely monitoring the progress of six hotly anticipated restaurants set to open this season. This is a concept from Four Corners, and they consulted with Au Chevals Brendan Sodikoff originally on the menu seven years ago. BACK BAY Mediterranean fast-casual spot Aceituna Grill has opened a new location along Newbury Street. Please enter a valid email and try again. Other local favorites include Roaming Rooster (fried chicken sandwiches), Capo Deli (Italian), Captain Cookie & the Milkman, Nim Ali shukos (Guatemalan hot dogs), and RAWish (from Gangster Vegan). The menu will draw inspiration from coastal cuisine around the world, from southern Spain to Argentina, with a ceviche bar and elaborate cocktails. Something went wrong. WebThis highly anticipated restaurant from Daniel Boulud alum Aaron Bludorn intertwines Texan and new American cuisines like Gulf seafood cioppino, short rib ravioli with blue cheese and The show-stopping look, inspired by courtyard gardens of Beirut homes, features custom daisy tile floors, hand-painted wallpaper, and natural elements like reclaimed wood from a Massachusetts tobacco barn. Anticipated opening timeline: October 2022. According to the Advocate, two people pulled up to the Mid City restaurant in a car and ambushed the employee while he was serving diners at sidewalk tables around 8:20 p.m. Friday night. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. Eater Miami is closely monitoring the progress of six hotly anticipated restaurants set to open this season. From well-known favorites to newcomers, theres much to be excited about.