Melina, named after Moshovitiss daughter, will focus on veggie-forward dishes like salt-baked baby beets with roasted lemon Greek yogurt. The pandemic has made opening projections even more tenuous, yet somehow, dogged chefs and proprietors are still managing to bring their longtime dreams to life. Owner Vittorio Wurzburger is from Naples, where his family has been roasting coffee since the late 19th century. The menu will draw inspiration from coastal cuisine around the world, from southern Spain to Argentina, with a ceviche bar and elaborate cocktails. instagram.com/hifeliciarestaurant. 2120 Greenwich Street, San Francisco. Look for kalbi, rice cakes, and chap chae in early April. Chef Huy is a first-generation Vietnamese-American who fell in love with Japanese cuisine while working at Cafe Zen as a teenager. 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. Something went wrong. Expect steam pans of Korean mapo tofu; japchae; crispy mandoo; and jjajang, a thick gravy of black beans and pork served over rice. 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 nstagram.com/littlebluedoorrestaurant. Won Kim probably doesnt get enough credit for what he does behind the scenes in encouraging fellow chefs. St. James is named after the vibrant district within Trinidads capital, Port of Spain. 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. Restaurant 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. The two-story space will offer seasonal outdoor seating and a terrace that overlooks Boston Harbor. newsletter, Sign up for the Julia & Henrys, a seven-story culinary and entertainment venue, will debut in Downtown Miami this April. Now seven years after the opening, Kim is looking for a reset. Look for a spring opening. 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. The chewy confections come in craveable flavors like black sesame sugar, ube marshmallow, lychee rose, and coconut sweet corn. Canales plans to showcase California ingredients in classic dishes like cassoulet, ratatouille, and bouillabaisse. During the pandemic, Yontzs son and his family relocated to Cardiff and Yontz followed, settling in Encinitas and re-starting the taqueria through stints at the Shanty in Cardiff and Vino Carta in Solana Beach. Opened: March 8, 2022. Please enter a valid email and try again. The menu will include everything from family-style meals of chicken parmesan and pasta with pomodoro sauce to garlic knots and chocolate chip cookies. Looking for restaurant recs or a place to chat about favorite restaurants? A post shared by midnite bagel | san francisco (@midnitebagel). Between now and the end of May, more than a dozen new dining and drinking destinations are slated to throw open their doors. by Justine Jones Mar 16, 2023, 5:39pm CDT. 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. 9. The handsome new restaurant opens on South Coast Highway. newsletter, Sign up for the Theyd like to open by the end of March and are instituting a no-tipping policy. newsletter. The first restaurant is a Japanese spot called Miru thats designed to serve the daily responsibilities of hotel guests. Projecting the opening date of a restaurant is never an exact science, but in New Orleans thats almost comically true. The closure of Uptown bistro Dick & Jennys right before the onset of COVID-19 was certainly a loss for the neighborhood, but the restaurant taking over the Tchoupitoulas Street address is about as exciting as it gets. From Outer Sunset Korean takeout to an Uptown Oakland French restaurant, keep an eye out for these openings. The bar eventually plans to roll out a bigger food menu with snacks that reference executive chef Kat Petonitos Filipino heritage. With some of the most sought after fried chicken and twice-fried jojos in town, Justin Hintze has gone from a career as a real estate agent to snagging prime real estate in the Pearl District. Despite Avlis prominence, it wont be the only modern Greek game in the neighborhood. About two years after the closure of its previous location, Indigenous restaurant Cafe Ohlone closes in on its debut at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology on the UC Berkeley campus. Most intriguing are plans to replicate popular Austin restaurant Elizabeth Street Cafe at the hotel, which will serve pastries and French-Vietnamese favorites for breakfast, lunch, and early dinner. Chef Margaret Pak is drawing on the recipes of her mother-in-law, who lives in Kerala, India. Mandinas Reopens Following Fatal Shooting of Server Outside Restaurant What: Alfredo Solis, the Mexico-born chef and restaurateur behind local favorites El Sol, Mezcalero, and Anafre, is bringing Shaw a pan-Latin seafood place with a focus on coastal cooking from California to South America. 267 Newbury Street. Where: 200 E Flagler Street, Downtown Miami. 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. Omings Kitchen. Geier, who founded 555 International, stresses that Morgans remains successful. Openings have barely slowed down during the past 16 months, but several long-delayed projects are on the horizon. Address: 8737 N Lombard StreetAnticipated opening: November 1Read more: Truly Handmade Pasta Comes to St. Johns with Pastificio dOro, Baker Lisa Nguyens doughnut pop-up is ubiquitous around town, spreading joy with boxes of colorful rice flour doughnuts. Leave a comment or send an email. But with spring just around the corner, theres more to come. The 11 Best New Restaurants in America 2021 - Eater 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. Clara Lee and Eddo Kim tell the San Francisco Chronicle theyre drawing inspiration from the hybrid Korean-Chinese junghwa restaurants of their youths. He will be greatly missed. What: Peter Prime Eater DCs 2019 Chef of the Year at Cane and his sister, Jeanine, are working on a restaurant off U Street NW that pays homage to the cuisine and culture of their native Trinidad. Daeho consistently draws long lines at its three locations in San Francisco and Milpitas. Address: 2 Canal St.Key Players: Chef Alon Shaya and Emily Shaya/Pomegranate Hospitality, the Four Seasons. www.occitaniaoakland.com. 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. Restaurants Open Easter Sunday 2023 - Where to Eat on Easter Mandinas reopened Monday, May 1, three days after a fatal shooting at the restaurant killed a server and wounded a customer dining inside. Here, read on for 13 of the most anticipated upcoming restaurants and bars in San Francisco, the East Bay, and down the Peninsula. Walk through Thattu, one of Eaters most anticipated openings of the year. Expect dishes to change frequently, with early examples including homemade crab spice potato chips, smoked catfish hushpuppies, ramp spaghetti, and platters of whole fried chicken. After successful stints in Atlanta and Charlotte, Indian restaurant Botiwalla expands to West Asheville in the former BimBeriBon space. What: A new fine casual Greek restaurant Cava partners Ted Xenohristos, Dimitri Moshovitis, and Ike Grigoropoulos will land inside a shiny new office building at the budding Pike & Rose complex in Maryland. Address: 360 Nueces Street, Downtown. Seems ambitious, but thats not stopping executive chef David Murphy (White Chapel) and Kayla Abe from trying. New Orleanss 5 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings, Fall 2022 Most Anticipated 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). Something went wrong. Vaucressons Creole Cafe. It also has a vegetarian and vegan menu. Oops. Please enter a valid email and try again. Most Anticipated Restaurants With a relaxed ambiance, the restaurant will offer menu items such as octopus sumuzu and pork stroganoff in boule bread, approachably-priced lunch dishes including wagyu sliders and scallop tartare, alongside weekend brunch and weekday happy hour. instagram.com/friendsonlysf. After a successful run with a pop-up named Johnny Pomodoro, which was his take on old-school, red-sauce Italian, Burke decided to expand the idea into a full restaurant. 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. The forthcoming Four Seasons in New Orleans has been big news for years, and its restaurant equally anticipated. Heres When Much-Anticipated Soul Food Restaurant Most Season's 52 locations will be open on Easter Sunday Eater Miami is closely monitoring the progress of six hotly anticipated restaurants set to open this season. Mandinas, which was closed Saturday and Sunday, released a statement Monday saying in part: The loss of our friend and fellow worker Hilbert Walker III has been devastating to our entire restaurant family. The 5,000-square-foot space is about the same size as Ililis grandiose New York flagship. Oops. The people behind Maldens popular Chinese restaurant District Kitchen are bringing a new fried chicken spot to town. Join Eater NOLAs Facebook group. 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. Bon Apptit's 50 Best New Restaurants 2022. newsletter, backed by produce from one of the regions premier growers. 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. Tavern on Rush closed last year, and that ended a chapter of Chicago nightlife. Projected Opening: Spring 2021. newsletter, Sign up for the 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. Bear in mind that the dates and concepts listed here are more of a loose target than a spot on bullseye, as restaurateurs navigate the myriad challenges of opening a restaurant. Address: To be announcedKey Players: Chef Huy, cook at Shogun sushi restaurant. Restaurant 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 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. They intend a Galatoires-esque, progressive experience that takes diners from the bar lounge to the dining room to the terrace. Theres a ton of ambition in this restaurant so look for more coverage soon. 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. Spring will bring a few surprises like a Spanish steakhouse and a South Side Korean restaurant. This is an independent venture as Pak and her husband Vinod Kalathil have saved for years. Address: 4501 Tchoupitoulas St., in the former Dick & JennysKey Players: Chef Sophina Uong and husband William Wildcat Greenwell. Hilbert Walker III, age 23, was killed Friday, April 28 in what the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate describes as a fusillade of bullets outside of the Canal Street restaurant. Entering a neighborhood with pricey real estate and known for heavy hitters such as the Girl & the Goat, the Publican, and two-Michelin-starred Smyth is a big move for the team. The Louisiana Restaurant Association has offered to connect the restaurants employees with trauma counseling services, Mandina said. Where: 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. The Twin Cities Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings, Spring 2023 NYCs Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings: Spring 2022 - Eater Crews have kept the facade but gutted the space to make room for a Spanish steakhouse in the vein of the type of restaurants visitors would find in San Sebastin in Basque Country. Shuggies Trash Pie & Natural Wine Opening: Late-March 1501 California Street, San Francisco. 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. Check back with Eater for opening updates and more on 2021s most anticipated restaurants, and remember, the below is subject to change. newsletter, Two Prominent New Orleans Restaurant Names Nominated for James Beard Book Awards, The Latest New Orleans Restaurant and Bar Closings of 2023, Willing to Part With Taylor Swift Tickets? The District is getting tantalizing new options for Indian kebabs and cocktails, Caribbean party food, pan-Latin seafood, breakfast sandwiches, and more. With the unpredictability of our new reality in mind, here are the restaurant openings Eater New Orleans is most looking forward to this year. Spring promises big things for the Twin Cities this year. Theyve traveled a few times, exploring the country and looking for inspiration. Jemma di Mare is open for lunch (11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays) and dinner (daily from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. or later) at 11677 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90049, Chef Opie Crooks, who led the kitchen for Gjerdes group at Rakes, is back at the hotel, but now hes creating his own menus. Key Players: Chef/restaurateur Meherwan Irani. Most Anticipated Something went wrong. Its Smoked With a highly anticipated food hall already open Eat Street 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. By submitting your email, you agree to our, The freshest news from the local food world, New Orleanss Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings for 2021, Sign up for the www.maybecks.com. Shuggies Trash Pie & Natural Wine partners, who are also behind the eco-minded Ugly Pickle Co., promise to feature ugly or cosmetically challenged produce from California farms and offcuts of meat on a menu of wood-fired pizzas and small plates. Their popular tacos return to the menu later this month when chale launches lunch service, which will also include tortas, ceviches, and seafood cocktails. Pasta pro Joe Frillman has a dynamic all-day concept with pastries from former Boka dessert master Leigh Omilinsky. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. 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 .) There are different ways to spotlight Greek dining, and they want to create something distinct: It will be Avli, but it wont be Avli, he says. Summer is here, D.C. has fully reopened, and more longstanding bars and restaurants around town are on the comeback trail every day. Please allow us to regroup as we set our course going forward and do what we do, serve food, Mandinas statement concluded. 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. America's Favorite Restaurants: Where We're Most Excited to Eat at 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. Here is what to expect in late September and beyond. Meanwhile, Greektown keeps moving in the shadow of Randolph Street and Fulton Market. Federales is a taco bar in West Loop with a large patio space thats earned a reputation as a place for 20-somethings to party. Diners can look forward to a modern French brasserie, an open-air rooftop bar and restaurant, and a