Azal Coffee
Yemeni coffee shop chain expanding from Michigan, Wisconsin, and New York into Florida. Owner Mohammed (Yemeni Coffee of Orlando LLC) confirmed soft opening planned for next month (June 2026) with grand opening approximately one month after. Menu features specialty lattes, espresso drinks, and traditional Yemeni and Arabic coffees paired with artisanal sweets.
PCG Burgers
PCG Burgers (Pretty Cool Guys), an artisanal smash-burger restaurant currently operating in Winter Garden, FL, is expanding with a new location at 5683 Red Bug Lake Road, Suite 9 in Winter Springs, FL (Willa Springs shopping center at Tuskawilla Road intersection). Plan review paperwork submitted by PCG Winter Springs LLC confirms the planned expansion. Co-owner […]
Kitanda Coffee and Açaí
Brazilian coffee shop chain with 14 existing locations planning a new Orlando location. Menu features single-origin coffee, açaí bowls, and Kitanda Bread. Plan review paperwork submitted by Brazil Coffee Inc for the new location at 12028 Collegiate Way, Suite 110.
Ludico
Elevated Italian restaurant from Tribeca Hospitality Group (owned by international Beefbar group). Head chef Nelson Gonzalez has Michelin Star pedigree. Restaurant was previewed at Taste of Tribeca. Opening date listed as ‘this fall’ on official Instagram. Originally planned as a Paper Moon Giardino location before pivoting to Ludico concept.
Bar Pisellino
James Beard Award-winning chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi are opening a second location of their Bar Pisellino Italian all-day café concept in the Flatiron Building. The original location is on Grove Street and Seventh Ave. The new location will offer light fare, a full coffee program, and a full bar. Construction is set to […]
Georgie’s
Host Restaurants (team behind Café Maud and Odd Sister) is opening a dual concept at 161 8th Ave in Chelsea. Georgie’s is an all-day café offering elevated coffee and café fare (avocado toast, breakfast burritos, fried chicken sandwiches, salads, pizzas) with seating for 70 inside and 60 on sidewalk café. Below it, a speakeasy-style lounge […]
Hyphen Caffeto
Hyphen Caffeto is a new cafe concept planned to open inside Somos Hyphen, a creative/tattoo studio space in Tampa. Plan review documents were submitted by Hyphen Coffee LLC for the project. Details are still largely under wraps. Co-owner Kirre Havens was not immediately available for comment.
LX Coffee
LX Coffee is a mobile coffee catering brand opening its first brick-and-mortar cafe in St. Petersburg, FL. Co-founder Andrey Matsuk stated they are planning to open in late summer 2026. Plan review documents have been submitted for Suite 100 at 290 Dr. M.L.K. Jr St N. The brand has an established presence in the St. […]
ANF Gyros & Grill
ANF Gyros & Grill, a Central Florida chain founded in 2009, is opening its ninth location in Plant City at 1713 James L Redman Pkwy. The restaurant serves gyros, sandwiches, salads, calamari rings, fish, and more. It will be located in a small retail center anchored by Southern Hospitality furniture store. Documents have been submitted […]
The Baillie
Hotel and restaurant concept from Harry’s Good Times Co. (Chef Julian Hagood and Jake Santelli) set within a historic home near Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill. Will feature 10 guest rooms, a ground-floor restaurant, and gathering spaces. Menu details not yet revealed but expected to follow Pacific Northwest seasonal sourcing style of their other concepts. […]