Slurp Noodle Bar
Opening 2025-12-31 Slurp Noodle Bar is set to open late in 2025 at 2450 Rye St. in the Baltimore Peninsula. It will specialize in hand-pulled noodles and offer authentic regional dishes such as sour-and-spicy noodles, Lanzhou lamian, and rice noodles in 12-hour bone broth. The 1,375-square-foot space will feature an open kitchen where customers can […]
Shinkansen Sushi
Opening 2026-01-01 Shinkansen Sushi is an innovative sushi restaurant opening in early 2026 at 2450 Rye St. in the Baltimore Peninsula. Inspired by Japan’s ultra-fast bullet trains, the restaurant features sushi delivered via conveyor belt and miniature bullet trains, alongside robot servers, to bring a dynamic dining experience. Owned by restaurateur David Chen, who operates […]
Royal Durbar
Royal Durbar is taking over the space at 1319 Rockville Pike in the Woodmont Station shopping center, previously occupied by Damso Korean BBQ and before that by Saffron Indian Cuisine. While detailed information about the restaurant’s cuisine and background is limited, signage featuring the restaurant’s name and logo is already installed, indicating imminent opening plans. […]
Peter Chang’s mystery restaurant
Chef Peter Chang, a James Beard award winner, is expected to open a new restaurant in Annapolis. The location is set in the building that formerly housed Fitzsimmons Design. Specific details about the restaurant remain scarce, including its opening date and the exact address. Although little information has been released, this new restaurant represents a […]
Mirchi Dhaba
Mirchi Dhaba is a new Indian restaurant and buffet setting up at 18280 Contour Rd in Montgomery Village Plaza, Gaithersburg. It will occupy the location previously held by Chopathi Indian Kitchen, which closed earlier this year. The restaurant is owned by the same team behind Royal Tandoor, another Indian eatery at 820 Muddy Branch Rd […]
Cold Stone Creamery
Cold Stone Creamery, well-known for its customizable ice cream creations served on a frozen granite slab mixed with various toppings including candy, fruit, nuts, and baked goods, is set to open a new location at 891-H Rockville Pike in Wintergreen Plaza, Rockville. This addition expands the chains presence in Montgomery County where it already operates […]
Ba Le Sandwiches
Ba Le Sandwiches is preparing to open at 765 Rockville Pike, Suite F-G, in the Ritchie Center of Rockville. Occupying the former space of Oc & Crab Seafood Restaurant and Live Crawfish & Seafood, Ba Le will serve banh mi sandwiches, a Vietnamese culinary staple that blends French and Vietnamese influences. The restaurant will offer […]
Aloha Poke Co.
Aloha Poke Co. is opening a new location at 800 Pleasant Dr. #100 in Rockville’s King Farm neighborhood. This will be the Chicago-based chain’s first restaurant in Maryland. Aloha Poke is a fast-casual eatery known for its fresh-packed bowls featuring sushi-grade fish and Hawaiian-inspired raw ingredients. Currently, the company operates a location in Washington D.C. […]
Agora Bethesda
Opening 2026-03-20 Agora Restaurant Group, a family-owned US hospitality brand specializing in Mediterranean cuisine, is expanding with a new location named Agora Bethesda at One Bethesda Metro Center beneath the Hyatt Regency Bethesda in Maryland. The new restaurant is scheduled to open in spring 2026. Agora Bethesda will offer a mezze-style menu inspired by Turkish, […]
California Fish Grill Casual Kitchen
Opening 2025-10-01 California Fish Grill Casual Kitchen is a wild-caught and farm-raised seafood restaurant opening a new location at 12238 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD in October 2025. The restaurant prioritizes sustainability and environmental responsibility by serving seafood that is rated Best Choice or Good Alternative by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program or Eco-Certified […]