New restaurants recently opened or coming soon feature healthy salads, juicy Jamaican patties, Texas-style BBQ, an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse and more.
In case you missed any of the stories for subscribers that TCPalm previously posted throughout the past month about new restaurants — as well as those that closed — here’s a roundup with links.
Click “read the full story” for the name, location, hours, photos, menu highlights, signature dishes and more information about the restaurants, especially exclusive interviews with chefs and owners. If you have restaurant news, please email valeria.bartra@tcpalm.com.
NEW RESTAURANTS
Historical building with New England-inspired menu
A highly anticipated restaurant is now open in a historical and potentially haunted 1909 building. The menu offers Americana food with items such as petite lobster rolls with caviar, asiago gnocchi, crafted cocktails and more in special themed sections. Read the full story.
Drive-thru coffee chain
This drive-thru and walk-up coffeeshop now serves quick breakfast items as well. The chain has 19 locations all around Florida and 11 more coming soon, according to its website. They serve coffee, signature energy drinks, teas and more. Read the full story.
Popular bagel shop
The owners started by personally delivering freshly baked bagels door-to-door during the coronavirus pandemic, later expanding into markets. Every bagel is mixed, boiled and baked in-house throughout the day, so people can stop by even if they aren’t an early-morning person. Read the full story.
South Florida Cuban bakery chain
This bakery has expanded its statewide footprint since 1972 with its first location on the Treasure Coast. You can find a wide array of Cuban desserts and cakes, finger foods and sandwiches. Read the full story.
One-stop-shop for beer, BBQ and fun
A highly anticipated new brewery that’s been in the works since mid-2024 is now open. The unique entertainment complex has BBQ, games, pickleball, craft beer and live music in a former packing house near the Vero Beach Regional Airport. Read the full story.
Mediterranean spot with B.Y.O. bowls, tapas and a bar
This restaurant opened its second Treasure Coast restaurant in May, serving Chipotle-style build-your-own meals with a Mediterranean twist in Port St. Lucie. The menu includes European shawarma, schnitzel, gyros, kebabs, Romanian soups and eggplant salad and Turkish cheese sticks. Read the full story.
Jamaica’s top Jamaican patty chain
This Jamaican chain has opened its first Treasure Coast location in Port St. Lucie. The chain focuses on Jamaican beef patties, which are flaky, fried-until-golden pastries usually filled with mild or spicy ground beef. Read the full story.
CLOSED RESTAURANTS
Low-and-slow Texas-style BBQ
A Vero Beach barbecue joint has closed temporarily to relocate to a bigger location. The closed restaurant will become the catering hub. Read the full story.
Brewery’s second location closed permanently
The Vero Beach brewery’s five-year lease had expired and was up for renewal, the owner told TCPalm. “With the increase in rent to renew it, it just didn’t make sense to renew it at that location unfortunately.” Read the full story.
COMING SOON
A.Y.C.E. Brazilian steakhouse
A new all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse is coming soon to the Treasure Coast. The restaurant offers all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner, where servers offer different cuts of cooked meats and grilled pineapple, which they slice for you tableside. Read the full story.
Health-focused Palm Beach cafe coming to the Treasure Coast
A health-focused cafe will open two new locations on the Treasure Coast this year, its first outside Palm Beach. It is known for its salads, sandwiches, bowls, wraps, smoothies, cold-pressed juices, plant-forward meals and locally sourced seasonal specials. Read the full story.
Wings chain new location
This popular wings chain is relocating into a new restaurant across the street from its old location. The new location will have the same menu. Read the full story.
OTHER RESTAURANT NEWS, TRENDS AND VIDEOS
Social media influencer and Italian chef
A well-known social media influencer and chef on the Treasure Coast told TCPalm about his humble beginnings and where he’s at now. He will open a new restaurant in June of 2026. Watch the full video.
Valeria Bartra is TCPalm’s food reporter. Contact her at valeria.bartra@tcpalm.com, 772-978-2246 or follow her on Instagram @vbartrajourno.
This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida 7 new restaurants opened, 3 coming soon, 2 closed
Reporting by Valeria Bartra, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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