Coming soon
No Man’s Land, Fort Lauderdale
Restaurateur Memphis Garrett will turn his fast-casual Poke House into a ghost kitchen and convert the space into a No Man’s Land, a cocktail parlor and lounge. Opening in June, the lounge will offer a 10-item menu of small shareable plate dishes.
Lynora’s, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton
An Italian mother’s cooking is the inspiration behind the eatery expected to expand to a total of six locations between Palm Beach and Broward counties by the end of the year. The Abbenante family’s brand of traditional Italian recipes over the past 35 years includes dishes such as tagliolini alla carbonara, linguine alle vongole and cannelloni al forno. The Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale locations are expected to open by year’s end.
Bang Shack, Hollywood Owner Jason Hadley’s chicken-dip stall at the Yellow-Green Farmer’s Market was once spotlighted on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” and now Bang Shack will open as a brick-andmortar restaurant in downtown Hollywood later this spring.
The Desert Spoon craft cocktail at No Man’s Land cocktail parlor and lounge in Fort Lauderdale.
Mystic Lobster Rolls, Boca Raton
A beachside eatery boasting whole Maine lobster rolls with no fillers. The restaurant, founded in New Jersey, is also bringing its lobster bisque and lobster mac-n-cheese down to South Florida. Owners say doors will open in May.
Divieto, Coral Springs Italian for “prohibition,” Divieto aims to takes diners back to the roaring ‘20s in a new 5,907 square foot space expected to open at the end of the year. This is the restaurant’s fourth Florida location serving scratch-made Italian dishes, thin crust pizzas and era-inspired cocktails.
Kraft Bistro Deli, Oakland Park
This bistro and deli from first-time restaurateur Paul Hugo, opening
this summer, replaces the former Brown Dog Eatery that closed last July.
Sushi By Bou Beach Club, Pompano Beach
Sushi By Bou Beach Club, an omakase-style restaurant from sushi master David Bouhadana, will open in April at the the Marriott Residence Inn Pompano Beach. Other locations in New York, New Jersey, Chicago and Miami Beach, but this one will have a beachy vibe.
Grampa’s Bagel Bakery Deli Café, Dania Beach
New York bagel-shop veterans Mark Fried (Bagel Boys Café) and Marc Goldberg (Goldberg’s Famous Bagels) plan to rebrand this 64-year-old bakery — closed since the beginning of the pandemic — as a New York-style deli serving New York water bagels, rugelach, housemade corned-beef brisket and other diner classics. Opening
Patio Delray, Delray Beach
This upscale seafood eatery with a tropical, pet-friendly patio will permanently close after its final dinner service on April 17, owner Lily Buchheit confirms. The restaurant opened a decade ago and features Maine lobster, seafood pot pie and homemade desserts.
Eddie’s Thai, Cooper City
A loyal following could not save Eddie Watana’s upscale Thai restaurant, the offspring of his family’s Sukhothai in Fort Lauderdale. He said a bankruptcy filing pre-COVID nearly ended his restaurant but the pandemic was the “final nail in the coffin.”
Franco & Vinny’s, Fort Lauderdale
This iconic Italian restaurant nicknamed the Pizza Shack, open since 1971 near Fort Lauderdale Beach, closed April 25, prompted by owner Vincenzo Esposito’s decision to retire at age 79.