Openings and Closings

Pani Adds a Touch of Whimsy to Aventura Mall

Pani Adds a Touch of Whimsy to Aventura Mall

Icebox Cafe Opens in Hallandale Beach

Icebox Cafe Opens in Hallandale Beach

Unit B Eatery and Agave Bandido Come to Pembroke Pines

By Nicole Danna
Oct 1, 2020

Unit B Eatery offers craft cocktails and innovative food in Pembroke Pines.
Max Santiago and Flashback Diner Team Up to Open Sweet Alchemy Confectionery in Davie

By Clarissa Buch
May 15, 2020

More than three years since leaving the Salty Donut, pastry chef Max Santiago's doughnuts will make their way back to South Florida.
An Opening! Kith & Co. Coffee Shop and Cocktail Bar in Oakland Park

By Jesse Scott
May 4, 2020

Want to know what it's like to open a restaurant in the middle of a pandemic? Just ask the folks at Kith & Co.
Taste Notes: Bloody Mary Fest a First for Township Fort Lauderdale

By Jesse Scott
Feb 12, 2020

Put down that mimosa and back away from the bellini. Bloody Mary is taking over. For the first time ever, Township Fort Lauderdale is hosting a Bloody Mary Festival, with savory samples aplenty this Sunday, February 16, from 1 to 5 p.m. “The brunch craze evolved into Sunday Funday, which...
Chef Guillermo Pernot Bringing "Today's Cuban Food" to Las Olas

By Jesse Scott
Feb 11, 2020

Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar, led by Chef Guillermo Pernot, will open at 800 E. Las Olas Blvd this fall.
The Five Best Things to Do in South Florida This Weekend

By Teri Berg and Barbara Negron
Jan 31, 2020

A mind-blowing array of sports artifacts worth an estimated $10 million is set for permanent display at the soon-to-open Avron B. Fogelman Sports Memorabilia Collection at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. FAU officials, accompanied by the collection's donor, former Kansas City Royals owner and longtime Boca Raton resident Avron Fogelman, announced the center...
Morelia Gourmet Paletas Offering Free Pops at New Hollywood Shop

By Teri Berg
Jan 10, 2020

Pick it, dip it, top it. A million different popsicle flavors are possible at Morelia Gourmet Paletas, opening today in Hollywood. The Coral Gables-based gourmet paletas shop is giving away more than 1,000 pops during its grand-opening weekend today and Saturday. Starting at 12:30 p.m. both days, Morelia in Hollywood...
YOT Bar & Kitchen Opening Inside Lauderdale Marine Center

By Nicole Danna
Nov 14, 2019

When Broward-based catering guru Mike Linder and his business partner, Mitch Amsterdam, opened Jet Runway Café in 2009 at the Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, they envisioned a chic concept that would take full advantage of the unbeatable backdrop of private planes landing and departing just outside its windows. Today, the restaurant has...
The Wharf Fort Lauderdale Gathers South Florida's Top Culinary Talent Under One Roof

By Nicole Danna
Nov 1, 2019

A new event and entertainment complex is set to open in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Located in the heart of the city's Las Olas neighborhood on the New River, the Wharf Fort Lauderdale is scheduled to debut the weekend of November 8. A sister concept to the Wharf Miami, the 8,000-square-foot space...
Here Are All the Food and Drink Spots Now at Hard Rock Hollywood

By Laine Doss
Oct 25, 2019

The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino premiered its Guitar Hotel yesterday with a celebration filled with celebrities, a signature guitar smash, and a pool party complete with mermaids and mermen.
Hard Rock’s Guitar Hotel Opening a (Guitar) Smashing Success

By Jesse Scott
Oct 25, 2019

Johnny Depp, Khloe Kardashian, The Chainsmokers and more celebrate the grand opening of South Florida's new place-to-be.
Hard Rock Hollywood Sneak Peek Reveals Feast for the Eyes

By Teri Berg
Oct 21, 2019

New Times got a sneak peek at the Seminole Hard Rock's $1.5 billion expansion ahead of the grand opening of the Guitar Hotel this Thursday and the Hard Rock Live Friday.
Craft Beer Cellar Opens Fort Lauderdale Shop and Taproom

By Haidar Hachem
Oct 18, 2019

Craft Beer Cellar, a craft beer bar and bottle shop, has quietly opened in Fort Lauderdale. Situated in a small strip mall alongside Egg & You Diner, the 1,500-square-foot bottle shop and taproom offers rare beers to take home and to drink onsite. Owned by Amy and Eddie Abralde and Marta Urra, it's the first South Florida location of the Massachusetts-based chain of specialty beer stores.
Job Fairs Set for Jose Mendin's Rivertail in Fort Lauderdale

By Teri Berg
Sep 30, 2019

Job fairs for two new ventures along Fort Lauderdale's New River are scheduled for October 7-8 and 9-10 for Chef Jose Mendin's Rivertail and The Wharf Fort Lauderdale, respectively.
The Wharf Fort Lauderdale Plans Job Fair Ahead of Fall Opening

By Barbara Negron
Sep 24, 2019

As the revitalization of Las Olas Riverfront continues, the new kid making an appearance this fall is The Wharf. The original Wharf, on the Miami River, lends its basic concept as a pop-up food and entertainment space to the Wharf Fort Lauderdale, but the Broward outpost puts its own personal...
Broward Gets Its First ButterBurger When Culver's Opens in March

By Teri Berg
Sep 23, 2019

Culver's cheese curds are coming to Broward County. The Wisconsin-based not-so-fast food chain Culver's, famous for ButterBurgers, frozen custard, and deep-fried squeaky cheese, is expected to open in March 2020 on Copans Road in Margate, just east of State Road 7. Franchise owner Eric Pierce, a native Wisconsonite who ventured...
Rank & File Social Club Offers Cool Drinks, Retro Vibe in Flagler Village

By New Times Staff
Sep 23, 2019

With so much hustle and bustle in Flagler Village these days, the closings and openings and makeovers, and even more fever about whether Fort Lauderdale's burgeoning arts district will be the next Wynwood, Rank & File Social Club should offer some relief.
Brooklyn's Ample Hills Creamery Opens at Aventura Mall

By Clarissa Buch
Sep 20, 2019

Brooklyn's Ample Hills Creamery has made its way to South Florida with the opening of an outpost today, Friday, September 20, at Aventura Mall.
Guy Fieri's Chicken Guy at Aventura Mall Poised to End Chicken Sandwich Debate

By Laine Doss
Sep 11, 2019

Guy Fieri is poised to swoop down and claim the chicken sandwich prize when Chicken Guy opens at Aventura Mall.
LeBron James Plans to Open Unknwn Flagship Store in Miami

By Douglas Markowitz
Sep 6, 2019

You can take LeBron James out of Miami, but you can't take Miami out of LeBron James. That seems to be the case for the former Heat all-star — and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time. He'll finally open his long-awaited concept store in December, just in time...

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