New Restaurants popping up all over Gainesville!

April 18, 2018

We have the latest scoop on new restaurants and businesses coming to town this season! It's no secret that Gainesville is growing, growing, growing. Between Butler Town Center, Celebration Pointe, Tioga Town Center, Park Avenue at Santa Fe and more locations being developed or revamped, there's plenty of new stuff opening to look forward to. No matter what your taste is in cuisine, convenience and options to satisfy your sweet tooth, we are sure that you'll be able to find something out of these new locations coming to Gainesville that you will love. Check out this list to see what all Gainesville has in store for this season and rest of the year!

Bangkok Square II

Park Avenue at Santa Fe

April 2018

Popular local Thai restaurant to open second location near Santa Fe.

Bento Cafe

The Standard

Summer 2018

3rd Bento location in the new building corner of University & 13th

BTW Hurricane

Park Avenue at Santa Fe

TBA

2nd location in Gville for wings, burgers, and tacos

Caribbean Spice

1310 NW 23rd Ave

May 2018

Old school favorite returns with expanded menu and new location

Cilantro Tacos Downtown

317 SW 4th Ave

Fall 2018

Popular food truck opening 2nd brick & mortar downtown

Cilantro Tacos Tioga

Tioga Town Center

TBA

Opening in the former TCBY location

Kilwin's Chocolate

Celebration Pointe

April 8th

Chain chocolatier and sweets shop.

Liquid Ginger

Celebration Pointe

TBA

Local Pan-Asian fare opening in the new Celebration Pointe

Los Pollos Rotisserie Chicken

2406 NW 43rd Street

TBA

Rotisserie chicken centered restaurant in former Ameraucana spot

Maple Street Biscuit Company

Town of Tioga

Summer 2018

Popular biscuit-centric breakfast joint opening 2nd location in town

PF Changs

Butler Town Center

2018

Chain Chinese-inspired bistro

Phenomenom Ice Cream

3524 SW Archer Road

Spring 2018

Nitrogen ice cream and housemade cookies in old Which Wich spot

Rascal Flatts Bar & Grill

Celebration Pointe

TBA

Self- explanitory. A Bar & Grill owned by the Country Music Sensation, Rascall Flatts

Reggae Shack II

Celebration Pointe

TBA

Local Caribbean fare opening up 2nd spot in Celebration Pointe

Sohao Street Fare Cafe

3045 SW 34th Street

TBA

Asian street fare cafe by owner of Gator Suyaki

Stengel Field Food Hall

Butler Town Center

2018

Food hall with about a dozen local food vendors and French bistro

Unnamed Peruvian Concept

Park Avenue at Santa Fe

TBA

Unnamed Peruvian concept from the owners of Blue Agave.

Whole Foods

Butler Town Center

May 9th

Originally announced as smaller concept, will be full sized store.



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