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Heretik Opens in Denver
CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE138 days agoThe Denver Gazette[3] of Monday 11 May 2026 says Theo Adley "opened his second restaurant Heretík ... at 1441 26th St. on Friday", which is 8 May. Westword[4] had announced on 1 May that it would open on Wednesday (6 May); the report written after the event is taken over the announcement.Chef Theo Adley opens a Basque-leaning bistro in Denver's Five Points, sister to Marigold in Lyons, Colorado, with a rotisserie and a counter by a roll-up door.0.64Titusz Opens in Lawrenceville
4129, Butler Street, Central Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 15206, United StatesTitusz
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE146 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as April 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Chef Csilla Thackray opens a bright Austro-Hungarian restaurant on Butler Street, named for her great-grandfather and inspired by her Hungarian grandmother.0.62Hayward Opens in Carlton
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as July 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Chef-owner Kari Shaughnessy opens a polished, seasonal restaurant in Carlton, a town of about 2,100 in Oregon's wine country.0.62Alice Waters Opens Chez Panisse in Berkeley
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE54.7 years agoWikipedia[1] gives the year only - Waters "opened Chez Panisse in 1971 with the film producer Paul Aratow" - so the pin sits on that year's last day.Alice Waters opened Chez Panisse in 1971 with the film producer Paul Aratow, in a house on Shattuck Avenue, and in doing so more or less founded what came to be called California cuisine: a short menu set by what the farms around the bay had that week rather than by a fixed carte. The block it stands on is now known as the Gourmet Ghetto.0.61Little Bird Opens in Fairhope
CONFIRMED76% CONFIDENCE1.3 years agoGulf Coast Media[3], publishing the next morning (5 June 2025), reports the grand opening of Little Bird in downtown Fairhope "on Wednesday, June 4", and 4 June 2025 was a Wednesday. The New York Times list gives the month only (June 2025), which agrees.Chef Bill Briand opens a coastal Southern restaurant in a two-storey house in Fairhope, near Mobile, cooking Cajun-leaning dishes such as a dark-roux gumbo.0.60Rosy Opens in Cleveland
2912, Church Avenue, Hingetown, Ohio City, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 44113, United StatesRosy
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE207 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as February 2026, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Vinnie Cimino and Andrew Watts, of Cordelia, open a wood-fired restaurant in Ohio City inspired by the Istrian Peninsula.0.60Junior Opens in Nashville
907, Dickerson Pike, Cumberland Heights, Nashville, Davidson County, Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, 37207, United StatesJunior
CONFIRMED76% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoEdible Nashville (19 August 2025) says Junior "officially opened on Friday, August 15, at 907 Dickerson Pike", and 15 August 2025 was a Friday.[1]Philip Krajeck, of Rolf & Daughters and Folk, opens a calm New American bistro in a former Piggly Wiggly on Dickerson Pike.0.60Merci Opens in Charleston
Merci, 28, Pitt Street, Harleston Green, Radcliffeborough, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, 29401, United StatesMerci
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.5 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as March 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Michael and Courtney Zentner open a 24-seat bistro in a former corner grocery in Charleston, applying French technique to Lowcountry ingredients.0.60Restaurant Naides Opens in San Francisco
708, Bush Street, Lower Nob Hill, Nob Hill, San Francisco, California, 94108, United StatesRestaurant Naides
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1/3266 days agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as December 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]A small Filipino tasting-menu restaurant on Nob Hill, with chef Patrick Gabon in an open kitchen and Celine Wuu running wine and the room.0.59Bar Panisse Opens Next Door to Chez Panisse
Bar Panisse, 1515, Shattuck Avenue, Gourmet Ghetto, Berkeley, Alameda County, California, 94709, United StatesChez Panisse
CONFIRMED78% CONFIDENCE286 days agoBerkeleyside's[3][4] January 2026 round-up of December openings says Chez Panisse[2] "launched offshoot, Bar Panisse, on Thursday, Dec. 11", repeating the day its 10 December preview announced. 11 December 2025 was a Thursday.Alice Waters and Chez Panisse open a neighbourhood wine bar right beside the Berkeley restaurant, with chef Amelia Telč cooking a short, simple menu.0.59Korai Kitchen Opens in Jersey City
576, Summit Avenue, Indian Square, Croxton, Journal Square, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, 07306, United StatesKorai Kitchen
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE8.6 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as February 2018, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Nur-E Gulshan Rahman and her daughter Nur-E Farhana Rahman open a small Bangladeshi restaurant in Jersey City, starting out as a daily home-cooking buffet.0.58
