{"id":235254,"date":"2026-04-17T05:25:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/235254\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:25:42","slug":"new-orlando-restaurants-opening-soon-zola-bar-tables-holy-city-zoo-bbq-whataburger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/235254\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orlando restaurants opening soon: Zola Bar & Tables, Holy City Zoo BBQ, Whataburger"},"content":{"rendered":"

Zola Bar & Tables, billed as a \u201cneighborhood bar and kitchen designed for locals,\u201d will open this month in the old Santiago\u2019s Bodega space at 1185 Springs Centre S. Blvd. in Altamonte Springs. Expect a backdrop playing up French writer \u00c9mile Zola and a menu playing up \u201cFlorida flavors\u201d \u2026 Also in Altamonte,\u00a0Sushi Yama\u00a0will open a location in the space that previously housed Red Lobster at 340 W. State Road 436. No word yet on an opening date \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bruder Oviedo, a Latin restaurant and brewery, will open in the old Oviedo Brewing Co. space at the Oviedo Mall. This will be the independent Colombian brewery\u2019s first foray into the U.S. market. Look for it to open later this month \u2026\u00a0Nic & Luc All-Day Eatery, with its menu of farm-to-table breakfast handhelds, tartines, sandwiches and bowls by chef Leroy Bautista, has opened in the old Daily News Deli & Grille space at 201 E. Pine St. overlooking Lake Eola. Specialty small-batch preserves as well as artisanal goodies are also available for sale \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ligature Coffee\u00a0by Credo Coffee alum Chris Mock has opened at 419 E. Michigan St.\u00a0in SoDo \u2026 Nearby,\u00a0Banh Mi Go, a Vietnamese restaurant and cafe offering crispy b\u00e1nh m\u00ec sandwiches, hearty rice platters, spring rolls, pho, bao and, of course, Vietnamese coffee, matcha, milk teas and smoothies, will open in the old Mii Cafe space at 225 E. Michigan St. \u2026\u00a0<\/p>\n

Holy City Zoo BBQ opens April 18 at 190 S. Ronald Reagan Blvd. in Longwood, offering everything from brisket and pastrami to Texas sausage and sticky ribs. House-made Key lime pie and coconut cream pie will also offered \u2026 Look for\u00a0Whataburger\u00a0to open in the former Aussie Grill space in Waterford Lakes this September.<\/p>\n

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