Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of all the new openings that not only have already happened but all the good stuff coming down the pike. Here’s what we have our eye on for later this year, and a few that will debut a bit beyond. 

Charter House 991 East 185th St., Cleveland The beloved Bistro 185 closed four and a half years ago. Marc and Ruth Levine, the original owners, operated the Collinwood restaurant for 10 years before selling the business to their chef, Ryan Kaston, in 2016. After sitting fallow for nearly three years, the property finally has a new owner in Chris King. King, a versatile entrepreneur with businesses in the hospitality and transportation fields, will open Charter House. He has been working on the property for about four months and expects to have the restaurant ready to welcome its first guests this summer. King describes the cuisine as “classic American, with something for everyone.” To go with the food will be a great wine list and creative cocktails. “When people see it, they’ll love the décor and atmosphere,” he explains. “We want to attract the professionals and locals in the neighborhood that want someplace where they can go that’s safe, reliable, consistent and just a good atmosphere.” Credit: Google Maps
Scorpacciata 13051 Larchmere Blvd., Cleveland Back in 2021, we shared news that the former Larchmere Tavern, which had closed after nearly 30 years, was being converted into a high-end cocktail lounge and restaurant. Those plans never came to fruition. But that proved to be fortuitous for Peter Reuter, who was in search of a permanent home for Scorpacciata. In 2018, Reuter opened Scorpacciata Pasta Company in the Market Hall at Van Aken District. The success of the Market Hall in general and his shop in particular took him a little by surprise, he admits. He opened a second location in the Market Hall became home to Scorpacciata Pizza, which also has been drawing rave reviews. Snagging the Larchmere Tavern space, which has been home to a restaurant since at least the 1950s, plays right into Reuter’s well-laid plans. The full-service restaurant will offer pizza and pasta, naturally, but Reuter is eager to flex his culinary muscles. “We’ll have pizza and pasta, but we’ll also have a wider variety of options,” he says. “Appetizers, charcuterie, some steaks, more handmade pasta dishes, cocktails, a wine list, the whole nine.” Reuter says that he is completely renovating the property. When it’s done, it will have pasta-making room on display, a 12-seat bar and seating for approximately 75. Credit: Google Maps
Heritage Steak and Whiskey 28869 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere For the past year, Doug Petkovic has been quietly working to transform the former Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse at Eton Collection, which closed in 2019 after 15 years, into Heritage Steak and Whiskey. This is a solo project for Petkovic, who is a partner in Michael Symon Restaurants. As for the bill of fare, Heritage will specialize in grilled steaks and chops. As a second-generation restaurant, the property already had everything it needed with respect to infrastructure; the main task was to completely renovate the bar and dining room, which are swaddled in `80s-style mahogany paneling. Credit: Richardson Design
Artis Restaurant 17900 Detroit Ave., Lakewood Andrew Mansour has taken possession of the former SideQuest property in Lakewood. The chef, formerly of Zhug and Edwins, is planning to open Artis Restaurant, which he describes as a contemporary, shareable steakhouse. Mansour says that Artis will be fine dining, but without the white tablecloths. Inside, the bar and dining room will sport a Miami Art Deco Revival décor, with `80s colors like coral and teal. “We’re going to be a steakhouse but absolutely not what you think about, where you get a big-old slab of meat and everybody ordering their own thing,” he explains. “We’ll be very shareable and approachable – a steakhouse that’s not a steakhouse. We’re putting a new spin on America’s favorite concept.” Credit: Google Maps
Oliva 408 W. St. Clair Ave., Cleveland For 20 years, Osteria offered diners a taste of Italy from its underground lair on W. St. Clair. The restaurant closed in 2020 and reopened in a new space (Walnut Ave., 1801 E. 9th St., Cleveland). Lola and Luca Sema, owners of Acqua di Luca, Luca and Luca West have taken possession of the property in the Warehouse District. Lola Sema says that she and her husband plan to open Oliva, an Italian-themed steakhouse, in the space, which sits immediately east of Acqua di Luca. The initial timeframe puts opening day in late summer or early fall. Credit: Google Maps
Agave and Rye 28601 Chagrin Blvd., Woodmere Agave & Rye opened its first Cleveland restaurant last summer in the former Bar Louie (1352 W. 6th St.) space in the Warehouse District. The Covington, Kentucky-based company is experiencing tremendous growth, with more than 15 restaurants scattered throughout five states. Today the company revealed its plans to open a second Northeast Ohio location, this one in the former Paladar space at Eton Chagrin Blvd. The new restaurant is projected to open next spring. Agave & Rye is billed as a modern tequila and bourbon hall that serves “epic tacos.” The restaurant is known for its double-shelled tacos, which feature crunchy corn and soft flour shells sandwiched together by beans, queso, pimento or guacamole. Credit: Provided
Boss ChickNBeer 120 Front St., Cuyahoga Falls Location number four is in the works for Boss ChickNBeer, the justly praised chicken and beer restaurant owned by Heather Doeberling and Emily Moes. The pair opened the first shop in Berea back in 2018, added a spot in Bay Village in 2021, and expanded to Seven Hills the year after that. Next up is Front Street in downtown Cuyahoga Falls. The restaurant will be located in the recently approved DORA district, which allows pedestrians to walk around with alcoholic beverages. The new restaurant will be open sometime this fall. When it does, it will be the largest location to date, with seating for 48 indoors, a 24-seat patio, and the signature penny-topped bar. Credit: Douglas Trattner
Colina 12104 Larchmere Blvd., Cleveland Adrien Aeschliman, who attained success in Baltimore with his restaurants Bottega and Colette, will attempt to do the same in Cleveland. Along with his wife Margaret and chef-partner Stefano Porcile, Aeschliman will open Colina on the western end of Larchmere Boulevard. The plan is to have the doors open sometime this fall. Colina will be an intimate wine bar with chef-driven, ingredient-focused small and large plates that will change frequently. Diners can look forward to South American and Northern Italian influences on the menu – a style they are calling “Gaucho Italian.” The double storefront will seat approximately 35 guests in two rooms, one for walk-ins, the other for those with reservations. Credit: Google Maps
Gogi En 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon Hibachi Japan Steak House closed last summer after just two years, but its predecessor, Akira Sushi and Hibachi, called that Solon space home for more than 20 years. In a couple months, a new restaurant will open up in that attractive property, this one specializing in Korean barbecue. It is part of the small but growing family of restaurants that includes Sushi En location in Columbus, Cleveland and Twinsburg. In typical Korean barbecue fashion, the tables will be outfitted with grills for cook-it-yourself adventures. Owner Mark Chun says that the restaurant likely will shy away from all-you-can-eat options in favor of packages that bundle various proteins like poultry, pork and beef. The menu will also offer starters like kimbap, those Korean-style rice rolls, noodle bowls, rice dishes and plenty of banchan. Credit: Google Maps
Lekko Coffee 4298 Pearl Rd., Cleveland Since opening Lekko Coffee (2529 Detroit Ave.) in Ohio City two years ago, owner Matt Ashton says that the reception has been so positive that it motivated him to expand the brand. Shop number two currently is taking shape in Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood, specifically the intersection of State and Pearl. On the petite side, the new cafe will seat approximately 15 indoors and another 20 or so on the enclosed patio. “The new shop will feature many of the hallmarks of our brand that you already know and love, such as our locally roasted coffees and house-made syrups, as well as continued partnerships with local artists,” adds Ashton. “We are also bringing a large portion of our food and pastry production inhouse and are working on an expanded menu with new food options to fit the Old Brooklyn community.” Ashton says that the new cafe is on pace to open this fall. Credit: Lindsey Poyar
One Pot Korean BBQ and Hot Pot 1825 Coventry Rd., Cleveland Height The prominent Coventry Road, long ago home to Hyde Park Grille and Sal & Angelo’s, is being taken down to its shell. Layers and layers of former renovations are being stripped away to make way for the latest chapter in the building’s 100-year lifespan. Come fall, the space will reopen as One Pot Korean BBQ and Hot Pot. Like others in this trendy restaurant category, One Pot will offer guests an all-you-can-eat BBQ and hot pot dining experience. Management expects the dust to settle sometime in October. Credit: Provided
Parilya 8155 Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls Parilya, Cleveland’s first and only Filipino food truck, which recently came in 2nd in the Food Truck Category of Scene’s Best Of Cleveland voting, opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Olmsted Falls at the end of 2023. Guests can expect a casual 20-seat eatery. Dubbed “A Taste of the Philippines,” the truck has earned a large following by offering dishes like lumpia, pancit, chicken tocino, BBQ chicken and rice, grilled chicken skewers and other delicious items. Food fans can look forward to an expanded selection of offerings – including desserts like ube cheesecake cookies and spicy candied nuts – at the new shop. With the opening of Parilya, it joins the recently opened Tita Flora’s Filipino restaurant in Independence, giving Filipino food fans another reason to celebrate. Credit: Provided
Salted Dough 12308 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland Campus Pollyeyes, the “world-famous” stuffed breadstick restaurant founded in Bowling Green, closed its Little Italy location in July after four months. But, as they say, one man’s loss is another man’s gain. In this case, the man in the plus column is Jeff Fisher, who made a name for himself at Touch Supper Club and Crust. In 2019, Fisher opened Salted Dough (9174 Broadview Rd.) in Broadview Heights and has been doing brisk business ever since. Like his four-year-old flagship, the Little Italy Salted Dough, which opened in late December, offers Fisher’s excellent pizza, but also a broader menu of American and Italian selections. Credit: Provided
Café Tartine, L’Ecrin Vert and Sky Club Cafe 776 Euclid Ave., Cleveland The new apartment complex City Club announced in June that the operators of Tartine Bistro will open three original concepts at the “mixed-use apartment and penthouse community,”. The 23-story complex will include 304 apartments and penthouses and a handful of food and beverage options. Those F&B concepts will be under the control of Dean and Anna Valore, operators of Tartine Bistro (19110 Old Detroit Rd.), a 15-year-old French restaurant and wine bar in Rocky River. Options will include Café Tartine, a 25-seat French-themed lobby café and wine bar; J’adore, a restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining on two levels; L’Ecrin Vert, a 40-seat basement bar and lounge with a French cabaret theme; and Sky Club Café, a weekend cocktail bar located in the Sky Club. City Club Apartments broke ground in December of 2021. The pre-leasing center is now open at 313 Euclid Avenue and first occupancy is expected beginning in October of this year. Credit: Provided
Tricky Tortoise 4057 Erie St., Willoughby Willoughby Brewing Company, which launched in 1998 by T.J. Reagan, helped spur the revitalization of downtown Willoughby while simultaneously making some damn fine craft beer. It closed in 2020, but will soon reopen as Tricky Tortoise, which will have most likely have a simple pub menu with items like wings, pizza, pierogies and pie, according to new owner Bobby Ehasz, who was in search for his next craft beer project (Ehasz, a career military guy, is a partner in Pompatus Brewing, a nano brewery in Bainbridge). Ehasz’ first major hire was Caleb Brown, a brewer who worked at Platform/AB and Thirsty Dog. Brown is inheriting a storied brewhouse – one that turned out award-winners like Peanut Butter Cup Coffee Porter and Railway Razz – but guests can expect Brown to start with mainly classic styles, albeit with his own twist.
STEAK (2179 W. 11th St., Cleveland Despite loose assurances to the contrary, Zack and Julian Bruell will not be reopening Parallax, the Tremont restaurant that closed last November after 18 years. But it will soon have new life and new operators.The trio of Terry Francona, Jason Beudert and Chelsea Williams – still riding high off their recent successes at Geraci’s Slice Shop in downtown Cleveland – have signed a lease to take over the iconic space. The budding restaurant group plans to open a unique steakhouse concept called STEAK early next year. Developed in partnership with consulting chef Sean Kerrigan, formerly of Urban Farmer and Red the Steakhouse, STEAK is bucking trends by offering diners a single cut of beef. That cut, the underappreciated coulotte, will be offered as part of an all-inclusive meal that includes a fresh salad, house-made rolls and unlimited hand-cut fries – all for $30. Credit: Google Maps

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