What new restaurants have opened in Manatee County? Take a look
From a coffee shop to Korean and Italian restaurants, there are plenty of new choices in Manatee County’s dining scene.
Here’s a look at the restaurants and shops to recently open in Manatee County.
Sunny Seoul Korean Kitchen
Sisters Katherine Kim and Mary Pierson are delivering their family recipes at the recently opened Sunny Seoul Korean Kitchen, 9750 State Road 64, Bradenton.
The sisters started with a food truck, before moving into the sit-down restaurant that features authentic Korean decor and menu items such as the Bibimbap, served in a hot stone when dining in, Korean Fried Chicken and Japchae, a translucent Korean sweet potato noodle.
They also make homemade Mandu, both the fillings and dough from scratch, in a specialty machine they got from Korea.
For more information, visit www.SunnySeoulKitchen.com.
Bellabean Coffee & Confections
Marissa and Isabella Nastasi, a mother-daughter duo, opened their Italian coffee shop at 3549 53rd Ave. W. in Bradenton.
Some Italian baked goods feature on the menu such as rainbow cookies, pizzelles, egg biscuits, brownies and cannolis.
“Coffee and …” is a phrase written along a wall that references how their home was in Rhode Island and the concept was brought to Bradenton.
“Growing up, it was my house was the revolving door,” Marissa Nastasi said. “Everybody and anybody came there. People from Italy. Cousins, family, neighbors. It was just someone always stopping by. And so the phrase ‘coffee and’ became a thing.”
For more information, visit visit www.BellaBeanCo.com.
Blu Kouzina
More than three years after announcing it would open its second restaurant in the area, Blu Kouzina opened near Ford’s Garage in University Town Center’s West District.
The restaurant serves Greek cuisine such as spanakopita, mousaka, grilled whole fish, lamb, kalamaki souvlaki and kotopoulo fourno.
The family-owned eatery is located at 295 N. Cattlemen Road, Unit 4.
For more information, visit www.BluKouzina.com.
Kitchen Social
The first Kitchen Social for the area recently opened. Located at 257 N. Cattlemen Road, Unit 81, in UTC’s West District, the restaurant has five locations in Ohio.
The restaurant features scratch-made comfort food and craft cocktails.
For more information, visit www.OurKitchenSocial.com.
Restaurant iDalia
A new Italian restaurant recently opened in Parrish. Restaurant iDalia is located at 8743 Fort Hamer Road in the Marketwalk at North River Ranch plaza.
The restaurant offers a variety of pastas, wood-fired pizzas, wines and cocktails.
For more information, visit www.idaliaEats.com.
Culver’s
The popular Wisconsin-based fast-casual restaurant recently opened at 10824 U.S. 301, Parrish. Culver’s signature items include its Butterburgers, frozen custard and Wisconsin cheese curds.
For more information, visit www.Culvers.com.
Wendy’s
A second Wendy’s for the Parrish community opened. This one, located at 12067 U.S. 301, is in the new Fort Hamer plaza.
The fast food restaurant is open 10 a.m. to midnight daily
For more information, visit www.Wendys.com.
