New restaurants coming to Bradenton and Manatee County FL

Hello hungry readers, and welcome to the Bradenton Herald's Restaurant Recap.

Explore what's new and coming soon in Manatee County's dining scene with our latest local food news below.

Owner Mark Nilsen poses with a pizza at the new Cornerstone Pizza at 5203 Cortez Road West on Dec. 10, 2025. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 1: BRADENTON ‘NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA JOINT’ OPENS WITH NEW YORK PIES. TAKE A LOOK INSIDE

At the age of 10, Mark Nilsen began learning from his grandmother and mother how to make pizzas and other Italian classics. | Published December 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

Chef Kurt Schauble applies fire to a Go roll, made with Wagyu beef, jumbo shrimp and shishito peppers at the newly-opened Kuro Sushi on Main Street in Lakewood Ranch on Nov. 4, 2025. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 2: NEW SUSHI SPOT BRINGS SHAREABLE PLATES TO LAKEWOOD RANCH. TAKE A LOOK INSIDE

A phone call helped spark some of the diverse menu inspiration at a new Lakewood Ranch restaurant that offers sushi and much more. | Published November 11, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

La Diperie located in Creekside Commons in Parrish on Nov. 18, 2025. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 3: ‘WE DIP ... ALMOST EVERYTHING.’ CANADIAN DESSERT SHOP PLANS PARRISH STORE

An ice cream franchise with roots in the Great White North has plans to open a store in a growing part of Manatee County. | Published November 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

Oar and Iron located in Creekside Commons in Parrish on Nov. 18, 2025. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 4: OAR & IRON SEAFOOD AND STEAK RESTAURANT OPENS IN MANATEE COUNTY

Oar Iron Raw Bar Grill, a scratch-kitchen concept specializing in seafood, steak and craft cocktails, recently opened in Parrish’s Creekside Commons shopping plaza. | Published November 26, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

Aqua Tequila located in Creekside Commons in Parrish on Nov. 18, 2025. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 5: WHEN IS THIS NEW MEXICAN RESTAURANT OPENING IN MANATEE COUNTY? WHAT WE KNOW

A Mexican restaurant planned for Parrish is expected to open before the end of the year. | Published November 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

Ryan’s Coffee House announced it is upgrading from its coffee truck to a storefront. The new shop will be at 8231 U.S. 301 in Parrish.

NO. 6: ‘IT’S A HOMECOMING.’ THIS POPULAR MANATEE COFFEE TRUCK IS UPGRADING TO A STORE

A popular mobile Manatee County coffee truck is transitioning to its first brick-and-mortar location in Parrish. | Published December 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

Carne Asada is coming back to Chipotle restaurants Sept. 4.

NO. 7: CHIPOTLE PLANS NEW MANATEE COUNTY RESTAURANT. HERE’S WHERE IT COULD GO

Popular fast-casual chain restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill is planning to build a new restaurant in East Manatee County, according to building records. | Published December 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

The Culver’s in River Club Plaza in Lakewood Ranch shown here on Nov. 3, 2025. By Tiffany Tompkins

NO. 8: CULVER’S IS PLANNING TWO MORE MANATEE COUNTY RESTAURANTS. HERE’S WHERE

A month after starting construction in Parrish, popular Midwest fast food chain restaurant Culver’s is planning two additional locations in Manatee County. | Published December 5, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, this week announced the grand opening on April 5 of its newest restaurant at 5434 Lockwood Ridge Road in the Lockwood Commons shopping center. By Provided Chicken Salad Chick

NO. 9: CHICKEN SALAD RESTAURANT ADDS PARRISH LOCATION

Chicken Salad Chick, a fast-casual chain restaurant, opens its newest Manatee County location on Tuesday. | Published December 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

The “Star Luca” pizza at Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza, seen March 6, 2018, made the small Miami Beach, Florida, pizzeria a big hit and spurred nationwide growth. By Emily Michot

NO. 10: MIAMI-BASED RESTAURANT WITH ‘EXTRAORDINARY’ PIZZA PLANS SECOND MANATEE LOCATION

A second Mister O1 Extraordinary Pizza is planned for Manatee County. | Published December 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.