Sponsored By

5 exciting new Southern restaurants you should know about

Reserve your table for Israeli cuisine, wood-fired meats, and a nouveau-American tasting menu, from Texas to Florida

Kevin Gray

March 6, 2023

10 Slides
Luminaire 2_delgada chops_credit Rick Cortez.jpg

Already have an account?

With spring around the corner and as diners begin to emerge from their homes, new concepts are popping up all over the country. A new springtime restaurant roster includes this five-pack of exciting new restaurants across the South — from Texas to Florida — that have recently opened their doors.

Acclaimed Israeli chef Tom Aviv has come to Miami to open Branja, a fun concept that creatively merges Israeli staples with global influences. In Orlando, the interactive popup restaurant experience, Foreigner, has found a permanent home and begun serving its tasting menu to 10 diners per night. And in Nashville, a veteran hospitality trio has opened Noko, with a focus on wood-fired Asian cuisine.

Over in Texas, you’ll find Luminaire, an ambitious hotel restaurant from San Antonio chef and James Beard fixture, Steve McHugh; and down in Houston, a dynamic duo is making “new Asian-American food” that celebrates pickles and ferments.

Click through for more details on these exciting new restaurants.

About the Author

Kevin Gray

Kevin Gray is a regional correspondent for Restaurant Hospitality, covering new concepts and restaurant operators in Texas and the south. Based in Dallas, he also writes about food, drinks and restaurants for the Dallas Morning News, InsideHook, Liquor.com, Thrillist and other publications. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram.

Subscribe to Our Newsletters
Get the latest breaking news in the industry, analysis, research, recipes, consumer trends, the latest products and more.

You May Also Like