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Restaurants That Opened in August 2026

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Tate

August 14, 2026French-Chinese tasting menu · Sheung Wan, Hong KongVicky Lau's two Michelin star tasting room reopened in a new two-storey Sheung Wan home, a former antique shop, after leaving Hollywood Road in June. The move, billed as Tate 3.0, comes with a refreshed identity and Chinese name.

Sargent

August 18, 2026American brasserie, wood-fired · Old Fourth Ward, Atlanta
Lucian Books and Wine team
The second restaurant from Jordan Smelt and Katie Barringer of Lucian Books and Wine, a roughly 165-seat American brasserie on the Eastside Beltline with wood-fired cooking by chef Jason Paolini, a 230-bottle wine list and a book and magazine shop.

Alphabet Bar & Grill

August 15, 2026American bar and grill · Palisades Village, Pacific Palisades
The h.wood Group with Timothy Hollingsworth
The h.wood Group and French Laundry alum Timothy Hollingsworth opened this all-day American grill as Caruso's Palisades Village reopened after the 2025 fires. It is Hollingsworth's first Los Angeles concept, with rotisserie chicken, ribs and a Wagyu cheeseburger built on farmers market produce.

Gingie

August 29, 2026French, Italian and Japanese-influenced, ember cooking and handrolls · River North, Chicago
Boka Restaurant Group
Boka Restaurant Group's River North restaurant from chef-partner Brian Lockwood of Midosuji, in the former GT Prime space. It closed days after a March soft debut because of a kitchen fire and reopened for good on August 29.

Mimi Kakushi

August 1, 2026Contemporary Japanese, 1920s Osaka inspired · Agia Irini, Paros
Ennismore (Morgans Originals)
The first Greek outpost of Dubai's Michelin-listed Mimi Kakushi, whose bar ranks on The World's 50 Best Bars, set on the clifftop at Luura Cliff Paros. Japanese classics with Western touches, opened with the hotel on August 1, 2026.Inside Luura Cliff Paros

Siren

August 18, 2026Modern coastal seafood, wood-fired · Apple Valley, Brookhaven
Word of Mouth Restaurants
Michel Arnette's seafood restaurant next to Arnette's Chop Shop, with a raw bar, crudo and fish cooked over wood and binchotan in an 80-seat dining room.

Paros

Questions about August 2026 openings

What restaurants opened in August 2026?

The openings in August 2026 include Tate in Hong Kong, Sargent in Atlanta, Alphabet Bar & Grill in Pacific Palisades, Gingie in Chicago, Mimi Kakushi in Paros, Siren in Brookhaven, Luma in Los Cabos and Sesui in Los Cabos. We are tracking 36 in all.

What restaurants are opening in Los Angeles in August 2026?

Alphabet Bar & Grill, Gable, Telefèric Barcelona, Mistral, Tiger Tiger, Ueki and Brick Lane. See every new restaurant in Los Angeles.

What restaurants are opening in Hong Kong in August 2026?

Tate, Quan, Il Presidente and Fello. See every new restaurant in Hong Kong.

What restaurants are opening in Atlanta in August 2026?

Sozou, Sargent and Siren. See every new restaurant in Atlanta.

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