Openings
Luncheonette
A new breakfast and lunch spot is coming to Reno. Luncheonette in Reno is celebrating its soft opening April 30, taking over the former Lilloโs Eatery. The masterminds behind the new concept arenโt new to the local food scene, or the neighborhood. Chef Shawn Giordano, along with his wife Marcia, who also co-own Made In in Mayberry Landing, are behind the venture.
Mr. Churros
Mr. Churros, a dessert food truck based in Reno, celebrated its grand opening Feb. 15. Owned by Jose and Alondra Hueso and Lorenzo Vega, the restaurant used to operate under Mr. Churros Hueso and sold at local events under a tent. The grand opening unveiled the company’s new mobile concept, which is typically parked at the Silverada Mall Friday-Sunday. However, they do often pop-up at Northern Nevada events including in Sparks and Virginia City.
The menu is short and sweet with three sizes of Jalisco-style churros plus sauce and toppings options. Sometimes the availability changes, but in general you can expect items such as chocolate sauce, caramel sauce, condensed milk, and fresh fruit. To stay in the know about where the truck is serving next, follow along on social media. Mr. Churros posts its whereabouts on Facebook and Instagram.
West Street Coffee and Bistro
West Street Coffee and Bistro celebrated its soft opening this month with a specialty menu available for the occasion. The new spot in the West Street Market replaces Sabrinaโs West Street Kitchen, which closed in 2025, and brings Creole-inspired fare and American comfort food to the space. Griffin Brown, a Truckee native who moved to Reno 10 years ago, owns the new business. She also opened The Pot Luck Truck mobile restaurant five years ago. Her limited soft opening menu, available through March 15, gives guests a sample of what is to come including breakfast specialties like a lemon ricotta stuffed French toast and a collection of salads and sandwiches that includes a signature BLT for lunch. The restaurant also serves mimosas, juices, sodas, and Italian sodas.
Silk Cafe and Bar
Silk Cafe and Bar is hosting its soft opening on March 20. The modern Vietnamese restaurant and bar is a collaboration between Toan Loi, former Chef de Cuisine at the Asian Kitchen in Atlantis Casino, and his wife, Phoi Sin. โWe are driven by youthful energy and a bold new vision,โ Loi says. โOur goal is to bring something unique with creativity and exciting to the community.โ The new spot is located on Prater Way in Sparks. Menu items include shrimp and tofu pad Thai, black pepper beef fillet noodles, and a fried chicken and rice plate.
Tahoe Press + Pour
Tahoe Press + Pour celebrated its grand opening on March 14. The Tahoe City cafรฉ specializes in cold-pressed juices, smoothies, and craft coffee with a small grab-and-go menu of soups and salads. The grand opening comes just one week after the company debuted its brand during a two-day soft opening event March 7 and 8. Built around playful juxtapositions, Press + Pour believes in focusing on freshness, sustainability, and community. The juice program is overseen by Pete Katin, a name you may recognize from the farmerโs market as the head of Tahoe City Juice Co., and Chris Taylor of the Tahoe Tap Haus brings a deep passion for craft beverages and coffee. Located in Cobblestone Center in the former Gravity Shop space, the business is a new venture for Tahoe Tap Haus Group.
FiftyFiftyย Brewing Co. Truckee
In late February, FiftyFifty Brewing Co. opened in its new spot in the Old Lumberyard redevelopment on Church Street in Truckee. It served its last pints and meals at the former location at the Rock on Brockway Road in Truckee on Feb. 7, where it opened in 2007.
TeaCupFuls
A Bend-based tea shop celebrated its grand opening in Sparks on Feb. 28. The Boba shop, named TeaCupFuls, is located inside of The Outlets at Legends. The menu includes a lineup of milk and energy-infused teas in a variety of flavors and colors, some topped with soft and sweet heapings of cotton candy. In addition to classic orders such as Tiger Tea, youโll also see some creative options, including noncaffeinated beverages. The menu is rounded out with slushies, chais, and various coffee beverages. TheTeaCupFuls Boba Tea brand started in Oregon in 2017.
FiftyFifty Brewing Company
FiftyFifty Brewing Company celebrated its soft opened in Reno Public Market in Reno on March 12. The FiftyFifty crew is smoking all of its own meats and using a lot of local products, such as from Belovedโs Bread and Flocchini Sausage, in the upscale pub menu. Chef Jacob Burton and Chef Alex Downing have brought their skills in fine dining to create an approachable casual food menu with many delicious choices. One standout is the Lychee Ceviche, a vegan dish. The restaurant/brewery will be open every day for lunch and dinner.
Truckee Teas & Truckee Slime Kitchen
A pair of new businesses opened in Truckee with the intent of keeping both parents and children entertained in one convenient space. Truckee Teas and Truckee Slime Kitchen celebrated a grand opening in December in the Westgate shopping center.
Truckee Teas serves hot tea, Boba tea, finger sandwiches, and baked goods. And next door (in a conjoined business that can be separated by sliding doors), children can create their own slime.
The Truckee Chamber and Town of Truckee celebrated the new additions with a ribbon cutting ceremony in December. The partner businesses are owned by Leanne Johnson and Christina Schwartz, both long-time Truckee residents.
Yarrow
Yarrow just opened at Sugar Bowl Resort, located atop Donner Summit. The new chef-driven restaurant blends California-inspired cuisine with alpine soul.
For the first time in its 87-year history, leaders at Sugar Bowl embarked on a major revitalization campaign to upgrade the resortโs features, from skiable terrain to on-mountain dining. This includes an entirely revamped food and beverage experience in the Village Lodge, under the leadership of Sugar Bowl Culinary Advisor and acclaimed celebrity chef Traci Des Jardins, Beverage Director and hospitality veteran Clay Reynolds, and Executive Chef Robert Douglas. The project included a complete redesign of the buildingโs culinary infrastructure, more than doubling the size of the kitchen and creating spaces that accommodate both sit-down dining and more casual gatherings on the outdoor Terrace.
With a strong focus on seasonal, local ingredient sourcing from nearby vendors and farmers, Yarrow offers comforting, approachable dishes through a Californian lens โ weaving together influences from American, Asian, European, and Middle Eastern cuisines.
Complementing the menu is a robust beverage program spotlighting California wine producers and Yarrowโs original โAlpine Floraโ cocktail collection, inspired by wildflowers native to the Sierra Nevada and named in tribute to the restaurantโs namesake, the yarrow flower. Each cocktail draws a connection to its floral inspiration through flavor or color.
The 64-seat restaurant was designed in partnership with award-winning firm, BCV Architecture + Interiors, who led the remodel of the historic Village Lodge.
Yarrow is open seven days a week 7:30 a.m. โ 2 p.m. for breakfast and lunch and 5 โ 9 p.m. for dinner.
Karajillo & Co.
Before the year ended, Karajillo & Co. opened its bar doors on the Riverwalk in the old Blind Dog Tavern space left vacant on Jan. 1, 2025. Just shy of one year later, the owners of neighboring Toro Bravo (Sergio Romero and Rene Preciado who also own La Condesa and Mexcal, respectively) opened their coffee-to-cocktails concept, providing caffeinated beverages and fresh pastries by day and boozy beverages and mocktails by night.
Currently in its soft launch period, the bar opens daily at 7 a.m. A grand opening announcement is expected soon.
The Mint at Revival Reno
Revival Reno, in the former Harrahโs Reno resort in Downtown Reno, welcomed its first tenant on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 2025. The Mint is the propertyโs casino, a boutique version of some of the larger casino floors in The Biggest Little City with just 18 gaming machines inside and no tables or sports-betting kiosks. The 24/7 operation also houses a retro bar with cocktails to match and quick service food items, including pizza, wings, and wraps.
Itโs the first in a series of new businesses expected to open in the property, which dates back to 1969. Harrahโs Reno closed for good on March 17, 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Segara Coffee
Reno resident Esther Singer is celebrating the grand opening of her new coffee company, Segara Coffee, on Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. at Sierra Nevada Bakery and Creamery in Reno. She focuses on sourcing single-origin beans from Southeast Asia.
Singer has a PhD in environmental science and applies her knowledge to work closely with farms in Indonesia and other locales, bringing her coffee products to the U.S. to sell at local events, online, and inside of Sierra Nevada Bakery and Creamery, where you can also get a fresh brewed cup. Segara is the Indonesian word for ocean.
Biggest Little Steakhouse
On Dec. 1, the owners of Biggest Little Steakhouse opened a second location at Northstar resort in Truckee. The first location is located on South Virginia Street in Midtown Reno.
Biggest Little Steakhouse is part of a larger restaurant group that also owns all Inclined Burgers + Brews restaurants in Reno and Incline Village.
Nam-Vietnamese Kitchen
Nam-Vietnamese Kitchen, an eatery focused on Southern Vietnamese cuisine, opened on Nov. 28 in Carson City. It is owned by Liem Le, who previously owned Creazian and Pho Restaurant, both Vietnamese restaurants in Reno. Creazian closed in 2018 and Pho Restaurant near Target in South Reno is under new ownership. The menu includes pho, banh mi, flamed broiled BBQ, and several wok-made dishes.
OTC Reno
OTC Reno, the areaโs newest gay bar, opened on Nov. 15. While a grand opening is still in the works, the nightclub is serving patrons and active on social media.
The club is on Kietzke Lane in the same building that housed Coyote (a country bar that made it less than one year). Before that the space was home to Reno staples such as Splash, Tronix, Neutron, and Visions. OTC is run by one of the original owners of Coyote, Nicholas Dismang, who is also part-owner of The Polo Lounge since 2017.
Stop by for drink specials and high energy music, plus happy hour deals. Follow @otcreno on Instagram for more.
Stingers Golf Lounge
A new restaurant and entertainment center has landed in Zephyr Cove. Stingers Golf Lounge is part bar, part restaurant, part golf simulator. On Nov. 19 it opened to the public in the old Capisce location, offering an elevated menu of food and drinks, including a shareable Maui Poke Bowl, Chรจvre Goat Cheese and Spinach Ravioli, and a Huli-Huli Chicken Sando. Those who want to play on the golf simulators can book bays by the hour or sign up for a membership. The space also is open to private parties. Learn more or browse the menu at Stingersgolflounge.com.
Bearry Sweet & Early 90’s Coffee Shop
A pair of businesses recently opened at Ski Run Marina in South Lake Tahoe. Bearry Sweet sells a collection of house-made crepes, waffles, marquesitas, and mini pancakes while Early 90’s Coffee Shop sells Mexican Highlands coffee, pour-overs, teas, and infusions. The latter brings a distinct vibe, even offering a record player while the former has a create-your-own experience where guests pick their own toppings. Both shops, owned by wife-and-wife team Monserrath Mendoza and Lizet Pereyra, are connected to make ordering coffee and breakfast a seamless experience.ย Mendoza and Pereyra hail from Mexico City and bring some of that flavor to their high altitude businesses.
Robertoโs Taco Shop
Robertoโs Taco Shop is still growing. The family-owned business, specializing in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, and other Mexican cuisine, opened its first Northern Nevada location in 2016. On Oct. 16, the business celebrated its sixth store in the region, opening on Tierra Del Sol Parkway in Sparks.
There are many more locations of Robertoโs in Southern Nevada, California, and Texas, all owned by members or extensions of the Robledo family. The company first started in 1964 in San Ysidro as a tortilla factory before quickly expanding into a traditional taco shop in San Diego.
Barrel & Bine
A new bar is coming to Longley Lane. Barrel & Bine plans to open by the end of the week, according to Owner Ken Hotchkiss, who previously owned and operated Capitol Beer & Tap Room in Sacramento for more than 13 years. The new business will serve beer and wine on draft as well as large-batch cocktails. A simple food menu will be “small but creative,” according to Hotchkiss.
The new business is going into the former Growler Guys location, which closed permanently in 2024. Staff will use the existing tap system for the beverage program, although Hotchkiss mentioned some changes have been made to the business.
Nikki’s Candy
Nikkiโs Candy, a Swedish candy store, opened its doors on Oct. 28 in the Trader Joeโs shopping center on South McCarran in Reno. The shop is owned by Reno resident Nichole Patterson. Guests are invited to come in and mix their own candy bags from several vibrant options or choose a signature pre-mixed bag. Nikkiโs Candy is a family affair. Nicholeโs daughter, Vivian, created all of the artwork and the logo for the business.
Good Days Cafรฉ
Good Days Cafรฉ, located near the University of Nevada, Reno campus, celebrated its grand opening Oct. 24 โ 26. The weekend kicked off with free coffee to Wolf Card holders on Friday followed by a weekend of bottomless mimosas, DJs, and plenty of caffeine. Derek Sornson, who also owns Dubs Sports Lounge, opened the business in the former Laughing Planet spot. He first announced his new project to the community in July.
Montesa
The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe in Truckee is opening a new slope-side dining concept on Oct. 23 dubbed Montesa. The modern cantina will serve elevated Mexican street food and spirits with specialties that include heirloom corn masa tortillas made in house daily and salted-rim cocktails. The restaurantโs moniker is inspired by the Spanish word for rugged mountain to punctuate its location in the Sierra Nevada and as an apres-ski destination.
Fuego and Bali
Owners of the Bali Express food truck based out of Reno celebrated their two-year anniversary by opening a brick-and-mortar location in Carson City called Fuego and Bali on July 8. The restaurant serves an extended menu of Balinese cuisine and plans to hold a grand opening event on Oct. 19.
Pasta Fresca
Pasta Fresca is expanding. Owner Paolo Nicoletta announced plans to create a second location of the Italian restaurant inside of the old Rice Box/Noodle Box Kitchen space next door to The Discovery Museum. An opening date has not yet been confirmed. The first location of Pasta Fresca is located in the Shops at Bartley Ranch.
