Openings
Perenn at the Museum
Perenn — the popular bakery, restaurant, and grocery store founded in Reno — is opening a new café inside the Nevada Museum of Art on Aug. 15, 2025. Until then, the café will be closed for renovations. The space will be designed in collaboration with Anton Anger of Studio Meadow based in Brooklyn. The new café menu will include house-made croissants, pastries, and bread, as well as organic coffee, specialty lattes, and loose-leaf teas. Guests also will enjoy scrambled eggs in a croissant with Boursin cheese, a BLT on griddled country sourdough with citrus aioli, and a kale salad with a tahini-lemon vinaigrette. Diners will be able to eat and sip inside the café as well as in the atrium and on the museum’s patio. While Roundabout will no longer run the café, the company will continue to be the museum’s caterer for on-site events.
Cluckers
Cluckers, the restaurant on Center Street in Reno famous for its hand-breaded fried chicken thigh sandwiches, is moving a few streets away into the old DOPO spot at 18 Saint Lawrence Ave. Owners of the restaurant hope to open at the end of August and the new space will have a full bar, extended hours, an updated menu, and TVs for sports and entertainment. Cluckers also is known for its whole wings, fresh-cut fries, and fried pickles.
Rolled Daiquiri Wagon
On June 12, 2025, the folks at Dorinda’s Chocolates and Rolled: Mountain Creamery in Reno unveiled their 1976 vintage Miley horse trailer mobile bar, aka the Daiquiri Wagon. It will serve daiquiris, beer, ice-cream sandwiches, chocolates, and custom cocktails. Dillon and Dustin Vance, owners of Rolled: Mountain Creamery and Dorinda’s Chocolates, put many hours of love and work into the new mobile business. The trailer will be parked outside their Riverside location 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. every Thursday through Sept. 4. The trailer also is available for events.
Dolce Caffe
In June 2025, Dolce Caffe opened a second location in the old Sierra Nevada Chocolates spot in Midtown Reno. The new location will feature breakfast, lunch, and baked goods during the day and a full bar with charcuterie and other snacks at night. The bakery/café still is open at its original location in Mayberry Landing on McCarran Boulevard in Southwest Reno. Photo by Shaun Hunter
Bristlecone Brewing Co.
In late May 2025, Bristlecone Brewing Co. opened in the spot formerly occupied by IMBIB brewery on Second Street in Reno. The owners are Martin Barman and Matt Garcia and they were some of the brewers with Alibi Ale Works (in Incline Village and Truckee), which stopped brewing its own beer. The two are focusing on having a wide array of beer styles, with an even mix of lagers and ales. And they want to concentrate on making beers that are approachable and easy to drink. Currently, they are open 4 – 10 p.m. Fridays and 1 – 10 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. They plan to open on some weekdays soon.
Madame Butterwork’s La Crêperie
Circus Circus in Downtown Reno got a new dining spot in April. Madame Butterwork’s La Crêperie is a cafeteria featuring breakfast favorites such as fresh crêpes, coffee, and mimosas. The grand opening was held May 17, 2025.
Cascade Kitchens
An exciting food-and-drink project is brewing in South Lake Tahoe. Cascade Kitchens, at 1030 Tata Lane near the Y, is a commercial kitchen, food hall, and food-business incubator. The business will include seven full-time food vendor stalls; market kiosks for popup sales; a state-of-the-art commissary kitchen offering community memberships for food truckers; indoor and outdoor dining and imbibing spaces; events rooms; and a bar, called The Thirsty Bear, which will highlight regional beverages. Renovations began in early 2023 and project partners hope to open the doors to the public in July of this year.
Brew Brothers at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe
Harrah’s Lake Tahoe celebrated the grand opening of Brew Brothers in South Lake Tahoe on May 2, 2025. The four original Brew Brothers — Glenn Carano, Gary Carano, Geno Carano, and Gregg Carano — attended the celebration to honor the brewery’s latest location. The new restaurant and bar took over the former food court and California Bar and offers more than 200 seats and 30 high-definition TVs. The menu features locally sourced beers from such breweries as FiftyFifty in Truckee and seasonal craft beers brewed in-house, as well as cocktails and dishes such as burgers, wings, ribs, pizzas, tacos, and pasta. Brew Brothers, created by the Carano family in 1995 at the Eldorado Resort Casino in Reno, has 12 locations across the country.
Elixir Superfood & Juice
Elixir Superfood & Juice just signed a lease to open a second Reno location in the old Nektar juice spot in the Village at Rancharrah in South Reno. The owners are shooting for a July/August 2025 opening. The business started in Mammoth, Calif., and has a location on California Avenue in Midtown Reno. Elixir specializes in cold-pressed juices and fresh, organic, nutritious bowls with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and paleo choices. The company offers franchise opportunities.
Inclined Burgers + Brews
We’re excited to announce that a fourth location of Inclined Burgers + Brews will be opening in the Sticks development in Midtown Reno in mid-May. Inclined Burgers opened its first location in Incline Village about seven years ago, its second location in Northwest Reno in 2022, and its location at Northstar ski resort in 2023. The company also owns Biggest Little Steakhouse in Midtown Reno, which it opened three years ago. The newest location of Inclined Burgers will be the first to feature a full bar. Future plans for the site include a Champagne party concept in the greenhouse on the roof above the restaurant.
Roamer Coffee House
On April 27, 2025, Travis Tidd, and his wife, Marissa, celebrated the grand opening of Roamer Coffee House at 726 Glendale Ave. in Sparks. The couple renovated a 1953 brick house to create the coffeehouse, which has a drive-through window. They will add a roasting facility in the future. This is the second location for the duo, whose first brick-and-mortar shop is at 300 S. Wells Ave., Ste. 5, in Reno. They recently rebranded that location, which was called Hand Craft Coffee Co.
Dahlia’s Mexican Grill
Dahlia’s Mexican Grill celebrated its grand opening April 28, 2025. The restaurant on South McCarran in Reno serves Mexican favorites.
Lillo Eatery
Lillo Eatery is the new Reno restaurant concept from Brittany Walshaw, who owned Pola Poke Bowls until recently. Lillo, which opened in March 2025, is located in the same storefront she ran Pola out of. In addition to salads and a collection of bowls spanning international cuisines, Walshaw kept a few poke bowls on the menu. She also serves creative mocktails and breakfast, made largely using goods baked by Off Center Bagel, which bakes out of the Plumb Lane cafe.
West Street Cafe and Bistro
West Street Cafe and Bistro opened in West Street Market in Reno where Sabrina’s West Street Kitchen recently celebrated its last day in early February 2025.
Toro Bravo
Toro Bravo, a collaboration between Sergio Romero from La Condesa and Rene Preciado from Mexcal, opened mid-March 2025 on the Riverwalk in Reno. The upscale Mexican steakhouse has taken over the location on Sierra Street that was formerly Smith and River.
Drink Coffee Do Stuff
Drink Coffee Do Stuff — with locations in Truckee, South Lake Tahoe, and Incline Village — celebrated its grand opening in the South Creek Shopping Center in South Reno on April 18, 2025. The business served free coffee all day, with a line out the door nonstop from opening to closing time. Drink Coffee Do Stuff is slated to open another location in Midtown Reno, previously occupied by The Arch Society and Junkee.
Burger NV
Burger NV opened in a new location in Sparks’ Victorian Square in April, celebrating its grand opening on April 26, 2025. The burger joint mostly carries burger-fry-soda combos, with a few other items to round out the menu. It is the second location of Burger NV, with the other one located inside of Reno Public Market. The Avenue of the Oaks location used to be a Mari Chuy’s.
Cellar 8 & Press Café
Downtown Carson City welcomed a pair of new businesses. The former Mayer Family Wines was rebranded to Cellar 8 and will share space with Press Café. The coffee shop, which opened on April 24, 2025, operates 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., with the wine bar taking over later in the day.
Flour Bakery
Flour Bakery in Sparks opened a second location, this time setting its sights on Reno. The newest location is on South McCarran Boulevard and focuses on cakes served either whole or by the slice.
DTension Bar & Lounge
DTension Bar & Lounge opened in the Truckee Lane Building on First Street in Reno where The Office once slang drinks. The downtown bar offers occasional live music, board games, and a cozy space serving cocktails and more.
Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Café
Josef’s Vienna Bakery & Café’s owners did a “copy-paste” when they opened a second location on Plumb Lane in Old Southwest Reno. The menu is the same as that of the Moana Lane location, however, the new location will feature a separate gluten-free bakery totally dedicated to gluten-free products.
Coffee and Comics
In March 2025, Coffee and Comics opened in another location in Reno, this time inside of the Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel and Spa. The coffeehouse is located on the main level near the entrance to The Shore restaurant.
Cafe Lupine
Café Lupine opened its Truckee coffeeshop in March 2025. The owners, Dawn Neustel and Peter Knolla, met while working together at Glenshire Pizza. It took 10 months for them to find their location on Brockway Road.
House of Ra
House of Ra is a yoga studio that also serves coffee and tea. The studio, located on Wells Avenue in Reno, celebrated its grand opening on March 8, 2025.
Ruby’s Shake Shop
Ruby’s Shake Shop started in Las Vegas but opened its first Northern Nevada location, at 1703 N. Virginia St., on March 6, 2025. The hamburger joint is a ’40s-style diner serving American comfort food, salads, and milkshakes.
