Spring restaurant openings to try

Food & Wine published a spring roundup titled “The 12 Most Anticipated Restaurant Openings of Spring 2026,” drawing its picks from alumni of the magazine’s Best New Chefs program. (foodandwine.com) London’s Athens import Taverna Ermou will open a 120‑cover Marylebone outpost at St Christopher’s Place on March 21, 2026, brought to the UK by ERGON and pitched as a neighbourhood taverna. (hot-dinners.com) (foodepedia.co.uk) Food & Wine’s list singles out Rosy in Cleveland — the Cordelia team’s live‑fire project that opened on Feb. 26, 2026, with a rotating slate of roughly a dozen a‑la‑carte plates built around a hearth. (foodandwine.com) (cleveland.com) Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito’s Bar Rocco debuted in mid‑March inside the new Kimpton Era Midtown New York hotel adjacent to Rockefeller Center as the first of four Apicii‑operated concepts at the property. (theprnet.com) (barroccony.com) Leeds appears on Food & Wine’s radar for seasonal menu shifts this spring, with independent spots like The Whitehall rolling out a spring–summer menu emphasizing “lighter, vibrant” dishes and larger groups such as The Ivy Collection offering a Taste of Spring set menu priced at £27.95 for two courses. (leeds-list.com) (eatdrinkyorkshire.co.uk) On the West Coast, Food & Wine flags neighborhood‑level SoCal openings alongside festival activity, while local coverage notes specific debuts such as Scarlett in West Hollywood (opened Jan. 9, 2026) and Bacari’s San Diego expansion in early 2026 as examples of the region’s spring momentum. (foodandwine.com) (socalmag.com) (la.eater.com)