Eight New Palo Alto Eateries

Downtown Palo Alto is set to add eight more places to eat, extending a restaurant turnover that has already reshaped University Avenue in 2026. (paloaltoonline.com) The new list includes Bistro Demiya, a Japanese comfort-food restaurant from Cupertino residents Demi Ebara and Arthur de la Cueva, who told Palo Alto Online they plan to open their sixth Bay Area restaurant this summer. (paloaltoonline.com) Bistro Demiya’s planned menu includes katsu sando and teishoku set meals built around hamburger steak, shrimp tempura, miso soup, salad and rice, according to the report published April 21. (paloaltoonline.com) The roundup lands after several other downtown food openings already moved ahead this year, including The Pro, which reopened in January as the successor to the Old Pro sports bar, and Meze Kebab, which debuted an all-you-can-eat kebab format in January. (paloaltoonline.com 1) (paloaltoonline.com 2) Another incoming tenant, Auntea Jenny, said in February that it would make its Bay Area debut in downtown Palo Alto with a tea menu centered on fresh-fruit drinks. (paloaltoonline.com) Palo Alto Online had already flagged downtown Palo Alto as a major restaurant growth spot for 2026 in a December roundup of 13 anticipated Silicon Valley openings. (paloaltoonline.com) The pace of openings follows recent closures in the downtown core, with Palo Alto Online describing a district where longtime operators and newer concepts have both cycled out. (paloaltoonline.com) For diners, the immediate change is simple: more cuisines, more formats and more turnover on the same few downtown blocks, with summer expected to bring Bistro Demiya into that mix. (paloaltoonline.com)