Here are the newest stores and restaurants opening around LI
With its distinctive clock tower the yet-to be-opened Wegmans store in Lake Grove is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2024. This will be the chain’s first store on Long Island us scheduled to open in February of 2025. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
New stores and restaurants are constantly popping up in all corners of Long Island. Here are the most recent ones that have opened and some that are coming soon.
Upscale pub The Foundry opens in Hicksville
A burger at The Foundry in Hicksville. Credit: Newsday/Erica Marcus
If you’re looking for a casual pub with elevated food and a New York City manhole-cover theme, your ship has come in. The Foundry, which opened on March 3, fulfills all those needs, and more. The low-slung building on Woodbury Road had previously been Charles Avenue Cafe, a long-standing local watering hole that closed a few years ago.
Location: 120 Woodbury Rd., Hicksville
The Pizzeria opening new location in Smithtown
A grandma slice at The Pizzeria in Bay Shore. Credit: Newsday/Erica Marcus
The Pizzeria, which has six locations around Suffolk, is taking over a spot in the Branch Plaza in Smithtown that was, until last July, Buona Sera. The new location opens April 10.
Newest location: 88 E. Main St., Smithtown
Pino's Italian Food Market opens in Dix Hills
Inside Pino's Italian Food Market in Dix Hills. Credit: Newsday/Marie Elena Martinez
The original Salpino’s Italian Food Markets of Wantagh and Babylon has expanded north to Dix Hills. The new Pino’s Italian Food Market, which clocks in at just under 15,000 square feet, is the company's largest store of the trifecta.
Location: 683 Old Country Rd., Dix Hills
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Dave's Hot Chicken opens in Carle Place
A #2 combo at Dave's Hot Chicken in Carle Place comes with two sliders and fries. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
The chicken tenders available at the newly opened Dave's Hot Chicken – a chain restaurant out of Los Angeles – are among the spiciest foods available on Long Island.
Location: 207 Glen Cove Rd., Carle Place
Just Salad to add 2 more LI locations after recent Plainview opening
Just Salad opened its seventh Long Island location in Plainview in March. Credit: Newsday / Melissa Azofeifa
Just Salad plans to open in East Meadow during the second quarter of this year, and another shop in Lake Grove during the fourth quarter, the company recently told Newsday. The planned expansion comes on the heels of its March 5 opening in Plainview.
Newest location: 373 S. Oyster Bay Road, Plainview
Pandora and Marc Jacobs to open at Tanger Outlets Deer Park
Tanger Outlets in Deer Park is welcoming two more tenants. Credit: /Morgan Campbell
Retailers Pandora and Marc Jacobs will be opening stores at Tanger Outlets Deer Park in the coming months, the retail outlet announced. The shopping center announced that the two stores would be replacing a former Hanes and Mack Weldon pop-up store.
Location (coming soon): 152 The Arches Cir, Deer Park
Luxury furniture retailer RH opening in Commack
Credit: Rick Kopstein
The luxury home furnishings retailer formerly known as Restoration Hardware opened RH Outlet in part of a former Target location in Commack on April 3. The opening is one of two stores RH has planned for Long Island this year; the other being a full-price store, RH Gallery, slated for Manhasset.
Location: 4 Henry St., Commack
Chick-fil-A opens latest Suffolk location in Selden
A chicken sandwich at Chick-fil-A. The fast food chain is opening its 11th Long Island location April 1, in Selden. Credit: Ed Betz
Chick-Fil-A opened its 11th Long Island location of the fast casual brand, joining existing locations including Farmingville, Levittown, Commack, Hicksville and Farmingdale. The new store opened on April 1.
Newest location: 949 Middle Country Road, Selden
New retail store Uncharted opens in Greenvale
Uncharted retail store, which opened at 90 Northern Blvd. in Greevale, replaces Lester’s at the location. Credit: The Paper Store/TPS Group Holdings
Uncharted, an apparel, accessory and beauty products retail brand owned by The Paper Store, has opened its first Long Island location in Greenvale. The store, which replaces a Lester’s clothing store that relocated in 2023, held its grand opening on March 29 and is Uncharted’s first East Coast location.
Location: 90 Northern Blvd., Greenvale
Bonchon Korean fried chicken chain opens first LI location
Bonchon, the Korean fried chicken chain, has opened in Centereach. Credit: Newsday/Andi Berlin
Bonchon – arguably the most well-known Korean fried chicken chain restaurant in the United States – was so busy at its Centereach location opening on March 26 that it actually ran out of chicken. The South Korean chain currently has 150 locations across the U.S. and a plan to get up to 500 in the next five years.
Location: 141 Centereach Mall, Unit #13, Centereach
Willy's Azúcar Cuban Restaurant & Bar opens in Massapequa Park
Willys Azúcar Cuban Restaurant & Bar opened in the former Don Juan space at the end of February in Massapequa Park. (March 25, 2025) Credit: Newsday/Melissa Azofeifa
Willy’s Azúcar Cuban Restaurant & Bar opened at the end of February in the former Don Juan’s on Merrick Road. It has a menu focused more on Cuban cuisine from the eastern part of the country, such as Santiago de Cuba.
Location: 4899 Merrick Rd., Massapequa Park
