Landing in early May in Oceanside on the roof of the Brick Hotel is Caribbean-style cocktail bar CoCo Cabana while the ground floor will be anchored by Q&A Restaurant & Oyster Bar, named for executive chef Quinnton Austin who will be cooking up New Orleans cuisine. Late May will bring Coco Maya by Miss B’s to the former Prepkitchen space in Little Italy where the open-air bar and restaurant will serve cocktails and a menu from executive chef Ricardo Heredia inspired by Latin Caribbean ingredients and flavors.
408 Pier View Way, Oceanside and 1660 India Street, Little Italy.
Veteran restaurateur Scott Slater (Understory) scored the former Denny’s site at the corner of Mission and Garnet for a casual, 4,000-square-foot multi-restaurant collective that will hold six new and established brands from Slater, from Spitfire Tacos and Head Lettuce to Earlybird Breakfast Burritos, sandwich spot Harvey Carver, the Checkered Churro (serving churro waffles), and Scotty Dogs, a hot dog cart that’ll be stationed on Garnet.
