A 15,000 square foot Trader Joe's is going into the former Joann building on the northeast corner of Desert Ridge Marketplace, Arizona's 22nd store, and it will sell beer and wine. No opening date yet, though the liquor license filing puts construction wrapping in November.
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Family-run mobile coffee business Gathered Grounds is opening its first permanent cafe at 4 W. Camelback Road, in the former Dutch Bros at Central Avenue, What Now Phoenix reports. Plans call for a two-week soft opening in January 2027 before a grand opening date is announced. Expect local coffee, ceremonial matcha, house-made syrups, breakfast burritos, soft serve and affogatos, with a 1,000-square-foot covered patio.
Source: What Now PhoenixThe Royale in Melrose, where Brick Road Coffee is preparing to open. Photo: Brick Road Coffee
Brick Road Coffee, which opened on Rural Road in Tempe in 2021 and later added a Mesa cafe and its own roastery, is opening its third Valley shop in the Melrose District, Phoenix New Times reports. The 600-square-foot cafe takes over the former Window Coffee Bar space inside The Royale, the mid-century modern plaza, and is set to open in mid-October.
Source: Phoenix New TimesGai Yang, in a food photograph supplied for Homme Thai Supper Club's opening announcement. Photo: Homme Thai Supper Club
Chef Vivid "Gabby" Chu, who built a following with LeDu Thai, opens Homme Thai Supper Club in Phoenix on Oct. 8, AZ Big Media reports. It's a fine-casual Thai supper club and bar built on her family recipes and Southern Thai cooking, with shareable plates like Kua Kling and Gaeng Khua, natural wines and a cocktail list called Things From Home. Lunch, dinner and bar service.
