Southlake has no shortage of business announcements in 2026. The more interesting story is how those openings are sorting themselves across the city.
Southlake Town Square is concentrating larger home, fashion, active-lifestyle, and café concepts that give people a reason to stay longer or plan a specific visit. Along Southlake Boulevard, the new mix leans more toward restaurants, fitness, grooming, wellness, and convenient everyday services.
That distinction explains why Town Square may feel different even before every announced storefront opens. This is more than routine turnover. Announced 2026 additions at Town Square account for more than 30,000 square feet of retail space, and several are first dedicated locations in Tarrant County.
Here is a practical midyear guide to the new restaurants and stores opening in Southlake in 2026, including what is open now, what is expected next, and which projects still lack firm dates.
Start with the clearest sign of change: Crate & Barrel
Crate & Barrel opened its full-line Southlake store on June 25 at 321 State Street. The 18,945-square-foot location fills the former Market by Macy’s space with furniture, housewares, botanical styling, registry appointments, trade services, and help from in-store design professionals.
The change matters because Market by Macy’s was a small-format department-store experiment. Crate & Barrel is a large, service-oriented home destination. Its registered renovation was valued at approximately $3 million, which points to a substantial reuse of the space rather than a quick storefront replacement.
There is also a local callback. Crate & Barrel previously operated a smaller Tabletop store in Southlake before that location closed in 2011. Its 2026 return is broader in both footprint and purpose.
For residents, that changes the west side of Town Square in practical ways. A trip can now include furniture shopping, a design consultation, registry planning, or home accessories rather than a short pass through a compact department store. That longer list of reasons to visit is central to Town Square’s new direction.
What is already open in Town Square
Several arrivals had opened by midyear, so residents do not have to wait for the fall lineup to see the shift.
- Rothy’s is open at 307 Grand Avenue East, near the east parking garage. The store carries footwear and accessories and offers in-store product recycling.
- Swarovski opened a new-format store next to Flower Child earlier in 2026.
- 7th Avenue, a direct-to-consumer furniture brand known for modular seating, opened a showroom on Prospect Street.
Taken together with Crate & Barrel, these are not interchangeable apparel shops. They add home design, accessories, jewelry, and brand-specific services to the mix.
Town Square has seen departures, too. Eddie Bauer and Francesca’s closed their Southlake locations, while Market by Macy’s closed in 2025. The district is not simply filling untouched space. It is replacing familiar names with concepts that fit a more focused merchandising plan.
Ascension Coffee could change the daily rhythm
Ascension Coffee is targeting an August opening at 100 State Street, in the former Corner Bakery space. Its official location page still listed Southlake as “coming soon” at midyear, so residents should treat August as a target rather than a guaranteed opening day.
The planned 4,223-square-foot café will include indoor and patio seating, a full espresso bar, a slow bar featuring single-origin coffees, seasonal coffee flights, and a chef-driven breakfast and lunch menu. It will be Ascension’s seventh café and its second in Tarrant County.
The address is as important as the menu. Corner Bakery served a straightforward breakfast-and-lunch role. Ascension is designed around coffee, meals, meetings, and time spent in the space. If the concept operates as planned, State Street gains another place for a morning conversation, a weekday lunch, or a slower weekend stop.
That is one reason Town Square feels more deliberate in 2026. The new tenants are not all asking residents to make the same kind of visit.
Grand Avenue is becoming a tighter active-lifestyle and fashion cluster
The second-half openings make the leasing pattern even easier to see.
On is scheduled to open later in 2026 in an approximately 6,000-square-foot space at 415 Grand Avenue East, between Alo and Sunglass Hut. It will be the Swiss performance brand’s first dedicated store in Tarrant County.
Reformation is planned for fall or late 2026 at 213 Grand Avenue. The 2,007-square-foot boutique will sit near lululemon and YETI, and it will also be a first Tarrant County location. Reformation’s own store directory still lists Southlake as coming soon.
Location within the district matters here. On is joining an area that already includes Alo and other active-lifestyle names. Reformation will be near lululemon and YETI. Existing Town Square retailers such as Vuori, Nike, Tecovas, and YETI make these additions feel cumulative rather than random.
In plain terms, Grand Avenue is becoming easier to understand as a shopping trip. A resident looking for performance footwear, activewear, contemporary fashion, or outdoor-oriented accessories can compare several recognizable brands within the same walkable area.
L’Occitane en Provence is also relocating within Town Square in July, moving from 1428 Civic Place to 1251 Main Street. Store staff described the new location as more modern and spa-like. That move supports the same broader idea: established tenants are investing in updated presentation while new brands fill nearby spaces.
Why the change is more visible here than at a typical shopping center
Town Square combines shops and restaurants with municipal buildings, offices, parks, a hotel, residential brownstones, and public gathering spaces. Residents may go there for an errand, a meeting, an event, dinner, or city business, sometimes in the same week.
That mixed role makes tenant turnover unusually noticeable. A new anchor at 321 State Street affects a familiar route. A café at 100 State Street can alter where people meet. A cluster along Grand Avenue can change whether a shopping trip stays in Southlake.
Kite Realty, the property owner, reported approximately 8 million visits to Southlake Town Square in 2025 and 181 retail and office tenants. Those are owner-reported figures, but they help establish the scale of the district. Kite leasing executive Jason Kasal also told the Star-Telegram that 2026 brought the most activity he had seen at Town Square in roughly 25 years.
The public calendar adds another layer. Town Square hosted Stars & Stripes on July 3 and is scheduled to host Celebrate Southlake on September 12 and the Southlake Hispanic Heritage Celebration on September 26. Art in the Square, Oktoberfest, DiwaliFest, and holiday programming also use the district as a community venue.
Southlake is marking its 70th anniversary this year, including the city’s 2,026 Trees in 2026 initiative. Against that backdrop, changes in the city’s central gathering place are likely to receive more attention than the same number of openings spread across unrelated shopping centers.
The restaurant story is spreading beyond Town Square
Town Square has the most concentrated retail changes, but several of Southlake’s most closely watched food openings are elsewhere along the Southlake Boulevard and State Highway 114 corridors.
Open now
Zumi Modern Sushi opened earlier in 2026 at 2211 E. Southlake Boulevard. It belongs on the confirmed list rather than among the projects still working toward an opening.
Southlake’s 2026 openings also include service and wellness businesses that can become part of regular routines:
- Hiatus Day Spa and Med Spa opened May 2 at 2105 W. Southlake Boulevard, Suite 201. Its listed services include massages, facials, nails, brow and waxing services, and med-spa treatments.
- Mr. Winston’s is open at 1251 E. Southlake Boulevard, Suite 323, in the Shops of Southlake.
- goGLOW has established a Southlake location at 331 N. Carroll Avenue.
Targeting the second half of 2026
Wonder is expected to make its Dallas-Fort Worth area debut at 2055 W. Southlake Boulevard in Southlake Marketplace. The 3,868-square-foot concept lets customers combine food from more than 20 restaurant brands in a single order for dine-in, pickup, or delivery.
Reports have described either a general summer opening or an August target. Construction activity is confirmed through an approximately $950,000 renovation permit, but no firm opening day was available at midyear.
Hudson House is targeting late September or early October at 1131 E. Southlake Boulevard in Park Village. The restaurant will replace RA Sushi and is planned with a raw bar, wraparound bar, leather booths, patio seating, burgers, seafood, and cocktails.
Lupe Tortilla is renovating the former Buca di Beppo building at 2701 E. State Highway 114. The approximately 8,439-square-foot project has a registered renovation cost of about $1 million. Early reports pointed to summer, while a later update placed the opening in late 2026. “Expected later this year” is the most dependable description for now.
These concepts serve different occasions. Wonder is built around choice and consolidated ordering. Hudson House is positioned for a longer sit-down meal. Lupe Tortilla is reusing a large former restaurant space. That variety supports the broader citywide pattern rather than adding three versions of the same dining experience.
The watch list: announced, but without dependable dates
A few projects deserve attention without being presented as confirmed openings.
- Barry’s is under development at 1081 E. Southlake Boulevard, Suite 170. A city permit identified a 4,097-square-foot build-out valued at approximately $800,000. Barry’s says it is breaking ground and has not published a dependable opening date.
- Swig was announced for 2000 W. Southlake Boulevard, but no verified opening date was available.
- Kaji Sushi has a remodel permit for a 5,800-square-foot space at 2777 E. Southlake Boulevard, Suite 100. Current research did not confirm that it is open.
- Maya Creamery & Lounge is associated with a 2,127-square-foot space at 2905 E. State Highway 114 and was labeled coming soon on a Gateway Plaza site plan. No firm date has been reported.
This distinction matters. Construction schedules move, permit completion dates are not grand-opening dates, and a “coming soon” listing can remain in place for months. Residents making plans should check directly with each business before heading over.
What feels different in 2026
The answer is focus.
Town Square is building a denser collection of destination home stores, contemporary fashion, premium active-lifestyle brands, and places where customers can book services or spend more time. Crate & Barrel, Rothy’s, On, Reformation, Ascension Coffee, Swarovski, and 7th Avenue each strengthen a particular reason to visit.
The wider Southlake corridor is filling in with dining, fitness, grooming, spa, and convenience-oriented concepts such as Hudson House, Wonder, Lupe Tortilla, Barry’s, Hiatus, and Mr. Winston’s.
For current residents, the change will show up in ordinary decisions. A home project may begin on State Street. A coffee meeting may move to Ascension. A dinner plan may shift to Park Village. A shopping list that once required a longer drive may stay within Town Square.
That is the practical measure of a changing neighborhood center. New signs matter less than new routines.
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