6 new + coming soon businesses across The Magic City
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It’s a new week in The Magic City, and that means a new roundup of businesses popping up across town.
From a new Italian-inspired café in Hoover to a local coffee shop chain expanding to Mountain Brook, here are six businesses that should be on your radar.
Now Open
1. Avontuur | Homewood
Avontuur, a new leather goods and lifestyle store, is now open in downtown Homewood! They offer a high-quality selection of leather goods from bags to belts and other accessories.
Beyond leather, the store also showcases products from small, independent brands like Amundsen Sports, Hound & Hare and Williams Knife Co.
(P.S. To celebrate its opening, Avontuur is giving away a Kingfisher Leatherworks Physician Weekender Bag, valued at $1,150! Find out how to enter here, and the winner will be announced Thursday, November 20.)
- Address: 2941 18th St S, Homewood, AL 35209
- Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 10AM-6PM | Saturday 9AM-4PM
- Website | Instagram
2. Vecchia Gelato & Café | Hoover
A new sister restaurant to Vecchia Pizzeria next door, Vecchia Gelato & Café is now open at The Preserve.
Vecchia Gelato & Cafe’s offerings include a full Italian espresso bar and large selection of pastries and gelato. Plus, a menu of Sicilian street foods including focaccia flat breads, sandwiches and small bites like arancini (fried risotto balls) and whipped ricotta.
- Location: 616 Preserve Pkwy Suite 112, Hoover, AL 35226
- Hours: 8AM-9PM Daily
- Website
3. Primo Grill Pizza & Pasta | Leeds
A new restaurant has opened its doors in Leeds, and it’s serving up favorites sure to please the entire family. The new Italian joint, Primo Grill Pizza & Pasta, recently opened for business on Parkway Drive in the former location of Old Smokey BBQ.
Primo’s menu features several varieties of the Italian favorites you know and love, including pasta, pizza, subs and calzones.
- Address: 7323 Parkway Dr in Leeds
- Hours: 11AM-9PM Daily
- Primo Grill Pizza & Pasta: 205-352-0233
4. Sophie’s Kitchen | Montevallo
Just last month, Sophie’s Kitchen opened for business in Montevallo, serving a rotating menu full of comfort food. For longtime Birmingham foodies, you may remember owner Sophie Cottingham from her former food truck called Wangs & Thangs.
The menu at Sophie’s Kitchen is full of Southern favorites such as beef tips, oxtail, baked chicken and peach cobbler.
- Address: 1105 Ashville Road, Montevallo, AL
- Hours: Thursday 11AM-6PM | Friday 11AM-7PM | Saturday noon-7PM | Sunday noon-6PM
- Sophie’s Kitchen: 205-476-8136 | Facebook
Coming Soon
5. Cala Coffee | Mountain Brook Village
One of the Birmingham area’s favorite coffee shops, Cala Coffee, is getting a third location in 2026.
The local coffee chain announced last week on social media that the shop would open in Mountain Brook Village on Montevallo Road. This location, owner Josh Cosio said, will be smaller and “more intimate” than their Cahaba Heights location.
The new Mountain Brook location will feature Cala’s normal selection of pastries from Bandit Pâtisserie and breakfast tacos from Ladybird Taco.
- Address: 2409 Montevallo Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35223
- Opening: Spring 2026
6. Sakéroom | Five Points South
A “chic lounge” is coming soon to the long-vacant Shepherd-Sloss Building located in Five Points South. According to its Instagram, Sakéroom will be Birmingham’s only late-night sushi lounge: a modern, Tokyo-inspired destination where dining meets nightlife.
Guests can enjoy elevated sushi, handcrafted cocktails, happy hour deals and live music on weekends.
- Address: 2007 Highland Ave South
- Opening: TBD
Excited to try these new businesses, or know one we should check out? Tag us @bhamnow to let us know!
