Right when you walk into Abbi’s Teas and Things in Hillcrest, you are greeted with a feeling of ultimate coziness. Nestled in the heart of Hillcrest in a classic historic home, you’ll find something new to central Arkansas that feels like a warm hug. Little Rock has a multitude of bars, restaurants, coffee shops and …
In the span of one week, Little Rock was plunged headfirst into the poke craze that has swept the country for the last five years. First, Poke Hula opened on 3rd Street. Then, a week later, Ohia Poké began welcoming customers. Located on 6th Street in the spot where Lulav and The Veg, LLC, once …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a guy has no formal restaurant training or experience, but he wants to open his own place, serving the food his family made when he was a kid. That’s a story that plays out in cities around the country every week. But this story is different. You see, …
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Poke is officially in Little Rock. A couple of restaurants have introduced the Hawaiian classic dish over the last year or so, but nobody in Central Arkansas had dedicated an entire concept to poke. Now, there’s Poke Hula, a poke-only concept from the Weng family, owners of Samurai Steakhouse in Shackleford Crossing. The restaurant is …
By now you have probably heard of Cathead’s Diner, opening this spring in the East Village area. If not, it is a new spot from Chef Donnie Ferneau (Ferneau, Good Food by Ferneau) and Kelli Marks (Sweet Love Bakery). The concept is touted as “Southern comfort food and bakery”, which is about as ambiguous as …
One of the biggest trends is bringing good food and drink into our leisure time. Movie theaters with full restaurants and bars have been popping up like crazy, and it seems like our favorite 70-90’s pastime of bowling is getting the same treatment. The Dust Bowl is the brainchild of The McNellie’s Group, a restaurant …
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To say that Agasi 7, the new rooftop bar and restaurant atop the Downtown Hilton Garden Inn, is the most anticipated opening of the year is an understatement. We track new announcements heavily and it is the most talked about this year, and third most since we started Rock City Eats. They finally opened their …
Almost a year after it was first announced, Bubba Brews this week will open its Spa City Taproom in downtown Hot Springs. The new taproom opens Thursday and is the third Arkansas location for Bubba Brews, joining the original Bonnerdale spot and newly opened restaurant and bar on Lake Hamilton. Each location has its own …
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We frequently look at new and upcoming restaurants around the state, speculating what the impact on the local culinary scene will be as a result of the new spot. We have had one new opening on our radar for some time that will impact the food scene of the whole region in a big way. …
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Something that has been years in the making has taken a little less than a month since the announcement to fully realize. The new 42 Bar and Table (previously Forty Two) at the Clinton Presidential center opens officially for dinner service tomorrow. Do not let the quick turn fool you however, if you have ever …