Still over 90 dining options in Ashland. Explore them all or revisit your favorites. Do yourself a favor, though, and skip the national chains. You’ll thank me.
Closures since last year:
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The Beanery
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Blue Greek on Granite
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Dragonfly
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Giseppi’s Pizza
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Mystic Treats
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Starbucks location next to SOU campus (downtown is still open)
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Tabu
Openings since last year:
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Brickroom in the old Alex’s location
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El Paraiso opened during ABC last year
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Flip burgers by the owners of Mix, in the old Agave location
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Gil’s adjacent to Ruby’s
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Happy Bowl Pho Noodle & Rice in the triangle building across from Omar’s
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Kelly’s Crepes by one of the founders of Noble Coffee in the Railroad District
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Martolli’s second location in the old home of Giseppi’s
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Pita Pit second location next to Case Coffee
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Stars & Dreams Gluten-Free Paradise in the same building as Suds Your Duds
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Swing Tree Brewing Company, off of N. Mountain Ave., opened in November 2013, but I didn’t know about it when I did my 2014 update.
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Taqueria Picaro in the old Tabu location
Other changes:
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Agave moved across the street to the the former location of Blue: Greek on Granite, expanding both their indoor and outdoor seating capacity several-fold
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Case Coffee expanded, doubling their space
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Evo Coffee Lounge rebranded to Home State BBQ
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Haggen has replaced the Ashland Safeway
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The Playwright changed ownership and cuisine
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Taj has new owners who are sourcing local non-GMO ingredients and have added a wide selection of vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free items to the menu