Nearly 100 dining options in Ashland. There doesn’t seem to be much turnover since last summer. Most of the changes seem to be remodels, menu updates, and new staff.

Closures since last year:

• Pita Pit downtown location

• Kelly’s Crepes appears not to have reopened after closing for the winter. I don’t have any info on how permanent the closure is.

• Paddy Brannan’s Irish Pub

Openings since last year:

• Luna Cafe + Mercantile at the Ashland Hills Hotel

• Scarpetta upscale cuisine in downtown (old Pita Pit?)

• Smithfields Pub & Pies in the old Paddy Brannan’s location (across the street from Smithfields Restaurant)

• The Growler Guys downtown on Lithia Way

• Kokua Tiki Bar and Grill across the street from the Varsity

Other changes:

• Haggen has gone out of business. It will revert back to Safeway after extensive renovation.

• Pasta Piatti has remodeled and updated their menu as well as their name. They are now Pie + Vine, Wood Fired Italian.

• Wiley’s World has expanded and changed their name to Wiley’s Trattoria. They also have a second location now in Medford (two blocks from The Crate).

• Four and Twenty Blackbirds moved to the railroad district