"Though technically not a springtime opening, the return of Duke's Malibu, one of the Pacific Coast's longest-running restaurants, is a significant one. The beachside restaurant, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026, was originally scheduled to reopen one month after the 2025 Palisades Fire, until a February rainstorm brought a massive flood with mudslides that later damaged furniture, ovens, refrigerators, and plumbing."
"Celebrated modern Indian restaurant Badmaash will take over the former Yours Truly - and, later, Piccolo - space on Abbot Kinney in mid-March. Brothers Arjun and Nakul Mahendro and their father, Pawan, opened Badmaash in Downtown LA in 2013 after moving to Los Angeles from Toronto. They received near-universal acclaim for their polished, genre-bending dishes like chicken tikka poutine."
Los Angeles County faces significant challenges from 2025 wildfires, ICE raids, and economic slowdown from tariffs and cost increases. Despite these obstacles, restaurant chefs and operators continue opening new establishments across the region's 88 incorporated cities. Spring brings notable openings including Duke's Malibu, a legendary Pacific Coast beachside restaurant celebrating its 30th anniversary, which reopens March 12 after fire and flood damage. Badmaash, a celebrated modern Indian gastropub from brothers Arjun and Nakul Mahendro, opens in Venice in mid-March, expanding their successful Downtown LA and Fairfax District locations with genre-bending dishes.
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