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What’s coming to Midland & Odessa

New restaurants, cafés, bars and closings, spotted in permits and licenses weeks before the signs go up.

Try79765 · Odessa 79701 · Midland 79705 · Midland

19coming soon

13recently opened

15changing hands

3neighborhoods

MidlandLiquor license filedDT

Draft Tap

Midland · 1308 S Midkiff Rd, Ste 129

Liquor license · Oct 9, 2026

MidlandLiquor license filedAV

Alyssa's Venue

Midland · 4900 S State Highway 349

Liquor license · Sep 25, 2026

Just opened, and we saw them coming

From the first public filing to opening day

Empire Billards & Entertainment

7209 Andrews Hwy · Odessa

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 41 days before opening

Nov 11 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · started sales Nov 1, 2025 (Tax registration)
Dec 22 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer (Liquor license)
Oct 10 · Applied for liquor license · full bar (Liquor license)

IHOP

301 E Interstate 20 · Midland

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 130 days before opening

May 28 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Jun 1, 2026 (Tax registration)
Oct 5 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)
Oct 5 · Liquor tax account opened (Liquor tax filing)

Cork & Pickle

3200 Mockingbird Ln Bldg 6, Ste 101 · Midland

Just openedConfirmedSpotted 320 days before opening

Jun 8 · Liquor license issued · full bar (Liquor license)
Jun 11 · Liquor tax account opened (Liquor tax filing)
Jun 15 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed (Construction filing)
Sep 30 · First liquor sales reported · September 2026 (Liquor tax filing)

Chipotle

8009 Tx-191 · Odessa

Likely openConfirmedSpotted 266 days before opening

Jan 7 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed (Construction filing)
Mar 2 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed (Construction filing)
Sep 30 · Liquor license issued · wine & beer (Liquor license)

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Coming soon to Midland & Odessa · 19 spots

Confirmed = two matching records or news · Filed = one official record

MidlandPlanned for Nov 1DT

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Draft Tap

1308 S Midkiff Rd, Ste 129 · Midland, TX 79701

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Oct 9 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Aug 22 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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MidlandPlanned for Nov 1AV

Liquor license filedConfirmed

Alyssa's Venue

4900 S State Highway 349 · Midland, TX 79706

Filed for a liquor license.

Liquor license · Sep 25 · Applied for liquor license · full bar

Tax registration · Aug 18 · Registered for sales tax · Bar · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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StantonPlanned for Jan 4PP

Just registeredFiled

Porch&pantry

114 N Saint Peter St · Stanton, TX 79782

Just registered as a new café.

Tax registration · Oct 10 · Registered for sales tax · Coffee, snack or dessert shop · plans to start sales Jan 4, 2027

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OdessaPlanned for Jan 1RY

Just registeredFiled

Raices Y Sabores Supermercado

2429 N County Rd W · Odessa, TX 79763

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Oct 6 · Registered for sales tax · Grocery store · plans to start sales Jan 1, 2027

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OdessaPlanned for Nov 1TS

Just registeredFiled

Texas Soul

981 E 87th St · Odessa, TX 79765

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Sep 12 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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MidlandPlanned for Nov 1LE

Just registeredFiled

Latin Explosion Restaurant

3109 Valley Quail Rd · Midland, TX 79705

Just registered as a new restaurant.

Tax registration · Sep 9 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · plans to start sales Nov 1, 2026

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MidlandAB

Permit filedFiled

The Aesthetics Bar

607 Tradewinds Blvd, Ste 101 · Midland, TX 79701

Plans and permits are on file for this bar.

Construction filing · Aug 28 · Construction registered · $60,000 · build-out (hvac, flooring, plumbing, lighting, framing, paiting, etc.) · est. 9/1/2026–11/30/2026

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Midland

Permit filedFiled

Dutch Bros Coffee

3115 Loop 250 Frontage Rd · Midland, TX 79705

Plans and permits are on file for this restaurant.

Construction filing · Jul 13 · Construction registered · $500,000 · constructing a new dutch bros coffee drive thru coffee shop · est. 9/28/2026–1/31/2027

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MidlandBC

Permit filedFiled

7 Brew Coffee

2215 N Big Spring St. · Midland, TX 79705

4201 N Dixie Blvd, Ste 130 · Odessa, TX 79762

New owners are taking over this restaurant.

Construction filing · Aug 3 · Construction finished · accessibility inspection completed

Tax registration · Jun 27 · Registered for sales tax · Limited-service restaurant · started sales Sep 15, 2026

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Closing · 3 spots

Only closings backed by the news, our own verification, or more than one record

MidlandCM

May have closedConfirmed

El Capitan Mexican Restaurant Mariscos and Bar

2411 W Wall St · Midland, TX 79701

Records from more than one agency show this bar closed.

Liquor license · Sep 10 · Liquor license expired · full bar

Tax registration · Jul 14 · Registered for sales tax · Full-service restaurant · started sales Aug 20, 2026

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OdessaL

May have closedConfirmed

Lulu's

5011 E Hammett Dr · Odessa, TX 79766

Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

Liquor tax filing · Aug 20 · Liquor tax account closed · out of business (open since 2025)

Liquor license · Aug 20 · Liquor license surrendered · full bar

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Odessa

May have closedConfirmed

Hooters

2660 John Ben Shepperd Pkwy · Odessa, TX 79761

Records from more than one agency show this restaurant closed.

Liquor license · May 20 · Liquor license surrendered · full bar

Liquor tax filing · Feb 28 · First liquor sales reported · February 2026

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Cities

Cities around Midland & Odessa with at least 5 projects

Midland 25 Odessa 24

Neighborhoods

ZIP codes with at least 5 projects

Odessa 79765 · 10 Midland 79701 · 10 Midland 79705 · 7

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Confirmedtwo matching records, or a news report
Filedone official record
Spotted 90 days before openinghow early the first filing came

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