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The best new restaurants in San Luis Obispo

We picked these 5 new restaurants, bars and cafés in San Luis Obispo from the 5 independent places that opened in the last 30 days, and we update the list daily.

Our 5 picks

Ranked, and each name links to its full timeline

  1. P

    Park 1039

    Restaurant · San Luis Obispo · 1039 Chorro St

    Likely openFiled

    A new restaurant in San Luis Obispo, likely open since October 2026.

  2. BB

    Bijou Bakery

    Dessert shop · Cayucos · 222 N Ocean Ave

    Likely openFiled

    A new dessert shop in Cayucos, likely open since October 2026.

  3. S

    Staviary

    Restaurant · Paso Robles · 1102 Railroad St, Units 3 & 4

    Likely openFiled

    A new restaurant in Paso Robles, likely open since October 2026.

  4. SF

    Slo Fish Co

    Restaurant · San Luis Obispo · 114 Tank Farm Rd

    Likely openFiled

    A new restaurant in San Luis Obispo, likely open since October 2026.

  5. LC

    Loveless & Co Provisions

    Restaurant · Templeton · 225 S Main St

    Likely openFiled

    A new restaurant in Templeton, likely open since September 2026.

We pick only places that have opened, and we rank them by how sure we are they’re open and how they’ve done since. We leave chains out, and no one pays to be on the list.

Where they’re opening

Neighborhoods with the most new restaurants in the last 30 days

Questions people ask

What are the best new restaurants in San Luis Obispo right now?

Our top picks for October 2026 are Park 1039, Bijou Bakery and Staviary. The full list of 5 is above, and we update it daily.

How many new restaurants opened in San Luis Obispo recently?

5 restaurants, bars and cafés opened in the San Luis Obispo area in the last 30 days, based on publicly available records.

How do you know when a new restaurant is opening?

Everything we show comes from publicly available information. We gather it daily and match each record to its address, so we can follow a project from its first filing to opening day.

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How we know

Every opening leaves a paper trail. We match permits, licenses and inspections to one place per address and show where each project stands.

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

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