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There are a bunch of restaurants coming to the area. Here’s when they’ll open.

Looking for a new way to satisfy your sweet tooth? Nothing Bundt Cakes, a national franchise, will open a new location in Fairview Heights this fall.

The franchise is one of 11 new eateries coming to the St. Louis area in the coming months.

The bakery offers 10 different Bundt cake flavors. From classic vanilla and marble to red velvet and chocolate chocolate chip, the bakery creates and delivers cake for every occasion.

Want to give it a try? The bakery expects to open Nov. 17 at 5915 N. Illinois St. The franchise anticipates celebrating its grand opening Dec. 8.

Here’s a look at other restaurants coming to the region:

Shake Shack

The wait will soon be over.

The popular burger franchise Shake Shack expects to open in St. Louis in 2017, the company confirmed.

St. Louis Shack will be located in the heart of the Central West End on the southeast corner of Euclid Avenue and West Pine Boulevard at 32 North Euclid Avenue.

Sugarfire

Construction is expected to begin next month at the future home of Sugafire’s O’Fallon restaurant.

The nationally recognized St. Louis barbecue operation anticipates opening near the end of February, according to spokeswoman Megan Brown, of Green Olive Media.

This will be the company’s first metro-east location. It currently has six others on the Missouri side of the river.

Dewey’s Pizza

Dewey’s Pizza is wrapping up construction at its second location in the metro-east.

The Ohio-based company expects to open its newest location in O’Fallon on Nov. 14. Located at 425 Regency Park, Dewey’s will be next door to the Italian restaurant Bella Milano.

From Southwest BBQ Chicken to meatball pizza to a goat cheese and artichokes pie known as the Green Lantern, the restaurant has a wide range of flavors on the menu.

Can’t wait? The chain has a location in Edwardsville at 112 E. Vandalia St.

Hofbräuhaus

Work on the $12 million restaurant and brewery ramped up this summer and into the early fall.

Construction began in 2015 on the site off Illinois 15 across from the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows. Belleville Mayor Mark Eckert said he has not been given an exact date but that the family behind the project plans to get it open “soon.”

McAlister’s

McAlister’s Deli, the fast casual chain that serves soup and sandwiches, will open a new location in Edwardsville by the end of 2017. The company expects construction to be completed this winter, weather permitting.

This location will be the fourth McAlister’s Deli in the metro-east. The company also has eateries in Shiloh, Scott Air Force Base and Fairview Heights.

Remy Black Coffee

Remy Black Coffee is expected to open later this fall, although product is currently available online.

Located at 119 E. Main St., Belleville, the coffee will donate a portion of its proceeds to mission work in Haiti. Customers will also be able to purchase crepes and desserts in the shop that will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Copper Fire Bar and Eatery

Construction continues on a new downtown Belleville restaurant called Copper Fire Bar and Eatery, which will be open for lunch, dinner and late-night entertainment in a four-story, brick building at 200 E. Main St. It will be in the former home of Quiznos and Junction Coffee & Frozen Yogurt.

Copper Fire will offer a contemporary American cuisine. The menu will be “chef inspired” and will feature both unique and recognizable items.

When can you go? The restaurant expects to open in December. A grand opening celebration will be held after the first of the year.

Second Starbucks

Coffee fanatics rejoice: a new Starbucks is opening in O’Fallon.

The new coffee shop will be across the street from Walmart at 1411 U.S. 50, near Orange Leaf and Papa Murphy’s. The building currently located there, which has been multiple restaurants over the years including Schiappa’s Restaurant and Luna, will be torn down.

O’Fallon currently has one Starbucks location at Green Mount Drive and Central Park Drive. The new Starbucks is expected to be completed later this year.

Seafood by Crushed Velvet

Seafood by Crushed Velvet closed its downtown Belleville location in August as the restaurant prepares to move to St. Louis this fall.

The seafood restaurant owned by Jasmine Brooks is expected to reopen later this year on Washington Avenue. Brooks said the new location will feature an expanded menu and a full bar.

The restaurant offers lobster, snow crab, shrimp, gumbo and more.

The former Logan’s location

More than two years after Logan’s Roadhouse in Fairview Heights suddenly closed, the building will be revived when a different restaurant moves in. Fairview Heights Economic Development Director Mike Malloy said the city expects a national restaurant chain to move into the vacant space.

The name of that restaurant has not been announced but will be released in a few months, Malloy said.

Cara Anthony: 618-239-2471, @CaraRAnthony

This story was originally published October 20, 2017 at 11:32 AM with the headline "There are a bunch of restaurants coming to the area. Here’s when they’ll open.."

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