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🍜 ZEN Noodles Express opens beside the Hippodrome
🥤 A Gainesville food truck serves Venezuelan chicha
🌴 Honduran Food on University Avenue
Near UF at 1702 W University Ave., Tela Latin Grill serves Honduran-inspired bowls, burritos and quesadillas. Co-owners Felipe Mayen and Gerhard Matamoros named it for the Honduran beach town they knew growing up.
The two built the Midtown dining room themselves, with grass-tiled walls and pastel signs. Their menu includes a version of the Honduran baleada and Tela sauce. They're planning a second location in Butler Plaza for early December.
Read more here.
🍜 ZEN Noodles opens downtown express location
The Gist: ZEN Noodles Express began a soft opening Oct. 28 at 101 SE 2nd Place, Suite 109, in Sun Center East. The Gainesville-founded restaurant group now has seven Florida locations; the new counter serves ribeye pho, Filipino pork adobo, fried rice and pad Thai.
Why It Matters: The quick-service spot sits beside the Hippodrome Theatre and offers indoor and outdoor seating, takeout and parking validation for downtown customers.
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🥤 Mana Sweet Chicha takes Venezuelan drinks around Gainesville
The Gist: Daniela Chourio Bertel started making chicha at home in November 2024 and opened the Mana Sweet Chicha food truck in March. She sells the corn-based drink alongside coffee, matcha and sweets at Gainesville parks, apartment complexes and markets.
Why It Matters: Bertel said she started making chicha because she could not find it locally. Her sister says the truck also gives Venezuelans a place to speak Spanish and taste a familiar drink.
Read more here.
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🎉 The Streatery Grand Opening | The Streatery | Gainesville | Fri, Nov 6, 5-11 p.m. | More | Hear live music, sample downtown restaurants and bring kids to the bounce house.
🎄 Holiday Marketplace at First UMC | First United Methodist Church | Gainesville | Fri, Nov 6, 5-8 p.m.; Sat, Nov 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun, Nov 8, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. | More | Meet Santa; Friday entry costs $5 for ages 12+, weekends are free.
🎭 World War II America: War on the Home Front | Evergreen Cemetery | Gainesville | Wed, Nov 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. | More | Watch a WWII home-front play, then try swing dancing or painting.
🎨 Celebrating Autism in the Arts 2026 | Congregation B'nai Israel | Gainesville | Sun, Nov 8, 1-4 p.m. | More | See paintings, crafts and live performances by artists on the autism spectrum.
🎸 The Heavy Heavy with The Point | Heartwood Soundstage | Gainesville | Wed, Nov 11, 7 p.m. | More | Catch psychedelic rock outdoors, and bring a lawn chair.
🏈 Florida Gators vs. Oklahoma | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium | Gainesville | Sat, Nov 7, 7:45 p.m. | More | The Gators host Oklahoma for the teams' first meeting in Gainesville.
🎤 Renée Elise Goldsberry | Phillips Center | Gainesville | Fri, Nov 6, 7:30 p.m. | More | The Hamilton star sings Broadway, pop and R&B at the Phillips Center.
🎶 The Brook & The Bluff with RYMAN | Heartwood Soundstage | Gainesville | Fri, Nov 6, 8 p.m. | More | Hear four-part harmony and rock from the Werewolf tour, with RYMAN opening.
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