Dozens of eateries have opened across the Kansas City area this year, and more are coming.

Here’s a sampling:

▪ Baba’s Pantry, 1019 E. 63rd St.

▪ Bamboo Penny’s, Park Place, 5270 W. 116th Place, Leawood.

▪ Chewology, 900 Westport Road.

▪ Flip’d by IHOP, 4661 Bauer Farm Drive, Lawrence. The first location to open in the country.

▪ Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, 8721 Ryckert St., Lenexa.

▪ Foodlove Cafe, 2101 Broadway Blvd.

▪ Gaels Public House & Sports, 5424 Troost Ave.

▪ Gus’s World Famous Fried Chicken, 7935 W. 151st St., Overland Park.

▪ Hawaiian Bros Island Grill in Independence, Lenexa, Shawnee and south Kansas City. And soon south Overland Park.

▪ HomeGrown, 338 W. 63rd St. in Brookside.

▪ Incahoots, 100 S. Main St., Parkville.

▪ J. Rieger & Co. distillery, in the East Bottoms at 2700 Guinotte Ave., has expanded with the Electric Park Garden Bar.\

▪ KC Daiquiri Shop Bistreaux, 8725 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park.

▪ Poio Mexican BBQ, 800 S. Seventh St., Kansas City, Kansas.

▪ Quickies Burger & Fries, 1000 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

▪ Taste Island Grill, 3605 Broadway Blvd.

▪ Tailleur, 3933 Main St.

▪ Third Street Social, 5031 Main St.

▪ Yummi Crab, The Landing, 1336 E. Meyer Blvd.

Coming soon

▪ Cafe Europa Gourmet Market & Bakery plans to relocate to the south Plaza area later this year and add a Leawood location in early February.

▪ 54th Street Grill & Bar, Zona Rosa, 7200 N.W. 86th Terrace, is rebranding to 54th Street Restaurant & Drafthouse and expanding with an outdoor entertainment area. Work is expected to be completed by early December.

▪ Jousting Pigs BBQ in Liberty took the former Arthur Bryant’s space, at 1702 Village West Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas, in the Legends Outlets Kansas City.

▪ Meat Mitch Barbecue, Ranch Mart Shopping Center, 3600 W. 95th St., Leawood. Mid-November opening.

▪ Wichita’s Meddys Mediterranean Eatery & Craft Bar plans to open at 4105 W. 83rd St. in Prairie Village later this year.

▪ Plate restaurant in East Brookside plans to open in Leawood’s Park Place, 11655 Ash St., in early winter.

▪ Prime Social rooftop lounge, 46 Penn Centre, 4622 Pennsylvania Ave. Mid- to late November opening. Then Ocean Prime Restaurant will join it in early 2022.

▪ The metro’s first Taco Bell Cantina has a permit for a building at 4111 Broadway in Westport. A Taco Bell Cantina sign is now on the door but the chain would not confirm the location.

▪ Whataburger is opening in Blue Springs, Independence, Lee’s Summit and Overland Park later this year. Independence or Lee’s Summit will open first in the fall.