Walk the corner of Atlantic and Swinton on a Thursday night this September and you'll find a line at the valet stand, a hostess stand with a forty-minute wait, and a patio full of people eating croquetas under string lights. It looks finished. It looks like the kind of place that's been open for years.
It hasn't. Barcelona Wine Bar, the restaurant creating that scene, opened on January 17, 2026. Sundy Village's restaurant openings are still unfolding, with concepts at different stages. The other five restaurants and food concepts announced for Sundy Village are either brand new, still waiting on a date, or attached to a building that hasn't reopened yet.
The status of each announced restaurant and food concept is laid out below.
Restaurant and Food Concept Status
Sundy Village is a seven-acre, roughly $21 million project from Pebb Capital, designed by Gensler, sitting on the corner that used to mark the edge of where anyone walked for dinner. Phase One got its temporary certificate of occupancy in September 2025: 100,000 square feet of office space, 30,000 square feet of retail and dining, 268 underground parking spaces. That milestone is why the leasing numbers climbed fast. The campus was reported at 88 percent leased when it opened last fall. As of early September 2026, that figure is closer to 90 percent.
Leased is not the same as open. Here's where the six announced restaurant and food concepts actually stand right now:
| Concept | What it is | Status as of September 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona Wine Bar | Spanish tapas and a 400-plus bottle wine list | Open since January 17, 2026 |
| Double Knot | Japanese izakaya from chef Michael Schulson's Schulson Collective | Open since this summer |
| Drinking Pig BBQ | Oak-smoked barbecue with jerk and Asian-influenced sides | Targeting a September opening |
| Maman | French all-day café founded in SoHo by Elisa Marshall and Benjamin Sormonte | Lease signed, no opening date announced |
| Van Leeuwen Ice Cream | Scoop shop | Lease signed, no opening date announced |
| Delray Beach Craft Brewing | Brewery moving into the restored Cathcart House | Lease signed, no opening date announced |
Two restaurants are open, one is targeting a September opening, and three have signed leases but no opening dates announced.
The office side tells a similar story about who's actually committed to this address. Pebb Capital put its own headquarters here, alongside Vertical Bridge, the country's largest private owner of cell towers, and Digital Bridge, a major infrastructure investment firm. Dragonfly Scan, a medical imaging company, relocated its offices here from East Atlantic Avenue, which is a small but telling detail: businesses are choosing to move west, not just open new locations there.
The Sundy House Is Still Closed for Restoration
The Sundy House is the reason this corner has any history at all. Built in 1902 and on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992, it's the oldest structure in Delray Beach, named for John Shaw Sundy, the city's first mayor. It's the southern anchor of the whole campus, and it's still closed for restoration.
Earlier reporting on the project pointed to a late 2026 reopening. The most recent update, reported by The Coastal Star in the past week, pushes that to early 2027, alongside the rest of Phase Two, which adds another 79,141 square feet of office space, a 165-space parking garage built in partnership with the city, and 3,400 square feet of ground-floor retail.
The updated early-2027 reopening estimate follows an earlier late-2026 projection. Barcelona Wine Bar and Double Knot opened first; the historic house remains behind construction fencing.
There's a second thread worth knowing about if you live within earshot of that corner. Sundy Village's growing foot traffic has the city looking at whether the area should be folded into downtown's entertainment district, a designation that would change the noise standards and permitted hours of operation for businesses there. The City Commission has been in talks with the surrounding businesses and residents about it. Nothing's decided.
East Atlantic Avenue's Dining Scene
East of Swinton, Savor the Avenue and the restaurants on East Atlantic Avenue remain part of downtown Delray's dining scene.
Savor the Avenue ran its 17th year on March 23, 2026, closing five blocks of East Atlantic Avenue from Swinton to 5th Avenue for the DDA's signature dining event. Thousands showed up for a four-course meal served at what organizers call the nation's longest dining table. The lineup read like a list of the avenue's longest-running names: Avalon Beach House, Beach Club, Rose's Daughter, City Oyster, Le Colonial, Lemongrass, Table 165, Vic & Angelo's, and Geronimo, among others. Lemongrass won Best in Show for the second consecutive year.
The 2025 edition of the event, with 13 participating restaurants, generated an estimated $101,000 in economic impact for downtown and raised money for charity through a straightforward mechanism: each restaurant contributes $500 to that year's designated nonprofit. This year's beneficiary is the Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County. Since the event started 16 years ago, more than $85,000 has gone to local causes this way.
Savor the Avenue has its own annual tradition and charity mechanism, both in place before Pebb Capital bought the land in 2019.
Sundy Village's Current Status for Nearby Residents
Sundy Village is still opening in stages: two restaurants are open, the office tower has tenants, and the Sundy House remains under construction with reopening expected in early 2027.
For residents east of Swinton, Savor the Avenue remains an annual dining event, and restaurants along East Atlantic Avenue continue to be part of downtown Delray's dining scene as Sundy Village opens in stages.
Drinking Pig BBQ is targeting a September opening. Maman, Van Leeuwen, and Delray Beach Craft Brewing have signed leases but no opening dates announced, while the Sundy House is expected to reopen in early 2027.
Sold By The Bell keeps a close eye on every corner of downtown Delray, from the reservation you can't get right now to the ones that are still just a lease and a sign in the window. If you're curious how any of this fits into the bigger picture of the neighborhood, Sold By The Bell is always happy to talk it through.
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