New Restaurants in Prairie Village, KS: What's Open in 2026

"More traffic, more of a community hub." Joni Johnson used those words to explain why she moved Clairvaux, her locally owned shop, out of the Shops at Fairway and into the former Chico's space at 3944 W. 69th Terrace in the Shops of Prairie Village. After six years at Fairway, she needed more room. She also wanted a center where people come and spend time.

That reason explains most of what happened in Prairie Village retail in 2026. Nearly every opening at the Shops, at Corinth Square and at the Meadowbrook Shopping Center gives you a reason to stay for an hour or more. That means a taproom, simulator bays, a café with more seating, sit-down restaurants, and soon a grocery store with sushi and a café of its own. The city is closing its 75th-anniversary year with a free party at Meadowbrook Park on Oct. 10. By then, its main shopping centers will look different than they did when the year started.

The former Macy's building finally has people in it

The redeveloped Macy's building at the south end of the Shops of Prairie Village is the center of the change. Big Grove Brewery was its first tenant. The 13,000-square-foot taproom sits on the upper level at 7060 Mission Road. Startland News reported that the soft opening was busy enough to bring in five figures in sales, and the grand opening in late May included face painting for kids.

Big Grove started in Solon, Iowa, in 2013 with a 3.5-barrel brewhouse. It also runs taprooms in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Iowa City and Omaha. Bryan Farrell, the company's director of marketing, said Big Grove toured locations around the city for several years before choosing this one. The menu goes well beyond beer. It includes a tuna poke bowl, stir-fried noodles, the Taphouse Burger, a fried chicken sandwich and a children's menu. Drinks include the Easy Eddy Hazy IPA, the Neighborhood Beer lager, mocktails and non-alcoholic options. For every case of Neighborhood Beer sold, $1 goes to Big Grove for Good, which gives micro-grants of $250 to $1,000 around the Kansas City metro.

GolfTRK opened just west of the taproom at 7068 Mission Road in September. It has eight simulator bays and a putting green. This location is more than a single franchise. It is GolfTRK's flagship and its new corporate headquarters, and Startland reported that it will serve as the blueprint for future franchise locations. The golf brand first planned to take a slightly smaller 6,700-square-foot space at 7064 Mission. As of the May report, there was no word on another tenant for that space.

Put a brewery and an indoor golf venue next to each other on the same upper level and you get an evening destination. The lower level was planned to add the daytime traffic.

The grocery store that anchors the plan is still on its way

The largest planned tenant in the former Macy's building is a new Hen House, and as of early October it hasn't opened. In May, Startland reported that Hen House expected to open on the lower level in September. The Johnson County Post's September roundup of openings listed GolfTRK and did not list Hen House. Hen House's own locations page still shows the Prairie Village store at 6950 Mission Road. The September target has passed, and no new date has been announced.

The new store is planned for 7070 Mission Road. It will cover 40,000 square feet, more than twice the size of the current store. Plans call for bigger produce, meat, seafood, floral, bakery and deli departments, plus a cheese island and a market grille. In August, the Johnson County Post added a sushi area, an indoor-outdoor customer café and energy-efficient refrigeration to that list.

Balls Foods Stores, which owns Hen House, has big hopes for the store. Mike Beal, its chief operational officer, told the Prairie Village City Council the plan is to draw shoppers from across the state line. He also said it "is going to be the best grocery store anywhere close to this in Kansas City."

For now, your weekly grocery trip hasn't changed. The current Hen House at 6950 Mission Road stays open until the new store opens. Once Hen House moves, the old building will change too. First Washington told the Johnson County Post that the space will likely be split among five or six tenants. No replacement tenants had been named publicly as of May. The Hen House move will change the Shops twice, first when the new store opens and again when the old one is divided up.

The rest of the Shops shifted toward food, too

Smaller moves around the center point the same way. French Market reopened Aug. 27 after taking over the space next door where Pride Cleaners used to be. Pride Cleaners moved to the east side of the center, near Chipotle. Noah Quillec, whose parents opened Café Provence in 2001, told the Kansas City Star the expansion added about 1,500 square feet. The new space holds grab-and-go meals, a bigger cheese counter, vintage glassware, French cookbooks and linens. Since the café was added in 2019, diners and shoppers had shared one line that sometimes ran long. The expansion lets the market work as its own space again. Quillec also said he hopes to rotate in more seasonal grab-and-go dishes, especially during the holidays.

Scratch Gourmet Kitchen moved into the former Story restaurant space. Rimann Liquors took over a former barber shop space to the west and is turning it into a dedicated tasting area.

The construction also cost the center a tenant. Sarah Jabbour closed Scoobie, her boutique of seven years at the Shops, and its online store along with it. She told Startland that 17 months of ongoing construction "ultimately made it impossible to continue as a brick-and-mortar store." Those problems go back to a transformer fire in early 2025 in a basement near the former Macy's. The most recent reporting on the construction and parking dates from May, so check conditions when you visit rather than assuming the work is done.

Corinth Square and Meadowbrook followed the same pattern

The change reached beyond Mission Road and 71st Street. Corinth Square and the Corinth Quarter section along W. 83rd Street added places to sit down and stay.

Casa Ama had been open only a couple of weeks when the Johnson County Post covered it in late June. Brookside Barkery came next as one of Corinth Quarter's newest tenants. FOX4 reported Flower Child, a health-focused restaurant chain, was open on Aug. 11. Farther south, Rulber's Restaurant Mas Cantina opened at the end of July in the Meadowbrook Shopping Center.

La Fetta Delicatessen is next on W. 83rd. It is the deli's second location, and The Pitch reported it was aiming for a mid-October opening. That is a target, not a confirmed date, and October openings often slip.

Where the year ends: Meadowbrook Park, Oct. 10

The city's 75th-anniversary community party at Meadowbrook Park wraps up a year of events. Those included a 5K run/walk, a parade and after-party, a fifties day at the pool and a movie night in Harmon Park. The party is free, and the schedule is easy to plan around.

• 4:30 p.m. Lawn activities begin, with music, food trucks, bubbles, photo spots and yard games.
• 5:30 p.m. Superstar Mafia takes the stage for live music.
• About 7:30 p.m. A drone show starts at dusk.

You can park at Christ Church Anglican, 5500 W. 91st Street; Hillcrest Covenant Church, 8801 Nall Ave.; Rolling Hills Presbyterian, 9300 Nall Ave.; Overland Park Church of the Nazarene, 9030 Lamar Ave.; and on neighborhood streets. The city encourages walking. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a refillable water bottle. Food trucks will sell dinner and dessert. The city has posted photos from the anniversary events, VillageFest and JazzFest on its Flickr page at flickr.com/prairievillageks, and you don't need an account to view them.

Before the party, the city's September/October newsletter lists a Fall Tree Seminar on Oct. 7. After it, watch for La Fetta's opening on W. 83rd and Hen House's move into 7070 Mission Road. Once Hen House opens, the five or six new tenants that replace it at 6950 Mission will be the next round of change at the Shops.

At Sherry Lynn & Co, we follow openings like these because they shape everyday life near home, including where you get coffee, groceries and dinner. If the Shops of Prairie Village or Corinth Square factor into your next move, whether you're buying or selling, Schedule a Consultation and we'll talk through what's changing near the streets you're considering.