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Johns Island openings and closings

What opened, what closed and what's coming to the island, newest first. Each entry links the report it's based on, and we add new ones every Thursday when the newsletter goes out.

Latest change logged Oct 25, 2026.

Coming soon

Coming soon Announced Aug 28, 2026
Asian Hibachi Grill
Japanese restaurant · 3575 Maybank Highway
It aimed to open in mid-to-late September 2026. We found no sign it had opened by Oct. 29.
Source: Asian Hibachi Grill coming to 3575 Maybank Highway, What Now Charleston, Aug. 28, 2026
Coming soon Announced Aug 14, 2026
Locals Sushi & Sports Pub
Sushi bar and sports pub · 1804 Crowne Commons Way
The fourth Locals, in Live Oak Square, in the space Blu Smoke Pit left. It aimed to open in September 2026 and hadn't opened when we checked on Oct. 29.
Source: Locals Sushi & Sports Pub taking over former Blu Smoke Pit space, What Now Charleston, Aug. 14, 2026
Coming soon Announced Jul 2, 2026
Stono's Oyster Bar
Oyster bar · 2409 Maybank Highway
A waterfront oyster bar on the Stono River with indoor and outdoor seating and about 60 free boat slips for diners. It's aiming for spring 2027.
Source: New waterfront oyster bar on Johns Island eyes spring 2027 opening, What Now Charleston, July 2, 2026

2026

Closed Oct 25, 2026
The Heyday
Restaurant and bar · 605 Kindred Court
In Hayes Park. It opened in April 2025. Google Maps still listed it as open after it closed.
Source: The Heyday closing on Johns Island after only a year, Post and Courier, Oct. 21, 2026
Closed Summer 2026
Blu Smoke Pit
Barbecue restaurant · 1804 Crowne Commons Way
It quietly closed in the space that had been Blu Oyster Sushi & Seafood. Locals Sushi & Sports Pub is taking it over.
Source: Locals Sushi & Sports Pub taking over former Blu Smoke Pit space, What Now Charleston, Aug. 14, 2026

2025

Opened June 2025
Snow Monkeys
French-Japanese restaurant · 3297 Maybank Highway, Suite 302
In the former Bar Copa space.
Source: Snow Monkeys serves French, Japanese food, Post and Courier · Listed in Johns Island restaurants
Reopened March 2025
Blu Oyster Sushi & Seafood
Sushi and seafood restaurant · 1804 Crowne Commons Way
It reopened four months after closing, then later became Blu Smoke Pit under the same owners.
Source: Blu Oyster Seafood and Sushi reopens on Johns Island, Post and Courier
Closed Feb 1, 2025
Bar Copa
Restaurant and bar · 3297 Maybank Highway
Snow Monkeys opened in the space that June.
Source: Bar Copa on Johns Island will close its doors on Feb. 1, Post and Courier
Opened 2025
La Taqueria by El Molino
Tacos and a full bar · 2901 Maybank Highway
In the former Colectivo space.
Source: La Taqueria by El Molino is now open on Johns Island, Post and Courier · Listed in Johns Island restaurants

2024

Closed Nov 18, 2024
Blu Oyster Sushi & Seafood
Sushi and seafood restaurant · 1804 Crowne Commons Way
It closed abruptly, then reopened in March 2025.
Source: Blu Oyster and Gillie's Seafood abruptly close, Post and Courier
Closed Aug 31, 2024
Colectivo
Mexican restaurant · 2901 Maybank Highway
It closed almost exactly a year after opening. La Taqueria by El Molino opened in the space in 2025.
Source: Mexican restaurant Colectivo is closing, Post and Courier

How we confirm a change

Map listings lag behind real life. Google Maps still showed The Heyday as open after it closed on Oct. 25, 2026. So we log a closing once it's reported in the news or confirmed by the business, and an opening once the doors are open. "Coming soon" entries stay until they open or the plans fall through.

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