Restaurant Roundup: End of an era for Café and Bar Lurcat

Plus: Lurcat posted the recipe for the beloved apple, cheese and chive salad on Facebook for those who need to satisfy a craving once it closes.

🇫🇷 Cathedral Hill is getting a buzzy French restaurant. After several months of lauded pop-ups at spots like Bûcheron, Aubergine will take over the former Revival space this fall, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.

• Expect traditional Lyonnaise cuisine with an emphasis on Minnesota-grown ingredients, owners said.

🐻 Hey Bear! Cafe, the bargain breakfast joint that abruptly closed in May, is back open under new ownership. It remains in its original St. Paul spot off of University Avenue and has kept the same menu, according to its Instagram.

🍔 The Malt Shop is coming back to life. The South Minneapolis spot, which originally opened in 1973 but shuttered this January after a tumultuous few years, will have a "refreshed vibe" while still serving burgers and thick shakes, per its new website.

🤤 Hippo Pockets, started by Centro in 2023 as a ghost kitchen selling the Mexican restaurant's spin on Taco Bell's Crunchwraps, opened its first brick-and-mortar in South Minneapolis on July 9.

• The 17-seat restaurant is open until midnight.

🥤 Sota, the "dirty soda" shop that mixes pop with cream, syrups and other flavors, will expand to Southdale Center on July 14, per its social media. It's the local chain's third location.