Five new restaurants to check out in St. Paul and Roseville

This week’s forecast includes warm weather and some new restaurants waiting for you to check them out. Here are five new restaurants to hit up in St. Paul and Roseville.

MARIO’S

The team behind Estelle has opened a pizza and hero shop on Cleveland Avenue. Sicilian-inspired pan pizza, East Coast hero sandwiches, cold beer and zeppole doughnuts await.

232 Cleveland Ave. N., St. Paul, 651-207-5252, mariosstp.com

KALSADA

Taking over the former Augustine’s space on Selby Ave is modern Filipino restaurant Kalsada. From the folks who gave St. Paul Cafe Astoria and Stella Belle, Kalsada offers up different menus for day and night time, with the morning menu focusing on Filipino breakfast staples alongside crepes and coffee, and modern Filipino fare, like truffled chicken adobo, lumpia and pika pika, for dinner. 1668 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 651-340-0496, kalsada-stpaul.com

JAMAICAN CARIBBEAN CUISINE

Skip the expensive airfare and instead relish in the tastes of the Caribbean at Roseville’s Jamaican Caribbean Cuisine. The joint, which opened in late April, boasts menu items like jerk wings, daily soups, curried chicken or shrimp and saltfish. It looks like they are also selling tropical rhythm juice, as they call it, with flavors like guava carrot, pineapple ginger and reggae melody. 1237 Larpenteur Ave. W, Roseville, 651-340-1185 jamaicancaribbeancuisine.com

BONCHON

Roseville will soon get a taste of crispy Korean fried chicken at Bonchon’s sixth Twin Cities location soon to open May 16. The franchise has become a popular fast Korean food joint by selling its crispy fried chicken along other Korean fare, like bulgogi, bibimbap and tteokbokki. According to Bonchon’s press release, the first 100 people in line on the day of their grand opening will receive free fried chicken. 2191 Snelling Ave., Roseville, bonchon.com

INSANE VEGAN

There’s a new vegan restaurant on the block serving up plant-based sandwiches, flatbreads, salads and more. 971 Arcade St., St. Paul, 612-888-4617, insane-vegan.com

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