YAVA Kitchen and Brewhouse Opens in Cumming with Wood-Fired Hearth, Onsite Brewing

YAVA Kitchen & Brewhouse opens Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, at 3001 Market Place Blvd. in the Westshore Market Place retail corridor, bringing an 8,000-square-foot, food-forward concept with seating for more than 300 guests to Cumming. Disharoundtown and local previews describe a live-fire kitchen built around a large hearth paired with an on-site small-batch brewhouse that the team says is meant to create a neighborhood gathering place.

The dining room centers on wood-fired cooking and visible production: Hoodline reported the brewhouse is “tucked behind the bar” and that beers are brewed just a few feet from tables, while Disharoundtown highlights an open-hearth menu and the restaurant’s warm wood-tone aesthetic. FSR Magazine notes a patio firepit that includes a personalized engraved stone element for members of the restaurant’s early membership program.

Development and design credits list Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting as the lead on concept creation with ai3 handling design, according to Disharoundtown. Menu and beverage work involved Blue Orbit collaborators Kevin Maxey and Joe Alessandroni, Disharoundtown adds, and day-to-day operations will be overseen by general manager Patrick Padilla. Brewing operations at the on-site brewhouse are led by head brewer Alex Ciaburri, per Disharoundtown’s reporting.

YAVA is offering a capped membership program billed as a way to knit the restaurant into the neighborhood. Disharoundtown uses the name “Founder’s Club” while Hoodline and FSR Magazine use “Founders Club” for the same program; FSR reports the program is limited to 100 members and lists perks including special tastings, early access invitations, ongoing member rewards, and “a personalized name engraved on a stone in the patio firepit.” Michael Maxwell, a partner at Blue Orbit Restaurant Consulting, is quoted by FSR Magazine: “YAVA was imagined as a place where people feel connected and known. The Founder’s Club allows future guests to help build that sense of community from the beginning. By limiting the club to 100 members, we can ensure it remains a close-knit group that truly reflects the spirit of YAVA.”

Media and social channels signaled the opening in the weeks leading up to the dinner launch. Hoodline reported that Good Day Atlanta’s Paul Milliken visited opening-day activity, filming the dining room, the brewhouse behind the bar, and the line in the kitchen; YAVA’s website listed “Opening for dinner - February 17,” and an Instagram post announced the Feb. 17 opening with a note to “expect wood-fired dishes,” according to the supplied excerpt.

Operationally, Hoodline reports the team plans to run dinner service through the week initially while seasonal menus and new beer releases roll out in the months ahead. Hoodline also frames YAVA as adding a high-capacity option to Forsyth County’s evolving dining scene and cites local coverage that ties the Market Place corridor’s new restaurants to projected boosts in jobs and traffic.

Disharoundtown recommends following YAVA’s Instagram and Facebook for updates and includes an editor’s note reminding readers that pricing, hours and menu items may change over time.