What’s New in Malibu?

August 14, 2026

Cross Creek Ranch patio with a wooden sign, outdoor seating, and white umbrellas.
The Malibu Life · Local Guide

What’s New in Malibu?

The new restaurants, coffee shops, markets and boutiques worth knowing about, plus a few highly anticipated openings still on the way.

01

Chit Chat Coffee & Matcha

Chit Chat storefront with a stone facade, open glass doors, and people inside.Iced blended coffee with cookie pieces held outside a café.

Chit Chat Coffee & Matcha has officially made its way to Malibu, bringing the playful coffee and matcha menu it’s become known for around Los Angeles.

The Malibu Life Fun Fact: Madison Hildebrand, founder of The Malibu Life, is already a Chit Chat regular. His order is the Black Sesame Vanilla Bean (pictured above).

02 Coming Soon

Hank’s Organic

Pacific Coast Greens storefront with Hank’s Organic Coming Soon window graphics.

East Malibu is getting a new neighborhood market.

Hank’s Organic is taking over the former Pacific Coast Greens space at 22601 Pacific Coast Highway, bringing fresh produce, prepared foods, a hot bar, juices, coffee and everyday grocery staples back to the corner.

For locals who remember stopping into Pacific Coast Greens, it’s especially nice to see the space getting a new life.

03

Wally’s Malibu

Wally’s restaurant exterior with a stone facade, glass walls, and outdoor patio seating.

Wally’s has officially arrived in Malibu.

Wally’s Wine & Spirits is now open at Cross Creek Ranch, bringing its mix of wine, gourmet food, specialty market finds and dining to the coast.

If you’ve been to the Beverly Hills or Santa Monica locations, you know the idea. It’s part wine shop, part restaurant and part place to sit down for what was supposed to be a quick lunch.

04

Madhappy Malibu

Modern retail storefront with a dark facade and broad glass windows, shown outside and inside.

Malibu officially has its own Madhappy.

The Los Angeles-born lifestyle brand opened at Cross Creek Ranch in spring 2026, bringing its colorful casual wear and California feel to Civic Center Way... it makes a lot of sense here.

05

Le Labo Malibu

Skincare boutique with product displays on rustic shelves and a wooden table.

The fragrance brand recently opened at Cross Creek Ranch, adding another stop to what is quickly becoming one of the easiest places in town to spend an afternoon.

Grab coffee, have lunch, smell approximately 14 candles you don’t need, leave with one anyway.

06

Clark’s Oyster Bar

Restaurant dining room with white-tablecloth tables and large windows overlooking an outdoor patio.

Austin favorite Clark’s Oyster Bar made its Malibu debut at Cross Creek Ranch in late 2025.

The restaurant serves oysters, lobster rolls, steaks, martinis and plenty of seafood in a beautiful indoor-outdoor space.

07

Pura Vida Miami

Pura Vida Miami restaurant exterior with outdoor seating and a sidewalk menu sign.

Miami has officially made its way to Malibu.

Pura Vida Miami opened at Cross Creek Ranch with smoothies, bowls, salads, wraps, coffee and all-day breakfast.

08

The Sandwich Shop Malibu

Wooden pickup and delivery window in a fence marked 30150.

Sometimes you just want a really good sandwich.

The Sandwich Shop Malibu is another new local spot to add to your lunch rotation. All sandwiches are homemade, and hand-stacked right here in Malibu. Place your order online and pick it up with ease from a contactless window.  Click here to view the menu.

09

FRAME

FRAME boutique exterior with open glass doors, a warm showroom, and landscaped planters.

Malibu’s shopping scene has been getting an upgrade too.

Los Angeles-based FRAME opened a boutique at Cross Creek Ranch, bringing its great denim and polished California style to the coast.

10

Velvet by Graham & Spencer

Clothing boutique with central display tables, racks along the walls, and warm wood paneling.

Velvet by Graham & Spencer has also joined the Cross Creek Ranch lineup.

The California brand is known for easy, understated pieces that fall somewhere between casual and dressed-up, which happens to be a pretty accurate description of the Malibu dress code.

11

NAGA LA

Boutique interior with clothing racks, displayed bags and textiles, and a green patterned rug.

Over at Malibu Country Mart, NAGA LA is one of the newer boutiques to join the mix. Adding another fashion stop to Malibu’s unofficial town square.

12

Cherry LA

Cherry Service storefront and showroom, with a red vintage pickup outside and a leather chair inside.

Cherry LA has also landed at Malibu Country Mart.

Known for its Southern California streetwear, the brand brings a younger, slightly edgier feel to the Country Mart’s retail lineup.It’s a nice contrast to some of the more traditional luxury brands in town and another sign that Malibu shopping is coming alive.

13

The Bunker

The Bunker Surf & Skate storefront with a brick walkway and planters.

The Bunker, a local surf and skate shop, is now open at Malibu Country Mart.

Surf culture has always been part of Malibu, so it’s nice to see more businesses that actually reflect that side of the community.

A New Chapter for Malibu

Cross Creek Ranch is quickly becoming another central gathering spot, while places like Malibu Country Mart continue to bring in new stores without losing the familiar feel locals love.

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