October 29, 2026
On Saturday, Sept. 5, the coffee shop at Gateway was packed. DJ Enrique Gonzalez played in the room, pastries filled the display case, and the first 100 customers through the door got a free cookie. The shop many neighbors knew as Pulp & Press had reopened under a new name, Amelia's All Day. Sun Sentinel photographs from that morning show a full room, with breakfast going out to tables.
That relaunch is the clearest sign of where the plaza at Sunrise Boulevard and Federal Highway is heading. Each business that has signed or reopened at Gateway in 2026 is built around time spent inside. One is a cafe that doubles as a bookstore. One is an Italian dining room that takes reservations. One is a perfume atelier whose main offering is a sit-down workshop that runs most of an afternoon. For a corner best known for being seen from the road, that is a real change in what it offers the people who live a few blocks away.
Gateway's ownership markets the plaza on visibility. Its leasing materials cite exposure to more than 60,000 vehicles per day along US-1 and Sunrise Boulevard. They name Victoria Park, Flagler Village and Coral Ridge as the nearby neighborhoods it draws from.
That traffic count describes people passing through. The newer tenants are built for the opposite kind of visit, one where a neighbor parks, sits down and stays for an hour or two. Jaime Sturgis, who curates the plaza for its ownership, put the goal plainly in a statement reported by citybiz. "We are proud of our role in shaping the growth of Gateway Shopping District into a true 24-hour neighborhood destination," he said.
"24-hour" reads as aspiration. The tenant list shows how it is being pursued: one block of the day at a time.
Pulp & Press first opened in a 1,485-square-foot space at Gateway early this year. By late February it was already described as "just opened."
Under owner Gina Cavendish, the September relaunch as Amelia's All Day kept the cafe-and-bookstore format. The Sun Sentinel described the change as the next chapter for the shop. The words "All Day" in the new name point to a shop meant to work from breakfast through the afternoon.
A bookstore inside a coffee shop changes how long a visit lasts. Browsing shelves is slow by design, and it pairs naturally with a second coffee and a table.
Elsewhere in the plaza, at 1914 E. Sunrise Blvd., De la Fontaine Naturals runs an atelier and shop. The boutique natural perfumery started in South Africa and leased 1,000 square feet at Gateway this year.
The shop is open Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays. Weekday hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to its contact page. The draw is the workshops. The shop lists crafting sessions at 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The beginner workshop is $85 and runs two to two and a half hours. In that time you learn how a fragrance is structured, blend botanicals into a scent of your own and take the finished bottle home. A separate Vintage French Perfume Crafting Workshop is listed for Saturdays at noon, and the shop asks you to call 754-274-7228 to confirm a booking. That session includes:
The two pages list different workshop times, so it makes sense to call before planning a Saturday around one. Either way, this is a storefront where the typical visit is measured in hours.
Barolo leased 1,500 square feet at Gateway for Northern Italian cooking. Its full name is Barolo Cucina D'Autore, and it now takes reservations through its website. The kitchen builds on the food of Italy's Piedmont region, with dishes from other regions mixed in. The menu runs from antipasti and house-made pasta to seasonal secondi and dolci, and each plate is meant to pair with the wine list.
The restaurant describes itself as a place "for celebrations and quiet dinners alike." Paired with a morning cafe and an afternoon atelier, that fills in the last part of a day that Gateway's new tenants now span.
| Time of day | Gateway tenant | What a visit involves |
|---|---|---|
| Morning into afternoon | Amelia's All Day | Breakfast, pastries, coffee and book browsing |
| Late morning and afternoon | De la Fontaine Naturals | A two-hour-plus workshop or a shop visit to test perfumes |
| Evening | Barolo Cucina D'Autore | A reserved Piedmont-style dinner built around wine |
| Ongoing | Stretch Zone | An established tenant that signed a long-term lease renewal |
The one big piece not yet in place is Peppi's Pizza. Chef and owner Ryan McKeown signed for 2,101 square feet at Gateway. It will be his first Broward County location, after the original pizzeria in Miami's Design District and Peppi's Steaks & Hoagies inside Miami's Brightline station.
The Miami shop's New York-style pies drew national attention after Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy featured it in his "One Bite" review series. In August, McKeown gave the Sun Sentinel an opening window of end of September or early October, and the paper noted that dates can change. Edible South Florida's roundup, updated Oct. 18, still listed Peppi's as upcoming with that same window. Check peppispizzamia.com for the latest before heading over.
Pizza is the one Gateway arrival that suits both kinds of visit, a slice on the way home or a table with friends. It could also be the tenant that brings the plaza's late hours closest to the "24-hour" idea.
Gateway has seen fast turnover before. The Food Republic, a 50-seat restaurant at 1910 E. Sunrise Blvd., spent about a year collecting praise for its handhelds, crispy pork-belly bites and Southern comfort dishes. It announced its closure in June 2025, as the Sun Sentinel reported.
The 2026 lineup spreads the plaza across more of the day, with each tenant covering a different block of hours. A morning cafe and an evening dining room do not compete for the same visit. A perfume workshop does not compete with either. Stretch Zone's long-term renewal adds a tenant that has already shown it plans to stay.
Two projects affect how you reach the corner this season. On Sept. 3, FDOT closed the south side of the Sunrise Boulevard Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway, and that closure runs through early 2027. All traffic now uses the north side, with two lanes in each direction. Left turns from westbound Sunrise onto southbound NE 26th Avenue are prohibited, according to the Victoria Park Civic Association's advisory. If you drive west from the beach side for a Barolo reservation, allow extra time.
Inside the neighborhood, the city's Victoria Park stormwater project began Jan. 5, 2026, and is expected to finish in early 2028. The work brings temporary lane closures, and access to homes stays open. A walk or short drive to Gateway may include a detour depending on which street crews are working that week.
Gateway's newest tenants change what a neighbor can do there on a given day, and that kind of everyday detail is part of how Kenny Silverman describes Victoria Park to clients. If you'd like to talk through what this corner, and the blocks around it, add to life in the neighborhood, Let's Connect.
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