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- First Watch plans for dozens of new restaurants in 2025. Here's where.</p>
<p>Gabe Hauari, USA TODAYJune 28, 2025 at 4:07 AM</p>
<p>First Watch operates more than 580 restaurants in 31 states, and that number is expected to grow in 2025.</p>
<p>The company said on its 2025 first quarter earnings call on May 6 it had opened 13 restaurants in 10 states in the first three months of the year, resulting in a total of 584 restaurants – 498 company-owned locations and 86 franchise-owned.</p>
<p>Also on the earnings call, First Watch said it expects to open between 59 and 64 new restaurants in the 2025 fiscal year. "First quarter same restaurant traffic results are encouraging and continued the trends we experienced exiting 2024, demonstrating both the strength and the resilience of the First Watch brand," First Watch President and CEO Chris Tomasso said on the call.</p>
<p>Tomasso said locations that opened in 2024 and 2025 have exceeded expectations despite "uncertainty" in the economic environment.</p>
<p>Here's a look at where the chain has opened new restaurants so far in 2025 and where they are opening new locations the rest of the year.</p>
<p>Where has First Watch opened new locations in 2025?</p>
<p>The company said it opened 13 new locations in 10 states in the first three months of the year:</p>
<p>Alabama</p>
<p>Florida</p>
<p>Illinois</p>
<p>Indiana</p>
<p>Kentucky</p>
<p>Maryland</p>
<p>Massachusetts</p>
<p>South Carolina</p>
<p>Tennessee</p>
<p>Virginia</p>
<p>The Massachusetts location is the company's first-ever New England location, according to a First Watch spokesperson, and is located in Hanover. The company plans to open a second Massachusetts location, on Boylston Street in downtown Boston, later this year.</p>
<p>"This high-profile location in the heart of Boston is a major milestone as we continue our growth in New England and beyond," said Chris Tomasso, First Watch CEO & President, in a news release on April 23. "We're grateful for the warm welcome we received for our first Massachusetts location earlier this year and look forward to bringing First Watch's innovative menu and signature hospitality to the Back Bay."</p>
<p>The company also told USA TODAY it entered its 31st state – Idaho – in May.</p>
<p>Where is First Watch planning to open new locations for the rest of 2025?</p>
<p>The company told USA TODAY it plans to open new locations in the following states in the back half of 2025:</p>
<p>Alabama</p>
<p>Arizona</p>
<p>Delaware</p>
<p>Florida</p>
<p>Georgia</p>
<p>Idaho</p>
<p>Illinois</p>
<p>Kentucky</p>
<p>Maryland</p>
<p>Massachusetts</p>
<p>Missouri</p>
<p>Nevada</p>
<p>North Carolina</p>
<p>Ohio</p>
<p>Pennsylvania</p>
<p>South Carolina</p>
<p>Tennessee</p>
<p>Texas</p>
<p>Utah</p>
<p>Virginia</p>
<p>Wisconsin</p>
<p>The company's new restaurant in Nevada will be located in Las Vegas and is scheduled to open this summer, a First Watch spokesperson told USA TODAY. Nevada will be the company's 32nd state with a location.</p>
<p>Additionally, the company's first location in Memphis, Tennessee is slated for Sept. 2025.</p>
<p>Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: First Watch opening dozens of new locations in 2025. See where.</p>
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