Monday, June 8, 2026

Vietnamese restaurant Bela Kitchen soft opening today in East Liberty.


A new Vietnamese restaurant, Bela Kitchen, will be soft opening today in East Liberty. Located on the ground floor of 211 Tower at 211 N. Whitfield St. (map) in what was most recently Blue Sky Kitchen and Bar. It will be operated by the family behind Mola, the Novo Asian Food Hall in the Strip District and the Asian stationary store DooBoo that opened in January. Previous paperwork called the forthcoming spot Viet Lounge. Hours of operation are 11:30 am to 10:00 pm Sunday through Friday and 11:30 am to 11:00 pm on Saturdays.