Here's a look at some of the new businesses that opened in 2025

Lego Store Bridge Street 07 — The Lego Store was one of the big openings this year at Bridge Street. (Ben Johnson / Hville Blast)

This year has been a huge one in regard to new businesses opening here in the Huntsville area. We have seen a bevy of new stores, restaurants, service providers and other cool businesses open in 2025.

As the city continues to grow, so does our business community, and the wave of new businesses opening in the last year is consistent with the rapid and continued growth of the Rocket City.

While we couldn’t list all of the openings from the year, here’s a pretty good list:

Restaurants/bars

Hattie Bs 1 2 — Hattie B’s opened this month at Stadium Commons. (Ben Johnson / Hville Blast)

We have had dozens of new restaurants and bars open here in the Huntsville area. Some of these are national brands that have entered the Huntsville market for the first time, while others are locally owned eateries. Here are some highlights:

Parks + venues

The Park at Hays Farm 1 1 — The Park at Hays Farm opened recently. (City of Huntsville)

Greenspaxces have been a priority for the Huntsville City Council, and more parks and park upgrades are expected next year. Also, in addition to a couple of new parks, we saw the opening of a new indie theater in town…

Retail/grocery

soccer post — Soccer Post is a one-stop-shop for soccer equipment. (Ben Johnson / Hville Blast)

Something we can never get enough of around here in regard to new businesses is a bevy of new stores. We have seen, like the restaurant scene, a bunch of national chains, but also some new specialty stores around town.

Beauty/fitness

YMCA 15 3 — Heart of the Valley YMCA (Elizabeth Hobbs / Hville Blast)

Whether you are looking to get into better shape or just into looking good, the Rocket City welcomed several new salons and fitness facilities in 2025. Such as:

Health care

54585646542 b4a6f0f3b5 o scaled 1 — This year, we welcomed American Health Imaging to the Huntsville business community. (Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce)

A few health care facilities opened in the area during the year, with different specialties:

Banks + financial services

fifth third — Fifth Third Bank officially opened its first branch in Huntsville. (Michael Seale / Hville Blast)

While a couple of banks entered the Huntsville market for the first time this year, a couple of banks just added to their Huntsville-area footprints:

Apartments/hotels

Anthem House 09 — Anthem House is in the middle of all of the MidCity entertainment. (Ben Johnson / Hville Blast)

Housing is in huge demand here, which is why each year for the last decade or so the Rocket City has seen new apartment complexes popping up. As well, the city’s hospitality industry is booming, so hotels are much needed: