Chandler Dining District Watch: Seafood City Is Due in 2026 and Din Tai Fung in 2027
Chandler Fashion Center says its outdoor dining refresh includes Seafood City opening in 2026 and Din Tai Fung set for 2027, signaling a larger Asian dining buildout instead of a one-off opening.
On Chandler Fashion Center’s official refresh page, the mall says a new outdoor dining district is taking shape. The clearest named tenants are Seafood City, which the site says is opening in 2026, and Din Tai Fung, which the mall lists for 2027.
That matters because Seafood City is more than one storefront. The mall describes it as a Filipino grocery with in-house restaurants, bakery items, street food and seafood tanks, while Din Tai Fung would add a high-profile Taiwanese full-service anchor later.
For East Valley readers, the useful read is timing. Scottsdale’s Din Tai Fung is the near-term Arizona debut, but Chandler’s refresh looks like the broader neighborhood-utility play: grocery traffic, prepared food and a restaurant lineup designed to keep people on site longer.
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