Published on Lakeandsumterstyle.com by Gina Horan on October 7, 2026

A long line formed outside Oak & Stone Tuesday morning as the restaurant celebrated its grand opening at Eastport in The Villages, bringing its scratch kitchen and signature self-pour Tap Wall to the growing town center.

The Oct. 6 celebration included a ribbon cutting, giveaways, a prize wheel and an inaugural pour by Oak & Stone and Artistry Restaurants leadership. The Eastport restaurant is Oak & Stone’s 10th location and one of the first restaurants to open in the new Eastport Town Center.

Oak & Stone pairs a scratch kitchen with a self-pour experience that lets guests explore beverages at their own pace. Eastport’s Tap Wall features 66 choices, including 36 drafts, 16 wines and 14 bourbons. Guests use a tap card to activate their selection and control how much they pour. “Tap guides” are also on hand to help newcomers learn the system and explore the selections.

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The grand opening also included a $15,951.84 check presentation from Artistry Restaurants to Habitat for Humanity of Lake-Sumter. The donation represented proceeds raised through other opening events and donated by Artistry.

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