closures
Stories tagged “closures”
Jack in the Box closes an Everett store as its cull continues
The Washington location shut on 10 October, one of up to 200 restaurants the chain plans to close under a two-year plan that has already cost it its dividend.
Bruno Verjus closes Table, calls fine dining dead
The two-Michelin-star chef will shut his Paris restaurant on 22 December after 13 years, saying its €480 tasting menu excludes too many diners.
Honest Burgers closes its only Smash + Grab site
The Liverpool Street smashburger spot opened in 2024 after a £2.7m crowdfund; the 45-site chain still wants to quadruple its estate by 2030.
Les 110 de Taillevent closes in London after 11 years
The Gardinier family's wine-by-the-glass restaurant in Marylebone has entered creditors' liquidation, with liquidators appointed earlier this month.
Sikwa closes its Los Yoses dining room in San José
The first Costa Rican restaurant on Latin America's 50 Best, No. 25 in 2024, gives no reason or reopening date and says only that the project will transform.
Fireman Hospitality Group sells to Landry's out of Chapter 11
Three of Sheldon Fireman's New York dining rooms are heading to a Houston buyer, a year after his death and a cash crunch fed by merchant cash advances.
Simpson's Tavern reopens as Cloth Cornhill in London
Four years after a rent dispute closed London's oldest chophouse, new owners reopen it under a different name — same panelling, same coat hooks.
Senzanome closes in Brussels as Giovanni Bruno opens a trattoria
Five months after losing the Michelin star it held for 21 years, the Sablon restaurant shuts on 31 October. Its chef is moving his team to GIO, a simpler Italian kitchen nearby.
Christophe Hardiquest closes Menssa, his starred Brussels table
The chef who held two Michelin stars at Bon-Bon serves his last Menssa dinner on 14 November and turns to private dinners, cooking classes and consulting.
James Martin's Manchester restaurant closes after 14 years
The chef's namesake dining room inside the Manchester235 casino has shut as his partnership with operator Metropolitan Gaming ends, with no replacement concept named yet.
Sign of the Beefcarver closes its last restaurant in Royal Oak
The Michigan carvery chain shuts its original Woodward Avenue dining room on 25 October, blaming record roast beef prices and losses that never recovered after the pandemic.
Zuma Ibiza closes for the season, regroups in Madrid
The Japanese restaurant group's Ibiza Gran Hotel rooftop ends its fourth summer on 17 October, with all Spanish business shifting to the Castellana address.
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