NYC Restaurant Closings

Acclaimed Red Hook Bar Fort Defiance Is Closing After Nearly 15 Years

By Emma Orlow November 27

Popular Coney Island Brewery Closes After Eight Years

By Luke Fortney November 17

A Restaurant Backed by a ‘Top Chef’ Star Closes After Four Years

By Luke Fortney October 27

A Michelin-Starred Restaurant Is Leaving Its Home After Five Years

By Luke Fortney October 19

The East Village Loses One of Its Only Nigerian Restaurants

By Luke Fortney September 22

Contra Is Closing After a Decade on the Lower East Side

By Melissa McCart September 14

David Chang’s Momofuku Ssäm Bar Is Closing

By Melissa McCart September 8

The Biggest New York Restaurant Closures of Summer 2023

By Luke Fortney and Melissa McCart September 8

It Was Another Bleak Month of New York Restaurant Closings

By Luke Fortney August 25

Jay-Z’s Manhattan Nightclub Closes After 20 Years

By Luke Fortney August 9

A Philly Cheesesteak Chain Calls It Quits in New York

By Luke Fortney July 28

A Manhattan Michelin-Starred Sushi Counter Is Shutting Down

By Luke Fortney July 24

A Coffee Shop With National Expansion Plans Closes After a Year

By Luke Fortney June 30

Flynn McGarry’s Fine Dining Restaurant Gem Is Closing

By Emma Orlow June 28

The ‘Worst Restaurant in New York City’ Has Closed

By Luke Fortney June 12

One of Brooklyn’s Red-Sauce Staples Is Closing After Over 60 Years

By Robert Sietsema and Melissa McCart June 1

A Beachy Thai Stand Closes in the Rockaways

By Luke Fortney May 26

Jewish Restaurant That Set Out to Be ‘Zabar’s for the Next Generation’ to Close

By Luke Fortney May 22

A Decade-Old New York Bakery Abruptly Closes All but Two Locations

By Luke Fortney April 21

Faro, Once a Pasta ‘Star’ of Bushwick, Is Done

By Luke Fortney March 31

One of Brooklyn’s Newest Food Halls Shutters With ‘Zero Notice’ After Four Months

By Luke Fortney and Emma Orlow March 30

After 100 Years, Brooklyn’s G. Esposito & Sons Pork Store Is Closing

By Emma Orlow March 29

After More Than 80 Years in Business, Neil’s Coffee Shop Closes on the Upper East Side

By Emma Orlow March 20

A Restaurant That Ushered in a ‘New Era’ of Vietnamese Fine Dining Has Closed

By Luke Fortney and Melissa McCart February 24

Has NYC Reached Peak Steakhouse?

By Melissa McCart January 31

Lunch Slop Chain Dig Inn Is Out in the Financial District

By Luke Fortney January 20

Brooklyn Has Lost One of Its Best Burgers

By Luke Fortney December 22, 2022

Brooklyn’s Home for Rochester Garbage Plates Is Closing After Less Than a Year

By Emma Orlow December 7, 2022

A Neighborhood Gem Closes in Brooklyn After 15 Years

By Luke Fortney November 18, 2022

After Almost 25 Years, Mercer Kitchen From Jean-Georges Will Close Mid-December

By Melissa McCart November 17, 2022

One of Manhattan’s Only Uyghur Restaurants Has Been Evicted

By Luke Fortney and Eater Staff October 21, 2022

Another No-Tipping Restaurant Calls It Quits — and More Closings

By Luke Fortney and Eater Staff September 30, 2022