Chicago Restaurant Closings
The venerable Chicago fine dining institution Les Nomades has closed amid the impending sale of its Streeterville building.
Big Star, Parson’s, and Yolk have shuttered locations
The Green Post, Roots Handmade Pizza, and Furious Spoon headline this month’s departures.
Bacci Pizza and a Greek mainstay have shuttered
The familiar rotating motorcycle piloted by a skeleton will soon see its last ride
The West Town bakery was part of David Pisor’s Etta Collective which filed for bankruptcy in 2024
Murray Bros. Caddyshack has left the Chicago area
Art of Dosa is closing while Table, Donkey and Stick’s owners are debuting a pizzeria at Sterling Food Hall in the Loop
Komo closes ahead of Trino opening
The bar that over 18 years helped usher in a new era of cocktail culture in the U.S., could resurface elsewhere
Gale Street Inn and Mable’s Table headline the sad news
Fire, which replaced Roister in November 2024, closes permanently on Saturday, June 28, in Fulton Market
The restaurant will end an eight-year run when it closes this summer
Catch 35 in Naperville says goodbye after more than two decades
All five locations — the first in suburban Chicago and four in Texas — will close.
Plus, Goose Island will sell Bourbon County Stout in four packs this year.
The pizza chain’s last location, in Bucktown, is closing at the end of June.
A new tenant is already ready to takeover the former Pisolino space.
Milly’s Pizza In The Pan is leaving Uptown for a larger location.
Plus, Home Run Inn intros deep dish and a lawsuit over electrolyte-spiked seltzer
The River North venue was co-owned by Jimmy Butler, Roquan Smith, and Chase Rice.
The final Chicago location for Aurelio’s Pizza gets a closing date, Alinea’s supper club, and Bar Louie in South Loop is no more
Plus, the chef from Michelin-starred Oriole unveils a burger at a food hall
S.K.Y. gets a closing date in Pilsen, plus a 30-year-old hot dog stand while Philly’s Best says goodbye to Belmont
Plus, an update on Garcia’s and “The Tribune” goes to Devon for nihari
Plus, Home Run Inn announces closures, Mariscos San Pedro’s taco omakase, and Links Taproom returns
Sanctuary is owner Rohini Dey’s response to the current political environment
A Mexican restaurant in Logan Square, a bubble tea shop in North Center, and more closures to know now
Ownership closed locations in Wicker Park and West Loop in late 2024
There’s no word on what’s happening to the space beneath 88 Marketplace
The River North location is the latest touristy destination to shutter in recent years
The celebrity chef is shifting focus while his two other Chicago restaurants will remain open
Umamicue, coming to Sterling Food Hall, specializes in Central Texas barbecue with Vietnamese and Chinese influences
A Jamaican patty spot in Wicker Park, a Malaysian eatery in Logan Square, and more closures to know now
Owner Eddie Lakin says the numbers were no longer adding up for his suburban smash burger haven
One restaurant dominated the panel’s answers
Chef James Martin is eyeing new more casual locations closer to West Town
A running log of restaurant and bar closings across Chicago
From AI sommeliers to hot takes on gentrification and chain restaurants, the panel looks into their crystal balls
The River North restaurant lasted eight years and will be replaced with a new Boka restaurant next year
