Market conditions, including rising real estate and labor costs, plus an over-saturation of restaurants, are often cited as reasons why Chicagoans are waving goodbye to their favorite restaurants and bars. Find this page as an ongoing archive of places that shuttered in 2018.
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Chicago’s Restaurant and Bar Closures for 2018
An ongoing archive of the year’s shutters
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December 19, 2018
Four Chicago-Area Restaurant Shutters to Know
An ongoing log of Chicago restaurant and bar closures
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December 17, 2018
Wicker Park Italian Mainstay Tocco is Closing
Owner Bruno Abate’s opening a suburban location
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December 13, 2018
Salero, Randolph Street’s Spanish Stalwart, to Close in West Loop
New Year’s Eve will end a four-year-run
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December 6, 2018
North Center Fancy Drink Hideaway Tiny Lounge to Close After 19 Years
The Navy Pier and Chicago Riverwalk locations continue
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December 6, 2018
Instagram-Famous Dessert Spot BomboBar Is Coming to Old Town
It’s taking over the Buzz Bait space on Wells Street
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November 28, 2018
Dee’s, a Lincoln Park Chinese Staple For 35 Years, Is Closing Its Dining Room
Dee Kang wants to spend more time with family
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November 21, 2018
Nobody Hurt After West Loop Fire Along Randolph Restaurant Row
Plus, President Obama visits a new Hyde Park restaurant
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November 19, 2018
The Mutiny, the 28-Year-Old Bucktown Dive Bar, Appears Closed
Regulars insist the shutter isn’t temporary
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November 15, 2018
River North Taco Joint Closes Leading Ex-Workers to Protest Wage Theft
Workers picketed Tuesday in front of the Lincoln Park location
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November 14, 2018
Del Frisco’s to Close Gold Coast Chicago Steakhouse After Nearly Seven Years
The third-floor champagne room is also shuttering
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November 13, 2018
Hot Chicken’s Returning to Lincoln Square as BBQ Supply Exits Rogers Park
Owner Jared Leonard has news for fans of the Budlong and his barbecue
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November 7, 2018
Honeygrow, the Philadelphia Stir-Fry/Salad Chain, to Close All Chicago Locations
A suburban Schaumburg location will remain
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October 30, 2018
Bill Kim’s BellyQ To Close Today in the West Loop’s Randolph Row
Urbanbelly will close on New Year’s Eve inside the building that once housed Michael Jordan’s OneSixtyBlue
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October 29, 2018
Gideon Sweet, Graham Elliot and Matthias Merges’ West Loop Restaurant, Has Closed
The Randolph Street space hasn’t seen much success of late
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October 29, 2018
Lincoln Square’s Nick’s Pizza & Pub to Shutter After One Year
Owner Nick Sarillo posted a refreshingly honest video over the weekend
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October 25, 2018
Porkchop West Loop Closes After Seven Years on Randolph Street
The barbecue spot still has three locations
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October 23, 2018
Wicker Park’s Rhyme or Reason Closing to Become a Mexican-American Restaurant
The same ownership’s opening an Evanston restaurant, too
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October 23, 2018
Dia de los Tamales Closes After Six Years in Pilsen
The Block 37 location also shuttered
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October 11, 2018
Tikkawala, West Loop’s Creative Indian Restaurant, To Close After Four Months
The owners vow to be back in the same space
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October 9, 2018
Andersonville Gourmet Cheese Market Pastoral To Close
Neighboring wine bar/restaurant Appellation will also shutter this month
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July 2, 2018
A10, Matthias Merges’ Hyde Park Restaurant, Closes After Five Years
Another operator is interested in the space
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June 5, 2018
SteakBar, Four Corners and Sodikoff’s Old Town Spot, Closes For Reconcept
It’ll reopen as 80 Proof on Saturday
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May 31, 2018
Suburban Chinese Pioneer Dragon Inn North Closes Tonight After 54 Years
The Glenview restaurant was a North Shore favorite
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May 22, 2018
Heisler to Close All-Star Bartender Jim Meehan’s Chicago Bar and Neighboring Restaurant
After eight months Meehan says "it just wasn’t enough to make ends meet"
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May 21, 2018
Mexique, Chef Carlos Gaytan’s Pioneering Mexican-French Restaurant, Has Closed
The former Michelin-starred restaurant ended a 10-year run