Chicago Restaurant Closings

Valhalla Is Leaving Time Out Market and Bringing Its Tasting Menu to Wicker Park

By Ashok Selvam December 6

Voodoo Doughnut Announces an Opening Date for First Chicago Location

By Ashok Selvam December 5

What Led to the Demise of a Chicago Queer Bar Icon

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam December 1

A 57-Year-Old Suburban Pizza Legend and Two More Closures

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam November 30

Khmai Fine Dining, Rogers Park’s Decorated Cambodian Restaurant, Will Take a Hiatus

By Naomi Waxman October 31

Smoque BBQ Is Opening a Sandwich Stall With Smoked Italian Beef and Hot Dogs

By Ashok Selvam October 16

Mott St Owners Close Logan Square Sibling Second Generation

By Ashok Selvam October 3

Union Workers File Lawsuit Against Signature Room Days After Restaurant Closes

By Ashok Selvam October 2

Boka Bids Au Revoir to Le Select After 10 Months in River North

By Ashok Selvam October 2

The Signature Room, the Sky-High Relic Inside the Former Hancock Tower, Closes

By Naomi Waxman September 28

Fire May Keep Le Bouchon Closed For a Month

By Ashok Selvam September 15

Fancy Plants Vegan in Lincoln Park and Four More Restaurant Closures

By Ashok Selvam and Naomi Waxman September 6

Angry Crab, Once a Cajun-Asian Sensation, Will Close After Eight Years

By Ashok Selvam August 22

Northwest Side Italian Icon Ristorante Agostino Closes After Nearly 38 Years

By Bob Chiarito August 4

Self-Serve Beer Bar Tapster to Close in Wicker Park

By Ashok Selvam July 28

Nico Osteria, Gold Coast’s Lauded Italian Restaurant, to Close After a Decade

By Ashok Selvam July 24

Owen & Engine, the British Pub Known For Its Burger, to Close After 14 Years

By Ashok Selvam July 14

Radio Room Closes Two Years After the River North Reboot

By Naomi Waxman June 30

Uptown’s Vegan Jewish Replacement for Kal’ish Closes After Four Months

By Naomi Waxman June 26

Dos Urban Cantina to Close After Eight Years in Logan Square

By Ashok Selvam June 23

Pearl’s Southern Comfort, an Ode to New Orleans in Edgewater, to Close After Eight Years

By Naomi Waxman June 22

John’s Pizzeria, One of Chicago’s Oldest, to Close After Nearly Seven Decades

By Ashok Selvam June 20

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20 of Chicago’s Most Beloved Closed Diners

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam June 16

Wherewithall, James Beard Winners Johnny Clark and Beverly Clark’s Second Restaurant, Closes

By Ashok Selvam June 15

No Big Bad Wolf, But 3 Little Pigs Chinese Temporarily Closes

By Ashok Selvam June 9

Brass Heart, Chicago’s Tiny Yet Mighty Tasting Menu Restaurant, Has Closed After Five Years

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam June 8

Michelin-Starred Tasting Menu Claudia Closes After a Year and a Half

By Ashok Selvam June 7

UpRising Bakery, Which Faced Harassment Over Family-Friendly Drag Shows, Closes

By Naomi Waxman and Ashok Selvam June 5

Cooper’s Hawk Will Vacate Esquire Theater Space and Close Its Sole Chicago Location

By Ashok Selvam May 25

Nisos, One of 2022’s Splashiest Openings, Closes Along Randolph Restaurant Row

By Ashok Selvam May 1

Chicago’s Virtual Mexican Jewish Bakery Hits Pause After Five Years

By Naomi Waxman April 25

Black Dog Gelato Won’t Reopen in Logan Square or West Loop

By Naomi Waxman March 15