By some measures, it’s been a challenging year for restaurants in Los Angeles. Some blame the glut of new places, others blame everything from higher rents to increased labor costs. Whatever the reason, there have been a significant number of restaurant closures already in 2019, and there’s still months left in the year. Everything from old and new restaurants have closed in the past year, though an alarming number of places have had a difficult time lasting more than a year. Here now, the most notable restaurant closures of 2019.
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Most Notable LA Restaurant Closures in 2019
With higher expenses all around, restaurants are having a tough time competing in Los Angeles
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August 8, 2019
Nicole Rucker to Close Her First Standalone Restaurant After Nine Months
The well-received Fiona on Fairfax is going away
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August 8, 2019
Beachy Venice Hangout Canal Club Closes After 20 Years
Jackson Kalb of Jame Enoteca is taking over the prime beachside space
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August 7, 2019
60-Year Mexican Staple Barragan’s to Close in Glendale Next Week
The Burbank location is the last in the chain
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August 6, 2019
50-Year Mexican Mainstay La Abeja to Close in Highland Park This Year
The owners are retiring, and it’s unclear what’s next
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August 5, 2019
The Restaurant That Replaced Simone Is All Closed Up in the Arts District
One of the wildest sagas in recent LA restaurant history
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August 1, 2019
West LA’s Celebrity-Backed Modern Vietnamese Restaurant Lasts Under a Year
Despite loads of praise, Khong Ten will close this weekend
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July 29, 2019
One of LA’s Most Well-Known Hot Dog Spots Closes Its Last Location
The Slaw Dogs started in Pasadena and expanded to four locations before closing altogether
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July 8, 2019
Atwater Village’s Excellent Wine-Focused Dinner Restaurant to Close After Two Years
Matthew Kaner’s place will have its final night of service on Sunday
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July 1, 2019
Modern Koreatown Staple Beer Belly to Close After Eight Year Run
The popular craft beer bar will keep its Long Beach location open
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June 14, 2019
Silver Lake’s Quiet Trois Familia to Close In Favor of New Restaurant Plan
Chef Javier Ramos is getting his own place instead
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June 12, 2019
Meaty La Brea Restaurant Odys + Penelope to Close Next Month
The Workshop Kitchen team from Palm Springs has acquired the space
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June 10, 2019
Santa Monica’s Wilshire Restaurant Closes to Rebrand After 14 Years of Business
The restaurant space will be reformatted by owners into something new
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May 29, 2019
Tiny Downtown Filipino Favorite Rice Bar to Close This Friday After Four Years
Charles Olalia is fully focusing on Ma’am Sir now
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May 21, 2019
Is West Third Street Italian Restaurant Gusto Down For the Count?
Ominous paperwork and few signs of life at Vic Casanova’s place
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May 20, 2019
After One Year, West Hollywood’s Stunner Barbette Is Closed to the Public
Barbette shuttered last Monday, but remains open for private events
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May 13, 2019
Hollywood Seafood Favorite the Hungry Cat Is Closing After 15 Years
The restaurant’s lease is up on July 1
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May 1, 2019
Union Station’s Traxx Closes, Citing Increased Competition From Imperial Western Beer Co.
The 22-year-old restaurant closed two days ago
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April 25, 2019
Downtown LA’s Expense Account Favorite Cafe Pinot Closes After 25 Years
Café Pinot’s last day of service is Friday
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April 18, 2019
Legendary Los Feliz Haunt Good Luck Bar Closes for Good on May 4
A 17-room boutique hotel will take its place
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April 9, 2019
Punta Cabras Owners Call Out Bad Landlord for Forcing Them to Close
The long-gestating restaurant is back down for the count
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March 22, 2019
Roy Choi to Close Chinatown Rice Bowl Favorite Chego Next Month
The plan is to move back west
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March 14, 2019
Nyesha Arrington to Close Santa Monica Restaurant Native on Sunday
The 18-month-old eatery faced rising overhead costs
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March 7, 2019
Five-Year-Old Steak Frites Purveyor L’Assiette Has Closed Along Melrose
Inside the ups and downs of LA’s French restaurant scene
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March 4, 2019
Top Chef’s Marcel Vigneron Closes Both of His Melrose Restaurants
Next up: Catering and Coachella
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February 25, 2019
Downtown LA’s Most Impressive Vegetable-Focused Restaurant, PYT, Will Close
Josef Centeno’s place is now in the hands of some interesting people