This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in October 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: September, August, July, June, May, April, March, February, January), serving as a round-up of the dining and drinking
places that have shuttered around the city. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at ny@eater.com.
October 2
Spotlight
East Village: Potenza Centrale closed this week after a nearly three-year run, owner Luigi Iasilli tells EV Grieve. Named for the Southern Italian town where he’s from, the pint-sized restaurant specialized in Roman-style square slices made with a long-fermented dough, focaccia, and mozzarella. Its late-2023 arrival marked a neighborhood comeback for him after his Max restaurant closed a decade prior. He didn’t specify a cause for his latest shuttering. 38 Avenue B, at East Third Street
And the rest…
Bed-Stuy: Dear Friend Books & Bar, Brooklyn’s community spot for comedy, cinema, and coffee, closed at the end of September. 343A Tompkins Avenue, at Monroe Street
East Village:Hekate Cafe & Elixir Lounge, billed as Manhattan’s “first sober bar” that leaned into sorcery and tarot card reading by candlelight, officially closed in late September when its lease was up after a four-year run. Hekate, which doubled as a coffee shop, specialized in nonalcoholic beer, wine, and cocktails. “We aren’t making enough money,” owner Abby Ehmann told EV Grieve back in May. A rise in competition in the low-ABV space also didn’t help. “The independent room proved the market and could not pay rent on it,” writes food culture siteNew York Eats Here. 167 Avenue B between East 10th and 11th streets
Gramercy Park: Neighborhood sports bar Triona’s served its last beer in its original location on Monday, September 28, a date timed to coincide with Monday Night Football when the Chicago Bears happened to beat the Philly Eagles. However, the bar makes a comeback tonight, Friday, October 2, reopening next door at 190 Third Avenue as the newly named Triona’s Vintage Sporting Club.
Prospect Heights: Wayward Fare, Brooklyn’s wood-fired Mediterranean destination for breads, meze, pastas, and lamb dumplings, closes on Friday, October 2. Its chef-owner Akhtar Nawab, who runs other restaurants in NY as well as Philly, says he’s working on “something new” for the space, however. Stay tuned. 554 Vanderbilt Avenue, at Dean Street
South Slope: Chicken Feastin, the grilled poultry pad also known for its ribs, burgers, and Greek gyros, closed after a five-year run. The space is perhaps cursed, notes Here’s Park Slope, pointing out its former life as Tommy’s Cheesesteaks & Pizza and calling its most recent chicken menu “legitimately good.” Chicken Feastin maintains another Brooklyn location on Gates Avenue. 450 Fifth Avenue, at Ninth Street
Upper East Side: Killers Kiss, a short-lived dive bar with punk rock shows and cheap beer (somewhat an anomaly for the neighborhood), announced its closure this week after less than a year in business. The bar was named for the 1950s film by Stanley Kubrick — the director the owners are very much into. 1415 Second Avenue, at East 74th Street
