This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in May 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: 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.
May 22
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West Village: Libertine, the acclaimed French bistro from Cody Pruitt and Jacob Cohen, is closing after three years of service on Saturday, May 23. Former Eater NY senior critic Robert Sietsema praised the place early on, upon opening in July 2023, singling out a pork sausage over buttery mashed potatoes with French gravy as one of the best dishes of the year. The space will remain with Pruitt and Cohen, who
plan to introduce a new restaurant later this summer. 684 Greenwich Street, near Christopher Street
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East Village: Family-owned neighborhood counter Rosa Deli & Grocery shut down sometime in mid-May, reports EV Grieve, and a resident with knowledge about the closure pointed to a rise in rent as the cause. Rosa was one of the last remaining relics where an egg-and-cheese on a bagel and coffee was around $6. 77 Avenue D, at East Sixth Street
Gowanus: Texas-style brisket institution Dinosaur Bar-B-Que served its final barbecue plate on Wednesday, May 13, wrapping up a 15-year run in Brooklyn. The team announced the closure a few weeks beforehand, noting its building will be demolished and turned into residential units. Another NYC location remains in Harlem. 604 Union Street, near Fourth Avenue
Park Slope: Claro, chef/owner T.J. Steele’s love letter to Oaxacan masa, cheeses, chorizo, and moles, is flagged as permanently closed on OpenTable. Claro was known for its chicharron-topped tostadas, beef cheek tacos, and excellent mezcal selection. 284 Third Avenue, near Carroll Street
Park Slope: Flamingo Baby Kitchen, the Caribbean-leaning soul food favorite for shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles, braised oxtail, jerk chicken, and mac and cheese, called it quits on Sunday, May 17, per a closing message on its door. The five-year lease was up, chef Niki Proudlove tells Here’s Park Slope, noting its smaller size was an issue. The brand will resurface this summer in a bigger location on Fourth Avenue and Douglass Street (formerly home to an Ethiopian spot), with twice as many seats and a new name: Flamingo Baby Brunch & Bar. 787 Union Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues
Upper East Side: Cafe Evergreen, a Cantonese staple for barbecue pork buns and Peking duck since 1994, shut down. East Side Feedflagged a closure message on the restaurant’s website, saying it’s no longer accepting reservations. Open at the current address since 2012, Cafe Evergreen was one of the few neighborhood spots that served a full dim sum brunch menu on weekends. 1367 First Avenue, between East 73rd and East 74th streets
Washington Heights: Harlem-based Bo’s Bagels, one of NYC’s best bagel shops, closed its sophomore location on Sunday, May 10, after a three-year run. “We are actively looking for a new location in the area,” per a closing statement on Instagram. For now, Bo’s is expanding its delivery zone from its nearly decade-old flagship to still serve the Washington Heights neighborhood. The business was founded by Andrew Martinez and Ashley Dikos to address a lack of great bagels in Harlem. 3750 Broadway, at West 156th Street
Williamsburg: Sud, the promising pizzeria from an Italian chef with Michelin-starred credentials, closed after just two months, reports Greenpointers. Chef Antonio Pisaniello immigrated from southern Italy to Brooklyn three years ago after shutting down his Michelin-starred mainstay La Locanda di Bu during the pandemic. Sud posted the news on Instagram, blaming the cause on “circumstances beyond our control and changes in management.” The space was previously home to Italian bistro Bacàn. Pisaniello tells Greenpointers he’s actively looking for a new location. 79 Grand Street, at Wythe Avenue
May 15
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Greenpoint: Sol et Soleil – the fusion restaurant from French pastry chef Margaux Lebourgeois and Mexican chef Spencer Rea-Preciado – closed on Wednesday, May 13, after less than a year of business. Sol et Soleil sent out tuna tartare tostadas, duck confit tacos, ancho chocolate mousse, and other seasonal mashups of the owners’ native cuisines. The closure was “devastating and unexpected … every month was getting better, which makes this even more heartbreaking,” per a closing statement flagged by Greenpointers. Now-nixed summer plans included hosting a wedding. “The reality of owning a small business in NYC, especially without investors, is incredibly difficult,” per a closing statement from the owners, who vow to make a comeback “somewhere else one day.” 14 Bushwick Avenue, between Metropolitan Avenue and Devoe Street
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Bed-Stuy: Toad Style, Brooklyn’s vegan comfort foods staple since 2015, closed on Wednesday, May 6, due to “a legal crisis with the building,” per a statement from the team. The fast casual from husband-wife duo Jillian Camera and Tyler specialized in soy- and palm oil- free burgers on sesame seed buns to go along with pickle soup and vibrant orange creamsicle slushes, all served in a whitewashed-brick space lined with old-school movie posters. “Sadly, it ultimately became impossible to continue, due to unforeseen legal issues outside of our control,” continues the team. A GoFundMe to recover final outstanding invoices and bills hasalready raised most of its $13,000 goal. Pop-up invites have come rolling in, but for now, the team encourages its followers to support Familiars Vegan Coffee Shop across the street. 93 Ralph Avenue, at Putnam Avenue
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Greenpoint: Sakura 6, the no-frills corner sushi stop with a laundry list of rolls stuffed with soft-shell crab and seared pepper yellowtail, appears to have quietly closed in the last few weeks. Per a notice on the door, which was flagged by Greenpointers this week, Sakura 6 abandoned the property as of April 21, and the restaurant’s “right to possession of the premises is terminated.” 837 Manhattan Avenue, at Noble Street
May 8
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Williamsburg: Inday’s Bar & Restaurant, Brooklyn’s cozy destination for Indian American dishes for the past five years, closes on Sunday, May 10. Locals gathered here for tandoori-roasted breads and meats, curries for the table, and a tight list of pairable wines and no-frills cocktails. “Come by this weekend for your favorites before we close our doors,” per a message from the team, noting a new (unnamed) operator will take its place. Inday’s plans to shift focus on bringing its fast-casual brand, Inday, to more neighborhoods; right now there are eight in Manhattan, from Midtown down. 658 Driggs Avenue, at Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn
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Brooklyn: Larry’s Cà Phê, the Vietnamese coffee shop with a knack for matcha, shuts down its two Brooklyn locations this month. Lattes built with pandan syrup and black sesame, plus signature drinks like Larry’s Ice Green (coconut water with matcha foam), made up the menu. Park Slope already closed on Sunday, May 3, and East Williamsburg ceases service on Sunday, May 10. Owner Tuan Nyugen is parting ways to address mental health challenges, per a closing statement, adding he’s leaving the two spaces in “great hands” — passing the torch to two NY industry friends who popped up on-site before. The chef of Onigiri Noah will take over the Williamsburg address, with plans to carry over its drinks menu, and the owner of Yellow Pear Cafe is taking over Park Slope. A farewell barbecue party is scheduled on Saturday, May 9, across from the Williamsburg shop. 135 Woodpoint Road, at Withers Street (Williamsburg); 384 7th Avenue, near 12th Street (Park Slope)
Hell’s Kitchen: Route 66 Cafe shut down on Sunday, May 3, after 20 years of catering to the busy entertainment corridor. The all-day Americana cafe, accented in brick walls, disco balls, and guitars, offered an expansive menu of omelets, wraps, sandwiches, pastas, desserts, milkshakes, and smoothies. The closure stemmed from a “combination” of causes, owner Kasia Banas told W42ST, citing the economy, lease renegotiations, neighborhood changes, and personal factors. The sad irony is that the real Route 66 — the 2,000-mile drive from Chicago to Santa Monica — turns 100 this year. 858 Ninth Avenue, at West 56th Street
Koreatown: Sea by Jungsik, the casual Southeast Asian sister restaurant to chef Jungsik Yim’s three-Michelin-star flagship, is closing on Saturday, May 9, after less than two years. Per the team’s announcement on Instagram, this is “not the end — but a pause before something new begins,” with a vow to return “very soon.” 151 West 30th Street, near Seventh Avenue
May 1
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Financial District: It’s the end of a physical storefront era for Mah-Ze-Dahr, the once-celebrated NYC bakery that counted Oprah and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio as early fans. Its last-remaining storefront at Brookfield Place, opened in 2022, closed on Thursday, April 30, per a captured Instagram story, which adds that the team is “beyond excited for our next venture to be announced momentarily.” Mah-Ze-Dahr caused a stir in May 2025, leaving its custom cake customers high and dry after being evicted from its nearly decade-old West Village flagship. Mah-Ze-Dahrexpanded into Washington, D.C., and Virginia in 2020, but both locations were short-lived. Founder Umber Ahmad, a former investment banker, earned a 2019 James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Outstanding Baker. Its chocolate cakes, brioche doughnuts, vanilla choux, cheesecakes, and cinnamon rolls remain available for delivery nationwide. 225 Liberty Street, off West Street
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Carroll Gardens: After an incomprehensible 120 years of business, Brooklyn’s iconic Caputo Bakery suddenly ceased operations on Monday, April 27. A closure notice posted on the door, first spotted by Eater contributor Andrea Strong, reads: “It is with immense sadness that I am writing to tell you that the flame in our oven has been lit for the last time,” wrote owner James Caputo. The finality of the family-run, five-generation bakery hit locals hard. “Neighbors walked by, stopping, gasping. Some cried,” noted Strong. Among its many local restaurant clients was Brooklyn-born Court Street Grocers, recently named NY’s finest sandwich by the New Yorker. “Any success we’ve had has been intertwined with theirs,” writes Court Street. 329 Court Street, at Sackett Street
Carroll Gardens: Dae, Brooklyn’s minimalist cafe, wine bar, Korean-leaning restaurant, and haute home-goods shop — with a known distaste for influencers — closed its stainless steel-wrapped spot after three years. Dae itself isn’t done, however, and is “actively searching for a new home,” per the Instagram statement, with details to come. Look for pop-ups and events this summer, plus catering to continue. 385 Smith Street, at Third Street
East Village: Rossy’s Bakery & Café, a budget-friendly neighborhood option for baked chicken, barbecue ribs, empanadas, smoothies, and coffee for the past 16 years, closed this week, reports EV Grieve. The standby for Dominican and Spanish comfort foods was no longer sustainable, says owner Roselia “Rossy” Caba, who started the business with her mom (who’s retiring). “We can’t keep trying to be affordable to the community and still make money anymore,” she told the blog. 242 East Third Street, between avenues B and C
Greenwich Village: Japonica, the nearly 50-year-old NYC sushi institution that served everyone from Elvis Costello to Sarah Jessica Parker, closed on Friday, April 24. Beyond its sushi and maki rolls, the menu included yakitori, tempura, teriyaki, and soba. The restaurant, which moved Manhattan locations over the years, remained popular all the same; a wait for a table, even in 2009, could be “a torment,” according to a diner. Japonica eventually returned to its original address in 2014. 90 University Place, at East 12th Street
Gowanus: Estancia Piola, the Brooklyn offshoot of Estancia 460 (the Tribeca favorite for locals and celebrities alike since 1995), closed after just two years. The Argentinian sibling centered around meaty choripan sandwiches, red wines, and parillada, a mixed grill of steak, blood sausage, chorizo, and chicken. 288 Third Avenue, between President and Carroll streets
Lenox Hill: Unregular Pizza — the Roman-style pie project founded during the pandemic on the principle of bartering, then quickly went on to open three NYC locations — didn’t pan out on the Upper East Side. Upper East Site flagged the restaurant’s closure after less than two years. Its so-called “pizza barterer” Gabriele Lamonaca, who traded his burrata-topped pies for everything from guitar lessons to tins of caviar in the early days, hit the New York Stock Exchange floor this week to swap pies for “hopefully some stock or advice.” Unregular Pizza maintains a pair of downtown outposts: the five-year-old original in Union Square and inside Essex Market, which still features a bartering component. 1132 Lexington Avenue, near East 79th Street
Lower East Side: Anbā, a 10-seat omakase counter hidden inside Hotel Chantelle since mid-February, has already closed “due to unforeseen circumstances,” per an email to Eater from a general manager. Sushi|Bar ATX alum Ambreley Ouimette, billed as NYC’s sole female kaiseki chef, put her fermentation and dry-aging skills to work across an 18-course menu ($220) full of seabream and wagyu. Offbeat omakase accents included homages to her favorite artist, Elvis, in both vinyl music and decor. 92 Ludlow Street, near Delancey Street
Lower East Side: An AYCE Chinese restaurant and ice cream counter, Hou Yi Hot Pot, closed on Sunday, March 29, after a 14-year run. The casual hangout had a devoted neighborhood following for its $40 bottomless hot pot deal, complete with a choice of broths, dipping sauces, meats, and seafood, plus canned soft drinks from the fridge and scoops in flavors like matcha green tea and salted caramel. 92 Hester Street, at Eldridge Street
Upper West Side: After going dark for renovations in late March, Pastrami Queen won’t reopen its location in this neighborhood. Fresh signage up spells out the space’s future life as Deli Chin, with a newfound focus on pastrami egg rolls. The switcheroo comes from the “same owner” of the former UWS Pastrami Queen, per an email to Eater, adding, “we don’t have too many more details to share at this time.” Other Pastrami Queens remain on the Upper East Side and inside Moynihan Train Hall. 138 West 72nd Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues
Upper West Side: Fillup Coffee closed its sole locale on Saturday, April 25, after a five-year run, notes West Side Rag, with an employee citing “too much competition” as the cause. Speaking of, Blank Street Coffeejust opened its fourth UWS location in April. 2486 Broadway, between West 92nd and West 93rd streets
Upper West Side: Edgar’s Cafe poured out its last cup of coffee on Thursday, April 30, ending a nearly 40-year run in NYC. “It breaks our hearts to say goodbye,” per a message on the door flagged by West Side Rag. The neighborhood staple, known for omelets, egg sandwiches, soups, and desserts, originally opened in 1988 in a different UWS address; it relocated here in 2011, and the owner reportedly couldn’t afford to pay the rent. 650 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 91st and 92nd streets
