This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in September 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: 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.
September 4
Spotlight
East Village: Double Zero, the vegan pizza and wine bar from celebrity vegan chef and raw food advocate Matthew Kenney, permanently closed this week after 12 years. “We have made the difficult decision that continuing Double Zero is no longer financially sustainable,” per signage on the door flagged by EV Grieve, citing rising food and operating costs, the “realities of our lease,” and an overall slowdown in demand for vegan dining.
Double Zero specialized in personal wood-fired pies topped with shiitake bacon and nut-based cheeses like cashew mozzarella to go along with sustainable wines. Back in 2018, Kenney announcedplans to bring the restaurant to Philadelphia, plus other places like Brooklyn, Boston, and Los Angeles; ultimately, however, those locations never materialized. The James Beard-nominated chef and cookbook author previously opened several meat- and dairy-free restaurants across the globe.
The brand has gone through several changes recently. In early 2025, Double Zero and Bar Verde merged into one restaurant called PlantMade, which offered a combination menu of vegan pizzas and Mexican fare. Earlier this year, Kennedy rejoined the team as consulting chef and flipped Double Zero back to its original form and name in the space next door to the Second Avenue original. (Its very first name, 00 + Co., confused customers and was quickly changed.) 65 Second Avenue, at Fourth Street
And the rest…
Union Square: Max Brenner, the whimsical chocolatier that commanded long lines in its early days, closed on Saturday, August 29, after 20 years of catering to the touristy Times Square crowd. Built as a restaurant, chocolate retailer, and interactive dessert bar all in one, Max Brenner served crepes, choctails, pizza topped with chocolate chunks, sweet waffles, and decadent fondue. A Reddit user who flagged the closure noted a post-COVID slump in sales under new ownership. 841 Broadway, between East 13th and 14th streets
West Village: Korean chef Jihan Lee’s TBD Gimbap held its last week of service in late August. TBD, as its name suggested, was technically always meant to be a pop-up (Lee previously told Eater it’d be open until at least May; it ended up lasting six months). The pint-sized takeout strictly specialized in seaweed-wrapped gimbap like his mom used to make, rolled to order and filled with beef bulgogi, spicy carrots, and spicy pork. “This isn’t goodbye. It’s just this chapter closing so the next one can start,” writes Lee in a closing statement, adding that “more gimbap is coming.” The Masa alum is also a partner at next-door Japanese hand roll bar Nami Nori since 2019, which has since expanded to New Jersey, Florida, and Virginia. 31 Carmine Street, near Bleeker Street
