San Francisco Restaurant Closings

The owners of Sweet Joanna’s Cafe want to stay, but it seems USF has other plans

The closures of the Left Bank, LB Steak, Meso Modern Mediterranean, and Petite Left Bank locations leave 300 people without jobs

The barbecue restaurant from Ayesha Curry is closed as of Wednesday, May 20

Gold Palm departs the Floral Depot building, but sister bar Moonglow will continue on

Co-owner Tan Truong confirms the restaurant closed on Tuesday, April 19

The restaurant opened in 1982

This sucks.

This sucks

Let’s go in on an ice cream shop together

Ofena prepares for its final days in business, along with Brass Door and Jack’s Brewing Company

Puerto Rican restaurant Casa Borinqueña is next to exit Saluhall

James Beard Award semifinalist Friends and Family will close for good on Tuesday, December 30, after almost six years

Mona Lisa will close as the owning family pivot to support their other restaurants

The San Carlos location of Izzy’s Steak & Chops bids adieu

Outset Coffee closed without a word on Valencia Street, Little Sweet moving in just as quietly

Bid Wursthall’s J. Kenji López-Alt-endorsed weiners adieu

Peninsula restaurant Dad’s Luncheonette closed temporarily after a burglary resulted in damage to the building

The popular Mission District restaurant is closed and signage for the Hamburger Project has taken over the scene.

Kis Cafe has closed after co-owner Luke Sung “disrespected” a TikTok poster who goes by Karla

Mr. Digby’s Bar & Restaurant closes after four years, survived by sister restaurant Novy

Ditas opened in spring 2023 from a young owner. Now it’s a private events space and clean-living company.

Market Street standby Sushi Zone will close in July, citing a landlord who wouldn’t renew the lease

SanDai and Kopi Bar were destinations for Southeast Asian fare and avocado coffees. The latter project will live on elsewhere

The Tipsy Pig closed on Sunday, May 25 but owners will open something new in the same Chestnut Street space soon

Luce at the InterContinental Hotel spawned some seriously famous chef alums, but the restaurant ultimately closed in April

Teta Nehla’s last day of service is Friday, May 9. The restaurant will live on as a catering service.

Cleashaun Hill closed his restaurant Pierre Pierre and is raising money to relocate the business after two guests were wounded

The Causwells team says goodbye to Lilah and flips the food and cocktail menus to Jewish deli nostalgia

Beach’N will close operations for good on Judah Street by the end of mid-May

Kayma Algerian Eatery is the second food stall this month to leave the splashy Market Street project

A fried chicken specialist, a charming retro ice cream fountain, and more recent restaurant closures

Lord Stanley, a Russian Hill restaurant that formerly held a Michelin star, will shut down in May

Taqueria La Venganza closed its Saluhall outpost on Friday, March 7

A star-studded West Oakland restaurant closes, plus more restaurants that closed recently

Kowbird opened in early 2022 to major popularity. Chef-owner Matt Horn says the time has come to focus on the future.

A Cajun restaurant in the Excelsior is set to shut down, and more notable closures