The past 18 months have been brutal for Colorado’s hospitality industry, with hundreds of restaurants and bars across the Centennial State shuttering—either temporarily or for good—due to COVID-19 exposures and restrictions and other operational issues. While the Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) indicates that the number of eating and drinking establishments increased across the state in 2021, many factors—including a severe labor shortage, debt accumulation, rising overhead costs, and health and safety concerns regarding the highly contagious omicron variant—continue to threaten the livelihood of local establishments. Below is a running list of all the ones known to have ceased operations since March 2020; we will continually update this list.
This list was last updated on December 29, 2021. Are we missing a restaurant or bar? Notice an error? Let us know at dining@5280.com.
Temporary Closures
- 715 Club (Five Points)
- Beatrice & Woodsley (Speer)
- Benny’s Restaurant & Cantina (Capitol Hill)
- Big Easy’s Crepe Kitchen (Lincoln Park)
- Black Cat Farm Table Bistro (Boulder)
- Broadway Market (Capitol Hill)
- Casa Bonita (Lakewood)
- Cherish Spirits Lounge (Cherry Creek)
- Dandy Lion Coffee (RiNo)
- Denver Game Lounge (Hale)
- Domo Japanese Country Food Restaurant (Lincoln Park)
- Fork & Spoon (Capitol Hill)
- Garbanzo (multiple locations)
- Green Fine Salad Co. (Downtown)
- Il Fornaio (Greenwood Village)
- Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox (Downtown)
- Ototo (Platt Park)
- Rosenberg’s Bagels & Delicatessen (Five Points and Boulder; Stanley Marketplace is still open)
- Skylark Lounge (Speer)
- Ska Street Brewstillery (Boulder)
- Smashburger (East Arapahoe Road, Centennial)
- Vine Street Pub (City Park West)
- Wayne’s Smoke Shack (Louisville)
- Wynstone’s World Teas (Montbello)
Permanent Closures
- 12 at Madison (Congress Park)
- 20th Street Cafe (Ballpark)
- 3 Kings (Speer)
- Acorn (RiNo)
- Alternation Brewing (Overland)
- Ambli Mexico (Washington Virginia Vale)
- American Cultures Kombucha Taproom (Highland)
- Arada Ethiopian Restaurant (Lincoln Park)
- Armida’s (Capitol Hill)
- Atlanta Bread Company (Northglenn)
- Avenue Grill (Uptown)
- Bar Helix (RiNo)
- Beet Box Bakery & Cafe (Globeville)
- Bent Fork American Grill (Aurora)
- Big Wave Taco (University Hills)
- Biju’s Little Curry Shop (Berkeley)
- Blue Pebble (Lincoln Park)
- Board Game Republic (Baker)
- Boggy Draw Brewery (Sheridan)
- Boney’s Smokehouse BBQ (Downtown)
- Brasserie Ten Ten (Boulder)
- Brass Tacks (Downtown)
- Brazen (Berkeley)
- Breakfast King (Overland)
- Brightmarten (Washington Park)
- Bru Handbuilt Ales (Boulder)
- Buchi Café Cubano (Sunnyside)
- Butcher’s Bistro (Ballpark)
- Capitol Hill Tavern (Capitol Hill)
- CB & Potts (Multiple locations)
- The Cereal Box (Arvada)
- Charcoal Bistro (Washington Park)
- Chow Morso Osteria (Downtown)
- Chuey Fu’s Baja Cantina (Downtown, Lincoln Park)
- Cinna Box (Northglenn)
- Citizen Thai (Golden)
- Common Grounds Coffeehouse (Sunnyside)
- Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill (Arvada and Central Park)
- Crave Real Burgers (Highlands Ranch)
- Daily Grill (Downtown)
- Daz Bog (Golden Triangle)
- Dead Hippie Brewing (Sheridan)
- Declaration Brewing Co. (Overland)
- Denver Diner (Golden Triangle)
- Dunbar Kitchen & Taphouse (Curtis Park)
- El Chapultepec (Downtown)
- El Jaripeo (Aurora)
- Euclid Hall (Downtown)
- Falling Rock Tap House (Downtown)
- Fooducopia (Washington Park)
- Four Barrel Bar & BBQ (Arvada)
- Fresh Fish Company (Park Hill)
- Frijoles Colorado Cuban Cafe (Lakewood)
- Gallop Cafe (Highland)
- Good River Beer Co. Taproom (Baker)
- Gozo (Speer)
- Great Beginnings Cafe (Englewood)
- Great Northern Tavern (Hampden South)
- Grind Kitchen & Watering Hole (Cherry Creek)
- Hearth & Dram (Downtown)
- Hi Tide Poke (RiNo)
- The Irish Snug (City Park West)
- Jack’s Uptown Grille (City Park West)
- Julep (RiNo)
- Kattapas Kitchen (Westminster)
- Kitchen Table: BBQ & Comfort Food (Congress Park)
- Komotodo Sushi Burrito (Downtown)
- La Cour (Overland)
- Lacuna Juice & Yoga (Curtis Park)
- Landry’s Seafood House (Englewood)
- Leela European Cafe (Downtown)
- Leña (Speer)
- Lola Coastal Mexican (LoHi)
- Lucile’s Creole Cafe (Littleton)
- Magnolia Cajun Dining (Overland)
- Mama Roma (Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree)
- Mangiamo Pronto (Downtown)
- The Market (Downtown)
- Marrakech Grill (University Hills)
- Masa Cocina Mexicana (Broomfield)
- Meadowlark Kitchen (RiNo)
- The Mediterranean Cafe (Boulder)
- Mici Handcrafted Italian (Downtown)
- Milo’s Sports Tavern (Virginia Village)
- Moe’s Original BBQ (Speer)
- Morton’s The Steakhouse (Downtown)
- Mural Lounge & Grafitti Bar (Baker)
- Nick’s Diner (Highland)
- The Night Shift Saloon (Aurora)
- The Oceanaire Seafood Room (Downtown)
- Old Chicago (Multiple locations)
- Old Major (Highland)
- Outback Steakhouse (Louisville)
- Owlbear Barbecue (RiNo)
- Owlette Bakery (Downtown)
- The Palm Steakhouse (Downtown)
- Paris Crepe (Berkeley)
- Pasta Pasta Pasta (Cherry Creek)
- Pei Wei (Lowry, Boulder)
- Periodic Brewing (Leadville and Northglenn)
- Pete’s Greek Town Cafe (Congress Park)
- Pilothouse Brewing (Aurora)
- Piatti (Cherry Creek, closing in late December)
- Piante Pizza (Platt Park)
- The Pour House Pub (Downtown)
- Public School Restaurant & Bar (Downtown)
- Punch Bowl Social (Stapleton)
- Racine’s (Speer)
- Revelry Kitchen (Berkeley)
- Rialto Cafe (Downtown)
- Rita’s Law (Five Points)
- Rock Bottom Brewery (Multiple locations)
- Rory’s Tavern (Capitol Hill)
- Rubio’s Coastal Grill (Multiple locations)
- Saba’s Ethiopian Food (mobile truck)
- Sarto’s (Jefferson Park)
- Satchel’s Market (Edgewater)
- Scratch Burrito (Berkeley)
- Smokehouse 17 (City Park West)
- Ste. Ellie (Highland)
- Steuben’s (Arvada)
- Sweet Tomatoes (Aurora, Littleton, Westminster, Lone Tree)
- TAG Burger Bar (Congress Park)
- Tahona Tequila Bistro (Boulder)
- The Thirsty Monk (City Park West)
- There (Highland)
- Third Culture Bakery (Aurora and RiNo)
- Tom’s Diner (Capitol Hill)
- Tony Roma’s (Montbello)
- Uncle Joe’s Hong Kong Bistro (Aurora)
- Uncle Zoe’s Chinese Kitchen (Aurora)
- Urban Beets (Arvada)
- Vesta (Downtown)
- Via Perla (Boulder)
- Village Tavern (Broomfield)
- Villagran Restaurante (Athmar Park)
- Vines Wine Bar and Bistro (Parker)
- The Wayback (Berkeley)
- Yellowbelly Chicken (Arvada)
- Zephyr Lounge (Aurora)
- Zolo Grill (Boulder)