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)
• 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)
• Smashburger (East Arapahoe Road, Centennial)
• Vine Street Pub (City Park West)
• 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)
• Brasserie 1010 (Boulder)
• Brass Tacks (Downtown)
• Brazen (Berkeley)
• Breakfast King (Overland)
• 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)
• Hearth & Dram (Downtown)
• Hi Tide Poke (RiNo)
  
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)