A staggering 55 eateries in the Lower Manhattan neighborhood have closed since last March, according to the report. SHARE. West Village: Japanese grilling destination Takashi has left the West Village after more than a decade in the neighborhood. Commenters on Instagram mourned the loss of the neighborhood cafe, which Gaston says closed as a result of the COVID-19 shutdown. The owners of the restaurant had received a temporary rent moratorium from their landlord but were unable to pay the cost of the leases on their restaurant equipment, according to the New York Times. The Upper West Side staple, called La Caridad 78, came from Raphael Lee, a Chinese man who opened the restaurant in 1968 after fleeing from Cuba when Fidel Castro assumed control of the country. Washington Heights: Popular Irish pub Coogans has closed after more than 30 years in Washington Heights. McNally confirmed the news on Instagram, saying that the closure came after failed negotiations with the restaurants landlord to keep the space open. The crisis, McNally said, made it difficult for the restaurant to work financially. Many of New York Citys biggest hotels closed their doors in March when the coronavirus wiped out tourism and business travel. Midtown: Bouchon Bakery has closed its location at Rockefeller center after nine years of business, the bakery announced in a July 22 post to Instagram. One of the owners Diego Bermeo tells Eater that the restaurant was unable to reach an agreement with the buildings landlord to keep going. The three-story bar with waterfront views and a clubby interior opened back in 2013 with a menu of upscale American dishes. The news has prompted widespread industry calls for The Restaurant Act, a nationwide bill aimed at providing support to restaurant and bar businesses all across America. Long Island City: Kansas-style barbecue spot John Brown Smokehouse has closed after eight years due to the financial downturn from the COVID-19 crisis. Soho: Neighborhood institution Lucky Strike closed for good on April 15, following more than 30 years in Soho. In an announcement posted to the restaurants Instagram page last week, the owners shared that after eight years in Forest Hills, our time serving you is cut short. It is often the uncontrollable factors of what life hands us that determine how we move forward, the owners wrote, seeming to allude to the COVID-19 crisis. Soho: A small restaurant specializing in Basque cuisine has closed after seven years in Soho. Dining In New York Is About To Get More Expensive, Will Cities Follow? The restaurant made the announcement on its Instagram page earlier this month and cited the pandemic. Fish Restaurant has been gutted, while a retail space for lease sign hangs from its storefront on Bleecker Street. The Southeast Asian restaurant, located at 64A Bayard Street between Elizabeth Street and Mott Street, was praised for its wide variety of sweet and savory Malaysian snacks during its two-year run, including the made-to-order apam balik, a thin, folded pancake stuffed with fillings including peanuts and coconut flakes. A friend of the owners confirmed the closure and advertised dishware from the restaurant in a post to a private group on Facebook. The owner announced on Instagram that they were closing the physical location of the business on Rogers Ave., but will continue baking for pick up and delivery from a private kitchen. Like many other restaurants, we have fallen victim to COVID 19, the owners shared in an announcement on Instagram. Midtown: Manhattans high-end wine vendor Morrell has permanently closed its wine bar and cafe at the Rockefeller Center, according to the company. East Village: Hawaiian-style poke restaurant the Pokespot has closed after almost four years in the neighborhood, local publication EV Grieve reports. Its just going to be too hard. Park Slope: The Brooklyn location of Sohos popular Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken appears to have permanently closed. Chef-owner Josefina Howard opened this first location back in 1984 and has since expanded with additional restaurants in Washington D.C., Maryland, Boston, and New Jersey. Black & White. Bed-Stuy: Corner coffee shop Always and Forever has permanently closed after a little more than a year in Bed-Stuy. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. Co-owners Phil Winser and Natalie Freihon tell Eater that they made the decision as a result of the COVID-19-related shutdown, as they didnt have enough space to do outdoor dining at the restaurant. East Village: The fist location of popular chain Juice Press which debuted in 2010 has permanently closed. Upper East Side: Longstanding bakery and brunch spot Sarabeths has closed its Upper East Side location after over 20 years in the neighborhood. The restaurants second location at Dekalb Market is listed as reopening soon on its website. Chelsea: Italian restaurant and wine bar Zagara has permanently closed. The restaurant offered intelligent takes on Japanese cuisine and its impeccably fresh sushi, per a review from the New York Times shortly after its opening in 2011. Forest Hills: A Chinese bakery with Vietnamese influence has permanently closed, according to residents in the neighborhood. Clinton Hill: Design store and cafe Relationships closed due to the financial downturn from the COVID-19 crisis. Nearly 16,000 restaurants have closed permanently due to the pandemic, Yelp data shows There have been 26,160 total restaurant closures. Prospect Heights: A self-described bar for nerds in Prospect Heights will not be reopening after nearly a decade in the neighborhood. Floating Mountain Tea House was known for its wide selection of imported loose leaf teas, which were available to sip atop pillow cushions throughout the gallery or to take home. Agra Restaurant temporarily closed on March 17 following the state-mandated shutdown of indoor dining, but the son of the owner say the restaurant was never able to reopen. The bakery and cafe known around the neighborhood for its cakes, pies, and Greek pastries closed after its lease expired, though co-owner Regina Katopodis says that the bakery plans to reopen at another location in the future. Bouchon Bakery previously announced the closure of its Rockefeller Center location on July 22. West Village: Nautical-themed bar Rusty Knot on the West Side Highway permanently shut down after over a decade. A representative for the restaurant said that the decision was due to the pandemic, and the crisis had left ownership with no options.. Workers were spotted clearing out the space and a sign posted at the shop earlier this year noted that the landlord had terminated the coffee shops lease. A nursing assistant murdered seven elderly veterans with insulin. Soho: One of New York Citys earliest craft cocktail bar destinations, Pegu Club, has permanently closed after close to 15 years in Soho. Clinton Hill: A place for kindness, good feelings, and neighborhood gathering has permanently closed, according to an Instagram post from New York Times critic Pete Wells. The hotel was a partnership between hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott International Inc. Tribeca: Vietnamese fast-casual restaurant Vietspot has permanently closed just two years after opening in the neighborhood. East Village: Newcomer O Ramen & Dim Sum M has packed it up after just two weeks in operation, EV Grieve reports. Now it appears that the bar has permanently closed. Williamsburg: Eclectic Asian-American bar and restaurant, Snacky, has closed after 18 years, owner Sandy Pei shared on Instagram. Greenpoint: Neighborhood bistro Alameda has closed after eight years in the neighborhood. Eater has reached out to the restaurant for more information. Shortly after the New York Post reported its closing, online commenters mourned the loss of the fast food restaurant, including those who sold shoes on its sidewalks, threw up in its bathrooms, and used it as a go-to first date spot. Its Upper East Side offshoot, which launched last year, remains open. We are not giving up on [Sunnyside] and when circumstances are favorable, a new and improved version of Ct Soleil shall be back in the area, he writes. The restaurant closed its doors on March 15th due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remained closed until June 20, when it hosted a goodbye party with live music, a dozen DJs, and drinks. The Forest Hills Diner was liked by locals for its all-encompassing menu of breakfast staples, though its base of regular customers consisted mostly of people working in the Austin Street area. Williamsburg: Beloved neighborhood watering hole Trophy Bar will announce its last call this week. A sign hanging on the restaurants door indicates that it has been replaced by a new Uyghur restaurant called Caravan Uyghur Cuisine. Those sales apparently werent enough to keep Gohan-Ya afloat. The pub was 147 years old, and was almost destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, according to Tribeca Citizen. This post will be updated weekly. Venue co-founders Leah Dixon, Chris Herity, and Dan Sutti say that at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they expected Beverlys to be back up and running by May. A sign posted to the coffee shops door, and on its website, let customers know that the shop had closed for good last week. East Village: The only Manhattan outpost of Beijing-based hot pot chain First Lamb Shabu has permanently closed. Due to covid-19, we will not be re-opening, the owners of El Coqui Bar and Billiards shared in a post on Facebook. West Village: Daddy-O, the popular West Village dive bar known as hangout spot for local chefs, permanently closed on April 30 after more than 20 years. Crown Heights: Neighborhood Caribbean restaurant and rum bar Gladys has permanently closed, the restaurant announced over Instagram. The restaurant first closed due to the state-mandated shutdown of dine-in services on March 16, though its not clear when its owners made the decision to permanently close.