The long list of restaurant and cafe closures recently announced in Dublin and surrounding areas continues to grow.
Businesses across the country continue to struggle with rising energy bills as we head into the winter, causing many to close their doors for good. Over the past few weeks, several restaurants in the capital have announced they will cease trading due to current financial climate.
Here's the full list of restaurants and cafes that have recently closed in Dublin and its surrounding areas:
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Cali Kitchen, Dun Laoghaire
Popular Dun Laoghaire cafe Cali Kitchen will shut its doors on November 27 after three and a half years in business. Announcing the closure on social media, the owners said they can "no longer juggle everything on their plate" and the time has come to "pass on the mantle to another great business". It has not yet been confirmed who will fill the space.
Winedown, Montague St
Winedown, sister bar of Meltdown, will close for good this Saturday, November 12. Owner Maeve O'Malley said "like so many businesses, Winedown is not financially viable in this climate". She said coupled with the arrival with her new baby, she "can't make it work anymore".
Table Wine, Dublin 8
Pleasants Street wine bar Table Wine will shut this month after a year in business. In a post on social media, the owners said their last day would be November 19, and described the decision as "very, very hard" to make.
"We truly feel we have one of the funnest, most solid, dynamic and creative teams in any restaurant in Ireland, they have been super understanding of the overall situation and their support has been incredible and heartwarming," they said
Box Burger Bray
The popular Bray restaurant first opened back in 2015 but officially shut its doors on November 6. In a post on social media last month, Box Burger highlighted the "rising costs in the industry" and said they are "no stranger to this".
They wrote: "We are sad to announce that Box Burger will be closing on Sunday 6th November. The last seven years have been an absolute blast but unfortunately the time has come for Box Burger to say goodbye. This was an extremely tough decision and not something we ever wanted to happen."
The Saucy Cow Eatyard
This vegan restaurant confirmed on social media they were closing their Eatyard location, which operates within the grounds of Drumcondra’s Bernard Shaw. The owners wrote: “Unfortunately due to the general going ons of the times we have had to make the difficult choice to close our Eatyard location.”
“Eatyard has been our second home for the last three years and although we are very sad to say goodbye, our hearts are filled with love and the best memories," the added. Customers can still visit their Temple Bar restaurant.
B and C Coffee Co.
The Crumlin village cafe closed its doors last month after almost two years in business as a result of "outrageous" rising costs. The owners wrote on Instagram: “With the continuing hike in prices on products inflicted on us all and the outrageous hike in prices by anti working class electrical companies with more increases on the way we just cannot sustain business with such overheads for a small premises.”
Two Chaps Deli
This Bray seafront food van served healthy breakfast and lunch options, as well as coffee. Unfortunately, the business ceased trading on November 6.
The Vegan Sandwich Co
The Vegan Sandwich Co, which closed its Rathmines shop in August, has announced that it will completely close down and shut the doors of its Stephens Green and Smithfield shops.
Circa, Terenure
Circa on the Terenure Road in Dublin 6W has also closed down. They posted on social media: "Due to the seemingly constant price increases facing us from all sides and staff shortages, the management has taken the difficult decision to close Circa."
Monk's Green, Phibsborough
Beloved Phibsborough cafe Monks Green, shut their doors on September 28. The cafe used to be known as Woodstock and served the community for over 30 years.
Dorian, Donnybrook
Dorian in Donnybrook announced their closure on September 20. They said: "It is with a heavy heart that we will be closing Dorian’s doors for the last time. Sadly, with the devastating rising costs, matched with the increasing struggles of running a restaurant in these times, we have had to make the difficult decision to close the restaurant for the foreseeable future."
Lifeboat Beef and Reef, Skerries
Lifeboat Beef and Reef on Harbour Road closed its doors Sunday, October 2. They said: "We stand with the many other small businesses across the country who have faced similar challenges with rising costs making it impossible to continue - so we have had to make the hard decision to shut up shop."
Lenehans Bar and Grill, Rathmines
The owners of Lenehans Bar and Grill announced the immediate closure of their Rathmines restaurant in September, just three years into operation.
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