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re: 2018 NOLA Restaurant closings (sticky requested)

Posted on 7/11/18 at 4:16 pm to
Posted by rsb831
Member since Oct 2007
514 posts
Posted on 7/11/18 at 4:16 pm to
Another summertime closing. Feelings opened in 1979 - good run.

Feelings Cafe in the Marigny has closed
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 4:18 pm
Posted by Solo
Member since Aug 2008
8257 posts
Posted on 7/11/18 at 4:22 pm to
Pretty awesome building...something will take its place.
Posted by rsb831
Member since Oct 2007
514 posts
Posted on 7/11/18 at 4:24 pm to
From the article it looks like something is in the works. Deal hasn't been finalized yet.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102368 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 4:28 pm to
Cafe Adelaide, the Loews Hotel restaurant from Commander's Palace, is closing

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Posted by kfizzle85
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:24 pm to
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Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78675 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:25 pm to
What’s with the recent and frequency surge of these restaurant closings?
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
61791 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 10:40 pm to
Always closings in the summer since that's when dining drops off a ton.

I think we have hit that critical point where there are too many restaurants to support and the rents have gotten too stupid expensive.
Posted by LSUrme
JP
Member since Oct 2005
5504 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:07 pm to
Cafe B is the biggest shocker to me. Was always packed when I went. Killer happy hour and not much else on the Old Metry border.

Adelaide next because that's prime for the convention crowd.

Never set foot in Heritage.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78675 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:10 pm to
Way too many restaurants. There are currently around 1500 and the day before Katrina hit there was like 750. If I recall correctly.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102368 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:12 pm to
I think lease is the tops for most if it was an established business.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78675 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:15 pm to
Agreed. Makes you wonder who is going to be the next one to close down.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102368 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:17 pm to
Hopefully none ..
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79838 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:32 pm to
quote:

Way too many restaurants. There are currently around 1500 and the day before Katrina hit there was like 750. If I recall correctly


Does anyone have the comparison to how many were around 5 years ago vs today?

Would be interesting to see if the market is at saturation and just dropping restaurants as it picks them up.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78675 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:37 pm to
That would be interesting. A 5 year sample size would be a good indicator.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79838 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:41 pm to
Comparing before Katrina and after is possibly the worst idea, but 10 years might also be too far.
This post was edited on 7/13/18 at 11:42 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78675 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:44 pm to
I just don’t recall so many closings that seem to be on a weekly basis. Some of them have been surprisingly popular ones.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79838 posts
Posted on 7/13/18 at 11:47 pm to
Fad restaurants in most cases. Not really that surprising. Different market compared to the generational restaurants that New Orleans had in the past.

I don't expect somewhere like TatW or The Vintage to have decades long staying power.
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
102368 posts
Posted on 7/31/18 at 3:52 pm to
Bubba Gump’s been dumped

Bye bye, Bubba Gump: French Quarter seafood restaurant closes



Screwed the link up

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This post was edited on 7/31/18 at 4:24 pm
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
79838 posts
Posted on 7/31/18 at 4:01 pm to
A stalwart
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
131768 posts
Posted on 7/31/18 at 4:04 pm to
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