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You’ve seen the biggest restaurant openings of 2014; now it’s time for the other side: the closures. 

This year, the Bay Area lost a host of singular restaurants.

For natives, the most emotional losses were likely the old-school ones that said goodbye, namely Joe’s of Westlake in Daly City and Joe’s Cable Car in the Excelsior. On New Year’s Eve, Chinatown stalwart Empress of China will say goodbye as well.

Then there were the neighborhood favorites, both older (U-Lee, Villa Romana, Four Seas, All-Star Donuts, Jodie’s) and newer (To Hyang, Burmese Kitchen, Red Devil Lounge, Chenery Park, Chez Papa). 

Even Tante Marie’s Cooking School taught its last class after 35 years in the city.

More than a few critically acclaimed ventures were lost as well, led by ground-breaking Noe Valley restaurant Incanto, Loretta Keller’s stellar Coco500, Mission pioneer Woodward’s Garden, and Daniel Patterson’s Oakland venture Plum (now open as an extension of Plum Bar).

The Lexington Club is in its final lap. 

And then there were the white-tablecloth fine dining representatives that were swept to the sands of time: The Fifth Floor and Fleur de Lys.


Here is our list, along with links to the original stories covering the individual closures:

1. E’Angelo, The Marina
2. Fifth Floor, SoMa
3. Joe’s of Westlake, Daly City
4. Zuppa, SoMa
5. Cindy Pawlcyn’s Wood Grill, Napa Valley
6. Joe’s Cable Car, Excelsior
7. Red Devil Lounge, Polk Gulch
8. Pearl’s, Mid-Market
9. Hi Lo BBQ, The Mission
10. Incanto, Noe Valley
11. Tavern at Lark Creek, Larkspur
12. Dixie, The Presidio
13. Tortilla Heights, Divisadero
14. To Hyang, The Richmond
15. Zaki Kabob House, Albany
16. Greenburger’s, Lower Haight
17. Village Grill, West Portal
18. Grand Cafe, Union Square
19. Q Restaurant, The Richmond
20. Fleur de Lys, Nob Hill
21. Liberty Cafe, Bernal Heights
22. Jodie’s, Albany
23. Coco500, SoMa
24. La Farine, Berkeley
25. Amber Dhara, The Mission
26. Villa Romana, The Sunset
27. Mas Sake, The Marina
28. Kwik Way, Oakland
29. Montclair Bistro, Oakland
30. Woodward’s Garden, The Mission
31. Hotei, The Sunset
32. Ume/Plum, Oakland
33. U-Lee, Nob Hill
34. Straits, Westfield Centre
35. Escape From New York Pizza, The Castro
36. All Star Donuts, The Marina
37. Four Seas, Chinatown
38. Baker & Banker, Pacific Heights
39. Piattini, The Mission
40. Cuco’s, Lower Haight
41. Moss Room, The Sunset
42. Lexington Club, The Mission (*scheduled to close in early 2015)
43. Burmese Kitchen, Tenderloin
44. Yoshi’s, Fillmore
45. Chenery Park, Glen Park
46. Local’s Corner, The Mission
47. Fish Story, Napa
48. Mariposa Cafe, Dogpatch
49. Taiwan, Berkeley
50. Chez Papa Bistrot, Potrero Hill
51. Nombe, The Mission
52. Empress of China, Chinatown

Article and Photos Sourced from:   http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2014/12/24/the-biggest-san-francisco-bay-area-restaurant-and-bar-closures-of-2014/#29394-6