{"id":67199,"date":"2025-12-02T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/67199\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T00:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T00:09:08","slug":"bar-kada-the-sake-and-small-plate-lounge-from-michael-collantes-has-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/67199\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar Kada, the sake and small-plate lounge from Michael Collantes, has closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bar Kada, a Top Table of 2024<\/a> and winner of Best Windowless Restaurant<\/a> honors, has closed. Staff were informed of the closure prior to Saturday\u2019s shift, with an official announcement made on Bar Kada\u2019s Instagram page late Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith gratitude in our hearts, we\u2019re closing our doors. It was an honor to serve you, grow with you, and share countless memories together,\u201d said the post.<\/p>\n

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Bar Kada closed after Sunday service and I made it a point to pop in for one last tipple on that final night, seeing how big a fan I was of the concept<\/a>. Chef-owner Michael Collantes, whose Michelin-starred tasting menu concept, Soseki, and recently opened pie house, Perla\u2019s Pizza, straddle the venue, said it was a struggle for Bar Kada to catch on from the get-go.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a hard concept from the start. We tried our best to keep it going, as we believed in the great work of the team but, financially, it just became increasingly difficult to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Collantes says that Bar Kada\u2019s staff have been absorbed into his other operations or offered severance. Still, the closure couldn\u2019t have come at a worse time. When asked why it had to happen during the holiday season, general manager Colin Burke echoed Collantes\u2019 sentiments.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just weren\u2019t financially viable. We would have consecutive days when no one would walk in and that made it very difficult. I just don\u2019t think a sake bar was something this city was quite ready for.\u201d<\/p>\n

As far as what will move into Bar Kada\u2019s space, Collantes says he and his team need to take some time to figure it out but, according to Burke, a full liquor bar will be a part of it.<\/p>\n

Chez Les Copains, the modern brasserie that Collantes ran with chef D.J. Tangalin, closed earlier this year inside City Food Hall.<\/p>\n

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