This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in February 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: January), serving as a round-up of the dining and drinking places that have shuttered around the city. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at ny@eater.com.

Carroll Gardens: Bạn Bè, Doris Hồ-Kane’s breakout Vietnamese bakery hailed by the New York Times for its bright-green pandan honeycomb cakes, butter cookies, and coconut milks, closed its Brooklyn storefront on Saturday, January 31, after a five-year run. In a heartfelt statement, the owner says the bakery will continue to operate as an online business for now, complete with sweet Garfield T-shirts. 187 Sackett Street, between Henry and Hicks streets

Brooklyn Heights: Laurel Bakery, the daytime destination for fresh loaves, laminated pastries, and coffee behind a hunter green facade, closed its corner digs in early February. The team hopes to reopen near its Prospect Heights sibling Cafe Mado. “The opportunity to explore a future home next door feels like a meaningful step toward building a stronger, more thoughtful version of Laurel,” per a message on Instagram. 115 Columbia Street, at Kane Street

Lower East Side: L&L Hawaiian Barbecue, the fast-casual from a brother-sister duo born and raised in Oahu, pulled the plug on its presence here on Monday, February 2. L&L specializes in comfort food platters of chicken katsu, barbecue chicken, macaroni salad, and loco moco smothered in gravy, plus quick snacks like spam musubi. “With heavy hearts, we’ve made the decision to close our NYC locations,” per a statement from the siblings. “As much as we love this city and wanted to make it work, the current business and economic climate here has made it impossible for us to continue operating.” An additional location previously sat in Bushwick. The team is now looking at expansion opportunities on the West Coast, which is “closer to home,” as well as New Jersey. 201 Allen Street, at East Houston Street

New York City: Julien Boulangerie, a fast-growing Parisian counter for award-winning croissants and pastries since 2020, shut down all of its NYC locations this month. That includes one in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood and three on the Upper East Side. French-trained chef Julien Khalaf (who now seems to be part of Kew Gardens bakery Le Petit Paris) tells Park Slope Living the decision to close was “an incredibly difficult” one. Multiple locations

Union Square: Kappo Sono, chef Chikara Sono’s renowned kaiseki counter with 12 seatings per night for $350 per person, closed its scenic sixth-story location at the foot of Union Square Park. The team reveals plans to relocate to Midtown at One Bryant Park this spring. 39 East 13th Street, at University Place

Upper East Side: Costa, the chic all-day cafe and Mediterranean restaurant with a canary-yellow awning, closed suddenly at the end of January after just 16 months of business, reports Upper East Site, citing a legal dispute with the landlord over alleged unpaid back rent. 1300 Madison Avenue, between East 92nd and 93rd streets

Upper West Side: The Milling Room, the long-running American restaurant with a sky-lit dining room and lively bar, quietly closed in December. A winter pop-up called Comete NYC is now operating inside, with dinner served a few nights a week. Jesús Durón, former executive chef of Mexico City’s acclaimed Pujol, will soon debut a permanent new restaurant inside called Ashi. 446 Columbus Avenue, between West 81st and 82nd streets

After more than a decade commanding Kyo Ya, one of New York’s most respected kaiseki kitchens, chef Chikara Sono decamped to partner with longtime friend Makoto Suzuki to open upscale tavern BBF and formal twelve-seat Kappo Sono, tucked away discreetly behind BBF. Seasonally-driven omakase informed by Sono’s kaiseki roots is prepared in front of diners at the new counter.

The Milling Room features American Cuisine prepared by Chef Scott Bryan, served in a Tavern-like atmosphere, in the heart of the Upper West Side.