Which Los Angeles restaurants closed in 2026?

Connie and Ted's in West Hollywood, Crustacean in Beverly Hills, the original Cactus Taqueria in Hollywood, Wolfgang Puck's Merois in West Hollywood, Cinque Terre West in Venice, Voodoo Doughnut in Venice and Dialog Cafe on the Sunset Strip all closed during the first half of 2026.

Why did Merois close?

Wolfgang Puck's rooftop restaurant at 8430 Sunset Blvd closed May 1, 2026, roughly a year after the Pendry West Hollywood rebranded as the Sun Rose. Puck's other restaurant in the building, Ospero, had already closed in 2024.

Did Crustacean Beverly Hills close for good?

The Beverly Hills dining room at 468 N Bedford Dr closed in 2026 after nearly 30 years. The An family opened it in 1997 and it became known for garlic noodles and the walk-over aquarium floor. The Crustacean brand continues at other locations.

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Q: When did Connie and Ted's close?

Connie and Ted's closed July 1, 2026, after 13 years at 8171 Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood. Chef Michael Cimarusti opened it in 2013 with co-owners Donato Poto and Crisi Echiverri. Cimarusti's three-Michelin-starred Providence remains open on Melrose Avenue.

Q: Is Cactus Taqueria still open in Los Angeles?

Yes. The original Hollywood location at 950 Vine St served its final taco July 12, 2026, after 34 years, because the property sold and is being redeveloped for Project Angel Food. Other locations, including the Koreatown-area shop on Beverly Blvd, remain open.

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Four decades-long runs and a thirteen-year favorite, all ended within a few months of each other.

Los Angeles lost a run of well-known restaurants over the first half of 2026, and the list is not confined to any one part of the market. Michelin-pedigreed rooms closed alongside neighborhood taquerias and hotel restaurants. Here is what shut, when, and what is still standing in each case.

Connie and Ted's, West Hollywood

Closed July 1, 2026, after 13 years. Chef Michael Cimarusti opened it in 2013 with co-owners Donato Poto and Crisi Echiverri, naming it for his grandparents Connie and Ted. The menu was built on Cimarusti's Rhode Island roots: lobster rolls, oysters Rockefeller and an expansive raw bar. Cimarusti's three-Michelin-starred Providence remains open on Melrose.

Crustacean, Beverly Hills

Closed in 2026 after nearly 30 years. The An family opened the Beverly Hills room in 1997, and it became one of the city's most recognizable celebrity tables, known for the garlic noodles and the walk-over aquarium floor. The Crustacean brand continues elsewhere.

Cactus Taqueria, Hollywood

The original Hollywood location served its final taco on July 12, 2026, after 34 years. The family-owned stand had become a late-night fixture, and the closure came because the property sold and is being redeveloped for Project Angel Food, the nonprofit that cooks and delivers medically tailored meals. The Koreatown location remains open, which is the part most coverage buried.

Merois, West Hollywood

Wolfgang Puck's rooftop restaurant closed May 1, 2026, a year after the Pendry Hotel rebranded as the Sun Rose. Merois ran French technique through Asian influence with wide city views. Puck's other restaurant in the building, Ospero, had already closed in 2024.

Cinque Terre West, Venice

Closed permanently in early June 2026. Co-owners Marlo and chef Gianbattista Vinzoni lost their original Pacific Palisades restaurant in the Palisades Fire and reopened on Rose Avenue in mid-2025. The couple has since relocated to Texas and opened Cinque Terre West Austin in July 2026.

Also gone

Voodoo Doughnut, Venice. The Portland chain closed its Venice shop in June 2026 after about a year.
Dialog Cafe, Sunset Strip. Not a closure by choice. A July 16 water main rupture flooded the floors, basement, storage and equipment with mud and sand. Co-owner Todd Ghazalian has described a difficult recovery around insurance and staffing, with a temporary space under consideration.

Why this keeps happening

The pattern is not about any single restaurant. Los Angeles lost more than 100 restaurants and bars in 2025, and 2026 has continued at pace. The New York Times reported the city shed 18,700 restaurant jobs between July 2019 and July 2025, with some owners describing revenue down more than a third year over year. Forbes laid out the arithmetic: the National Restaurant Association estimates only about a third of restaurants survive past ten years, and the compounding pressures here are rent, labor, insurance, tariffs on ingredients, reduced tourism and a lasting shift toward delivery.

LA Mag's look at the same question makes the practical point worth repeating: the most effective thing a diner can do is order directly rather than through third-party apps, which take commissions running as high as 30 percent, and go back to the places they want to keep.

FJM updates this post as closures are confirmed. If you know of one we have missed, we would like to hear about it.

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