This is Eater’s guide to all the New York City restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed in May 2026. This list will be updated weekly (see: April, March, February, 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.

May 1

Spotlight

Financial District: It’s the end of a physical storefront era for Mah-Ze-Dahr, the once-celebrated NYC bakery that counted Oprah and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio as early fans. Its last-remaining storefront at Brookfield Place, opened in 2022, closed on Thursday, April 30, per a captured Instagram story, which adds that the team is “beyond excited for our next venture to be announced momentarily.” Mah-Ze-Dahr caused a stir in May 2025, leaving its custom cake customers high and dry after being evicted from its nearly decade-old West Village flagship. Mah-Ze-Dahr expanded into Washington, D.C., and Virginia in 2020, but both locations were short-lived. Founder Umber Ahmad, a former investment banker, earned a 2019 James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Outstanding Baker. Its chocolate cakes, brioche doughnuts, vanilla choux, cheesecakes, and cinnamon rolls remain available for delivery nationwide. 225 Liberty Street, off West Street

And the rest…

Carroll Gardens: After an incomprehensible 120 years of business, Brooklyn’s iconic Caputo Bakery suddenly ceased operations on Monday, April 27. A closure notice posted on the door, first spotted by Eater contributor Andrea Strong, reads: “It is with immense sadness that I am writing to tell you that the flame in our oven has been lit for the last time,” wrote owner James Caputo. The finality of the family-run, five-generation bakery hit locals hard. “Neighbors walked by, stopping, gasping. Some cried,” noted Strong. Among its many local restaurant clients was Brooklyn-born Court Street Grocers, recently named NY’s finest sandwich by the New Yorker. “Any success we’ve had has been intertwined with theirs,” writes Court Street. 329 Court Street, at Sackett Street

Carroll Gardens: Dae, Brooklyn’s minimalist cafe, wine bar, Korean-leaning restaurant, and haute home-goods shop — with a known distaste for influencers — closed its stainless steel-wrapped spot after three years. Dae itself isn’t done, however, and is “actively searching for a new home,” per the Instagram statement, with details to come. Look for pop-ups and events this summer, plus catering to continue. 385 Smith Street, at Third Street

East Village: Rossy’s Bakery & Café, a budget-friendly neighborhood option for baked chicken, barbecue ribs, empanadas, smoothies, and coffee for the past 16 years, closed this week, reports EV Grieve. The standby for Dominican and Spanish comfort foods was no longer sustainable, says owner Roselia “Rossy” Caba, who started the business with her mom (who’s retiring). “We can’t keep trying to be affordable to the community and still make money anymore,” she told the blog. 242 East Third Street, between avenues B and C

Greenwich Village: Japonica, the nearly 50-year-old NYC sushi institution that served everyone from Elvis Costello to Sarah Jessica Parker, closed on Friday, April 24. Beyond its sushi and maki rolls, the menu included yakitori, tempura, teriyaki, and soba. The restaurant, which moved Manhattan locations over the years, remained popular all the same; a wait for a table, even in 2009, could be “a torment,” according to a diner. Japonica eventually returned to its original address in 2014. 90 University Place, at East 12th Street

Gowanus: Estancia Piola, the Brooklyn offshoot of Estancia 460 (the Tribeca favorite for locals and celebrities alike since 1995), closed after just two years. The Argentinian sibling centered around meaty choripan sandwiches, red wines, and parillada, a mixed grill of steak, blood sausage, chorizo, and chicken. 288 Third Avenue, between President and Carroll streets

Lenox Hill: Unregular Pizza — the Roman-style pie project founded during the pandemic on the principle of bartering, then quickly went on to open three NYC locations — didn’t pan out on the Upper East Side. Upper East Site flagged the restaurant’s closure after less than two years. Its so-called “pizza barterer” Gabriele Lamonaca, who traded his burrata-topped pies for everything from guitar lessons to tins of caviar in the early days, hit the New York Stock Exchange floor this week to swap pies for “hopefully some stock or advice.” Unregular Pizza maintains a pair of downtown outposts: the five-year-old original in Union Square and inside Essex Market, which still features a bartering component. 1132 Lexington Avenue, near East 79th Street

Lower East Side: Anbā, a 10-seat omakase counter hidden inside Hotel Chantelle since mid-February, has already closed “due to unforeseen circumstances,” per an email to Eater from a general manager. Sushi|Bar ATX alum Ambreley Ouimette, billed as NYC’s sole female kaiseki chef, put her fermentation and dry-aging skills to work across an 18-course menu ($220) full of seabream and wagyu. Offbeat omakase accents included homages to her favorite artist, Elvis, in both vinyl music and decor. 92 Ludlow Street, near Delancey Street

Lower East Side: An AYCE Chinese restaurant and ice cream counter, Hou Yi Hot Pot, closed on Sunday, March 29, after a 14-year run. The casual hangout had a devoted neighborhood following for its $40 bottomless hot pot deal, complete with a choice of broths, dipping sauces, meats, and seafood, plus canned soft drinks from the fridge and scoops in flavors like matcha green tea and salted caramel. 92 Hester Street, at Eldridge Street

Upper West Side: After going dark for renovations in late March, Pastrami Queen won’t reopen its location in this neighborhood. Fresh signage up spells out the space’s future life as Deli Chin, with a newfound focus on pastrami egg rolls. The switcheroo comes from the “same owner” of the former UWS Pastrami Queen, per an email to Eater, adding, “we don’t have too many more details to share at this time.” Other Pastrami Queens remain on the Upper East Side and inside Moynihan Train Hall. 138 West 72nd Street, between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues

Upper West Side: Fillup Coffee closed its sole locale on Saturday, April 25, after a five-year run, notes West Side Rag, with an employee citing “too much competition” as the cause. Speaking of, Blank Street Coffee just opened its fourth UWS location in April. 2486 Broadway, between West 92nd and West 93rd streets

Upper West Side: Edgar’s Cafe poured out its last cup of coffee on Thursday, April 30, ending a nearly 40-year run in NYC. “It breaks our hearts to say goodbye,” per a message on the door flagged by West Side Rag. The neighborhood staple, known for omelets, egg sandwiches, soups, and desserts, originally opened in 1988 in a different UWS address; it relocated here in 2011, and the owner reportedly couldn’t afford to pay the rent. 650 Amsterdam Avenue, between West 91st and 92nd streets