It is no fun to plan a night around a place and find the door locked. This page lists 83 restaurants, bars and cafes in Birmingham, Homewood, Mountain Brook and Vestavia Hills that closed from 2019 to today, with the date for each one.
We last updated this page on 15 October 2026. If a place is on this list, do not trust its website, its map pin or an old "best of" article.
Birmingham closings by year
Each row is a year. The tables further down name every place.
| Year | Closings we found | The names behind the count |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | Five rooms from Pihakis Restaurant Group, Satterfield's, TrimTab and Ocean |
| 2025 | 12 | DeVinci's after 64 years, Post Office Pies on Lane Parke, two breweries |
| 2024 | 13 | Zydeco after 35 years, Ghost Train Brewing, Post Office Pies in Avondale |
| 2023 | 9 | Smokehouse after 63 years, 5 Point Public House, John's City Diner |
| 2022 | 9 | Bogue's after 84 years, Nabeel's after more than 50 |
| 2021 | 4 | The Atomic Lounge and two Pizitz food hall stalls |
| 2020 | 13 | Highlands, Brennan's Irish Pub, Urban Standard |
| 2019 | 3 | Niki's Downtown, Whistling Table, Saigon Noodle House |
Closed Birmingham restaurants whose websites still look open
These are closed. We opened each website ourselves on 11 October 2026, and this is what was still there.
| Restaurant | Closed | What its website still says |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar | 30 Jun 2023 | The site is live. It says to call for reservations and has a Resy link. |
| Highlands Bar & Grill | Mar 2020 | A banner says "We are temporarily closed," and the page still shows hours and a Resy link. |
| Post Office Pies | 29 Jun 2025 | Online takeout and an hours grid. |
| Ocean | Oct 2026 | Takes reservations through Resy and OpenTable. |
| TrimTab Brewing Tasting Gallery | 4 Jul 2026 | Says "Our taproom is permanently closed as of July 4, 2026." The event-booking links still work. |
TrimTab is the honest one. It tells you in plain words. The others leave the booking button in place.
Highlands Bar & Grill has not reopened. It closed "temporarily" in March 2020 and its own website still says it is temporarily closed. We found no report that it came back or that it closed for good. Plan as if it is closed.
The Pihakis Restaurant Group closings in Birmingham and Homewood
Pihakis Restaurant Group closed room after room in the spring and summer of 2026. These five were in our towns:
- Tasty Town in Parkside, 12 April.
- Hero Diner at Railroad Park, 27 April.
- Hero Diner in Homewood, April.
- Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ in Homewood, April.
- Joyland in Avondale, 2 August.
The Hero Diner in Hoover closed too, but Hoover is outside our towns. Two of the group's rooms stayed open: a local group kept Salice (the old Luca Lagotto) and Little Donkey in Homewood, Bham Now reported on 1 May 2026.
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2026
2026 is the busiest year on this list so far. Five of its closings came from one company, Pihakis Restaurant Group.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sol y Luna Tapas & Tequila | 31 Jan 2026 | 920 Lane Parke Court, Mountain Brook | Founded in Lakeview in 1997. Its last room was in Lane Parke. |
| Satellite by Domestique | 31 Jan 2026 | Inside Saturn, 200 41st Street South, Avondale | It shared a building with Saturn, which stays open. No reason was stated. |
| Savage's Bakery & Deli | 7 Feb 2026 | 2916 18th Street South, Homewood | Served Homewood since 1939, 87 years in all. Owner Van Scott Jr. retired after 47 years. It was known for lace cookies and butterflake rolls. |
| The Marble Ring | By 16 Mar 2026, exact date not confirmed | 430 41st Street South, Suite B, Avondale | A 1920s-style speakeasy behind a blue police call box. Bham Now reported on 26 Feb 2025 that it closed for renovations and planned to reopen in mid-March. A commercial listing dated 16 Mar 2026 offers the "former Marble Ring" space for lease. A website for the bar still says "Now Open," so we have not confirmed a closing and we do not list the bar as open. |
| Parkside on Fifth | 27 Mar 2026 | 4036 5th Avenue South, Avondale | Owner Tim Burt is semi-retiring to Greensboro, Alabama. Lucky Stranger opened in the same building on 24 Jul 2026 under different owners. |
| Tasty Town | 12 Apr 2026 | 16 14th Street South, Parkside | A Pihakis Restaurant Group room, open about four years. The owners announced the closing on Instagram on 13 Apr. |
| Satterfield's | 18 Apr 2026 | Cahaba Heights | Closed after 21 years. The owners said on social media that they would not renew the lease with the landlord. |
| Hero Diner (Railroad Park) | 27 Apr 2026 | 1701 1st Avenue South, Parkside | A sign said "temporarily closed." By 30 Apr every Hero location was closed. Red Cat Coffee House next door is open. |
| Hero Diner (Homewood) | Apr 2026 | 1726 28th Avenue South, Homewood | Closed with the other Hero Diners. Full Circle Doughnuts reopened the space. |
| Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ (Homewood) | Apr 2026 | 2701 18th Street South, Homewood | Closed as Pihakis Restaurant Group fell apart. Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux is taking the space. Little Donkey next door is open. |
| Bayou on 8th | 27 Apr 2026 | 432 8th Avenue West, Smithfield | Closed about eight months after it opened as Bayou on 8th, the new name of Creole Connection. |
| Nana Funks | 24 May 2026 | 708 29th Street South, Lakeview | Open since 2006. It is becoming Mañana, from the owners of Adiós, expected in late fall 2026. |
| SanPeggio's Pizza | Before 3 Jun 2026 | 803 Green Springs Highway, Homewood | Closed after five years. NY Deli & Juice Bar is coming to the space. |
| The Fennec (restaurant only) | 8 Jun 2026 | Parkside | Only the restaurant closed. The Fennec keeps booking shows and events. |
| TrimTab Brewing Tasting Gallery | 4 Jul 2026 | 2721 5th Avenue South, Lakeview | Closed after 13 years. TrimTab beer is still sold in some markets. |
| Joyland (Avondale) | 2 Aug 2026 | 3719 3rd Avenue South, Avondale | One of the Pihakis Restaurant Group closings of 2026. |
| Freddy's Bistro and Bar (Oxmoor Road) | Aug 2026 | 1706 Oxmoor Road, Homewood | Closed after two years. The Highland Avenue room in Southside stays open. |
| University Tacos (5th Avenue North) | 28 Aug 2026 | 5th Avenue North, downtown | Closed two years after it opened. The original at 2009 University Boulevard stays open. |
| Ocean | Reported 2 Oct 2026 | 1218 20th Street South, Five Points South | Opened in 2002. George Reis passed ownership to Chloe Kidd in February 2026. Kidd confirmed the closing and declined to comment. |
| A-Train Station | Reported 14 Oct 2026 | 1515 Pearson Avenue SW, West End | Bham Now reported the closing on 14 Oct. The last day of service was not stated. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2025
DeVinci's Italian Restaurant ended a 64-year run in Homewood, and two breweries closed.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper at the Museum | Announced 17 Jan 2025 | Museum cafe | The museum cafe closed. Juniper in Forest Park stays open. |
| East Pole Coffee Co. | 31 Jan 2025 | 1143 1st Avenue South, Parkside | An Atlanta roaster's Birmingham shop. |
| Over the Mountain Brewing | Jan 2025 | Birmingham area, address not confirmed | A local brewery. |
| Avine | By mid-Apr 2025 | 2nd Avenue North, downtown | The room was being sold. |
| The Lumbar | 27 Apr 2025 | Pepper Place | Closed after seven years. |
| Creole Connection | 15 Jun 2025 | 432 8th Avenue West, Smithfield | Owner Jason Perryman pointed to rising costs. It reopened in Aug 2025 as Bayou on 8th, which closed in 2026. |
| Post Office Pies (Lane Parke) | 29 Jun 2025 | 270 Rele Street, Lane Parke, Mountain Brook | Owner John Hall said the lease would have renewed at $14,000 to $15,000 a month. Locanda Brasato took the space in early 2026. |
| Uproot Brewing | 6 Jul 2025 | 2616 3rd Avenue South | Founder Nate Darnell. Daysol Coffee Lab holds the space now. |
| DeVinci's Italian Restaurant | 10 Aug 2025 | 2707 18th Street South, Homewood | Open for 64 years. Owner John Day said the building was turned over to a new owner. |
| Iron City Pizza Company | 24 Aug 2025 | 2005 11th Avenue South, Five Points South | Closed after six years. We found no reason. |
| BLUEROOT | By 4 Sep 2025, exact date not confirmed | 2829 2nd Avenue South, Pepper Place | Replaced by The Mustard Club, which opened in the space in March 2026. |
| Red Sea Ethiopian & Mediterranean | Late Oct 2025 | Homewood | Closed after seven years. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2024
Zydeco ended 35 years in Five Points South. Two breweries, Ghost Train and the Hi-Wire taproom in Lakeview, closed too.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIVE Restaurant & Bar | Jan 2024 | 744 29th Street South, Lakeview | Closed after 12 years. The space was listed for lease. |
| SMOKE Bistro (Pizitz) | 21 Jan 2024 | Pizitz Food Hall, downtown | Chef Raquel Ervin moved her cooking to SLIDE Cafe. |
| Civitas | Jan 2024 | English Village, Mountain Brook | Closed after two years. Owner Tonya Jones. |
| Post Office Pies (Avondale) | 4 Feb 2024 | 209 41st Street South, Avondale | Opened in March 2014. Owner John Hall pointed to the lease and the rent. |
| Baja California Cantina Grill | By 8 Feb 2024 | 7701 Crestwood Boulevard | Reported closed by 8 Feb. It sat in a former Olive Garden. We found no reason. |
| Harvest Roots Kombucha taproom | Mar 2024 | Avondale | Closed after four years. It was Birmingham's first kombucha taproom. |
| Cantina Tortilla Grill (West Homewood) | Summer 2024 | West Homewood | The owners put their work into Sol y Luna in Lane Parke, which closed in January 2026. |
| Greenhouse (Edgewood and UAB District) | Summer 2024 | Edgewood and the UAB District | Both rooms closed. |
| Ghost Train Brewing | Last open Jul 2024 | M2 building, 1st Avenue South | Founded in 2014 by Patrick Small and Taylor DeBoer. Chapter 7 bankruptcy followed in Sep 2024. Good People Brewing bought its former facility in January 2026. |
| Hi-Wire Brewing (Lakeview) | Mid Oct 2024 | Lakeview | Hurricane Helene had hit the brewery's Asheville home. The Lakeview taproom closed. |
| Zydeco | 8 Nov 2024 | 2001 15th Avenue South, Five Points South | Open 35 years in the 1909 Phoenix Club building. The owners cited costs and upkeep. WBRC said court records show an eviction for unpaid rent. The owners said they would relocate, and we found no reopening by 11 Oct 2026. |
| Hillside Music & Que | Nov 2024 | Highway 31, Vestavia Hills | Formerly Pig & Palm. Owner Skip Davis. |
| The Quest Club | 2024, month not confirmed | 416 24th Street South | Open 42 years. The city council revoked its license. The empty building burned on 5 Mar 2026. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2023
Smokehouse Steak & Seafood closed after 63 years, and 5 Point Public House lost its lease after 17.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| John's City Diner | 12 Apr 2023 | Downtown | Closed after almost 20 years under Shannon and Shana Gober. The first John's opened in 1944. |
| 5 Point Public House & Oyster Bar | 30 Jun 2023 | 1210 20th Street South, Five Points South | Open 17 years. The lease was not renewed and the staff moved next door to Ocean. Karma's Kitchen holds the space now. |
| Bizarre: The Coffee Bar | 3 Sep 2023 | Downtown | Closed. No reason found. |
| Honeycreeper Chocolate | 30 Sep 2023 | 2nd Avenue North, downtown | Closed. No reason found. |
| Rodney Scott's BBQ (Avondale) | 26 Nov 2023 | 3rd Avenue South, Avondale | Merged into the Homewood room, which closed in 2026. |
| Smokehouse Steak & Seafood | 22 Dec 2023 | 348 Finley Avenue West | Open since 1960, 63 years in all. Owner Theo Hontzas, in his 90s, retired. |
| Queen's Park | 30 Dec 2023 | 112 24th Street North | Closed after five years. No reason found. |
| Urban Parc | 31 Dec 2023 | 1006 20th Street South | Opened in April 2023 and lasted about eight months. Owner Draper Mason. |
| Avondale Common House | 31 Dec 2023 | 4100 3rd Avenue South, Avondale | Merged into Ferus on 41st. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2022
Bogue's closed after 84 years on Clairmont Avenue.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| McFly's Bird Shoppe | Summer 2022 | Five Points South | Closed over supply chain problems and staffing. |
| Ash Neighborhood Bar & Grill | 20 Aug 2022 | West Homewood | The space was sold to Giani Respinto of Gianmarco's for a private event venue. |
| Dreamcakes Bakery (Edgewood) | 13 Aug 2022 | Edgewood, Homewood | Closed after 13 years. Its Hoover shop closed too. |
| Carrigan's Public House (Mountain Brook) | Aug 2022 | Mountain Brook | Opened in 2019. The Morris Avenue pub stayed open then, and moved in 2025. |
| Over Easy | 2 Sep 2022 | Homewood | Closed after nearly 12 years. |
| Bogue's | First week of Sep 2022 | Clairmont Avenue, Highland Park | Opened in 1938, so it served 84 years. |
| Nabeel's Cafe & Market | 30 Sep 2022 | Downtown Homewood | Closed after more than 50 years. |
| Little London Kitchen | Sep 2022 | West Homewood | Staffing and food costs. |
| Underground Vegan (storefront) | Nov 2022 | 2012 Magnolia Avenue South, Five Points South | Owner Khalilah Sowell kept the food truck running. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2021
The pandemic kept taking places, including a bar that was a James Beard semifinalist.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piper & Leaf Tea Co. (Pizitz) | 8 Apr 2021 | Pizitz Food Hall, downtown | The brand continues elsewhere in north Alabama and online. |
| Pho Que Huong | 24 Apr 2021 | Green Springs Highway, Homewood | Closed after about 25 years. Pandemic staffing was the reason. |
| Eli's Jerusalem Grill (Pizitz stall) | 11 Sep 2021 | Pizitz Food Hall, downtown | The food hall stall closed. |
| The Atomic Lounge | Fall 2021 | Downtown | A James Beard semifinalist for Outstanding Bar Program. It closed in the pandemic. The Margaret, from the owner of The Nick, took its place. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2020
The pandemic year. Highlands Bar & Grill, Brennan's Irish Pub and Urban Standard all closed.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Diggity Dogs | Jan 2020 | 430 41st Street South, Avondale | A hot dog shop from 2016. It was the cover entrance for The Marble Ring. No reason was printed. |
| Babalu Tapas & Tacos | Mar 2020 | Lakeview | Closed because of the coronavirus. It had come back once before, after a fire. |
| Highlands Bar & Grill | Mar 2020 | 2011 11th Avenue South, Five Points South | Opened in 1982 and won the James Beard Outstanding Restaurant award in 2018. It closed "temporarily" in March 2020 and has not reopened. |
| Mile End Deli | 23 Mar 2020 | Beside Railroad Park, Parkside | Closed less than a year after it opened. No reason was given. |
| Lucy's Coffee & Tea | May 2020 | Southside | Owner Lucy Bonds closed after 27 years and said "the times ahead are too uncertain." |
| Z's Restaurant | May 2020 | 17th Street, downtown | Open since 2008. It closed "under the weight of COVID restrictions." |
| Urban Standard | 17 Jun 2020 | Downtown | Closed after 13 years. It had reopened after a fire in 2017. |
| Brennan's Irish Pub | 25 Jul 2020 | Five Points South | The owner said he was going to lose $30,000 a month for every month he stayed open. |
| Woodlawn Cycle Cafe | Aug 2020 | Woodlawn | Closed for good after trying curbside. Its earlier owners opened Buka in West Homewood. |
| Little Savannah | Aug 2020 | Forest Park | Closed because it was "no longer sustainable." |
| Sol's Sandwich Shop & Deli | By Aug 2020 | Downtown | Shut "indefinitely." |
| Fancy's on Fifth | 31 Dec 2020 | Not given in our sources | The owners left open "the possibility of coming back." |
| Sneaky Pete's (Mountain Brook Village) | Dec 2020 | Mountain Brook Village | The Mountain Brook Village shop of a Birmingham-born hot dog group. No reason was printed. |
Birmingham restaurants and bars that closed in 2019
These are the oldest closings we traced. Niki's Downtown, open since 1951, ended in 2019.
| Restaurant or bar | Closed | Where | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistling Table | Weekend of 26 Oct 2019 | Clairmont Avenue, Forest Park | Owner Mac Russell chose to keep his catering business, Shindigs Catering, which took the space (Patch, 29 Oct 2019). |
| Saigon Noodle House (Avondale) | Early 2019, month not confirmed | 3719 3rd Avenue South, Avondale | It became a Rodney Scott's BBQ. The date rests on a Bhamwiki snippet and three listing sites that mark it closed. The Saigon Noodle House on Highway 280 is a different business. |
| Niki's Downtown | 2019, month not confirmed | 1101 2nd Avenue North, downtown | Opened in 1951. Niki's West carries on. |
Birmingham places that moved or changed names, and did not close
These show up on "closed" lists by mistake. None of them is a plain closing. Each one moved, changed its name or changed owners.
- Carrigan's Public House left Morris Avenue on 6 September 2025 and reopened on 28 October 2025 at The William, 1913 3rd Avenue North.
- The Broken Knife ended its Homewood room after chef Bucky Davis died in June 2025. It reopened in Avondale at 101 40th Street South in summer 2026.
- Luca Lagotto became Salice in April 2026, at 1722 28th Avenue South, kept by a local owner group.
- Zoe's Kitchen in Homewood became ZOZO's Kitchen on 1 May 2026. Marky's Kitchen in Cahaba Heights became ZOZO's Kitchen on 30 April 2026.
- Napoli Pizza in Vestavia Hills became Pazzo Italian, which opened the week of 19 August 2026 at 2516 Rocky Ridge Road.
- Surf Hound in Mountain Brook Village became Woody's Food + Bar before 28 May 2026.
- The downtown Brick & Tin became "bowl" in November 2020. Brick & Tin still has rooms in Mountain Brook and Cahaba Heights.
Birmingham places we cannot confirm are closed
Each place below shows signs of closing. We have no dated report, so we do not call any of them closed.
- Marty's PM, the late-night room in Five Points South, founded in 1993. Its website sends visitors to an address that does not load. The Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau lists a Marty's Burger Bar in Irondale as its successor. We have not confirmed a closing date.
- Bo's Kosher Cafe, 3960 Montclair Road. The Jewish Community Center's own page, last changed on 31 August 2026, says the cafe is no longer operating. It gives no date.
- El Cazador in Eastwood, 1540 Montclair Road. The restaurant's website shows "Leeds Only." We found no closing report.
- Cajun Bistro Express, 1515 Pearson Avenue SW. A-Train Station replaced it at that address, and A-Train Station itself closed in October 2026. We found no closing date for Cajun Bistro Express.
Old Birmingham restaurant web addresses that no longer work
We do not link to any of these. If a search sends you to one, you will not find the restaurant.
- John's City Diner: the web address ran out and now sends visitors to an unrelated site.
- Satterfield's: the home page says "not found."
- Zydeco: the site shows a security error.
- Marty's PM: the site sends visitors to an address that does not load.
- Ghost Train Brewing: an empty shell of a site.
- Avondale Common House: the site says "not found."
Closure dates: Bham Now, the Homewood Star, Vestavia Voice, Village Living, Patch, Birmingham Watch, WBRC, CBS 42, AL.com and each place's own announcement. Website checks: fetched by BellyUp! on 11 October 2026. Know of a closing we missed? Tell us.