# List of defunct restaurants of the United States

Below is a list of notable defunct restaurants of the United States.

## Defunct restaurants in the United States

* Arthur Treacher's fish and chips, one location remains
* Aunt Jemima's Kitchen
* Big Daddy's Restaurants
* Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill
* Bill Knapp's
* Blue Boar Cafeterias
* Boston Sea Party
* Bresler's Ice Cream
* Briazz
* Brigham's – a Boston-area ice cream parlor and restaurant chain that closed in 2013
* Britling Cafeterias
* Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse
* Burger Chef
* Carrols Restaurant Group
* Cheeseburger in Paradise
* Chi-Chi's
* Childs Restaurants
* China Coast
* Clifton's Cafeteria
* Clock
* Coon Chicken Inn
* Cuppy's Coffee
* Deco Refreshments, Inc.
* Dee's Drive-In
* Don Pablo's – closed in 2019
* Druther's
* Dubrow's Cafeteria
* Earl Abel's
* Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour
* Forum Cafeterias
* Fresh Choice
* Geri's Hamburgers
* Gino's Hamburgers
* Henry's Hamburgers
* Holly Tree Inn
* Horn & Hardart
* Horne's
* Hot Shoppes, Inc.
* Howard Johnson's
* Huyler's
* Isaly's
* JB's Restaurants
* Jumbo's, Miami, Florida
* Kahiki Supper Club
* Kenny Rogers Roasters
* La Petite Boulangerie
* Laughner's Cafeteria
* Little Tavern
* Lone Star Steakhouse – parent company for other restaurants
* Lum's
* Lyon's
* Manning's Cafeterias
* Mighty Casey's
* Minnie Pearl's Fried Chicken
* Montana's Cookhouse
* Morrison's Cafeteria
* Mr. Fables
* Mr. Steak
* Nedick's
* Nickerson Farms
* Official All Star Café
* Pioneer Chicken
* Po' Folk's – once owned by actor Burt Reynolds
* Pok Pok – Portland, Oregon and New York City
* Red Barn
* Rio Bravo Cantina
* Roadhouse Grill
* The Royal Canadian Pancake Houses
* Rustler Steak House
* S&W Cafeteria
* Sambo's
* Sandy's
* Schrafft's
* Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria
* ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen
* ShowBiz Pizza Place
* Signatures Restaurant
* Sisters Chicken & Biscuits – founded in 1979, this was Wendy's first attempt to expand beyond burgers
* Sokolowski's University Inn, Cleveland, Ohio
* Soul Daddy
* Specialty Restaurant Group
* Steak and Ale
* Steve's Ice Cream
* Sweet Tomatoes – Founded in San Diego in 1978 and operated as Souplantation in California. Closed all locations temporarily in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but announced in May 2020 that the closure was permanent. One location reopened under new ownership in April 2024 in Tucson AZ.
* Tasty Made
* Texas Land and Cattle – peaked at 20 locations, only 1 remains in Austin
* Two Pesos
* Valle's Steak House
* Velvet Turtle
* Victoria Station – one restaurant remained open in Salem, Massachusetts until it was abruptly closed in December 2017
* VIP's – Oregon-based restaurant chain
* Wag's
* Weenie Beenie
* Wetson's
* Whiskey Soda Lounge – Portland, Oregon and New York City
* White Tower Hamburgers
* Wimpy Grills – founded in Bloomington, Indiana, in 1934; eventually grew to 25 locations within the United States and 1,500 outside of the U.S.; its international locations were eventually sold to J. Lyons and Co. in the United Kingdom, which remains open while all of the American locations eventually closed by 1978
* Yankee Doodle Dandy
* York Steak House – one restaurant remains open in Columbus, Ohio
* Zantigo – a revival of the Zantigo menu and format has seven restaurants in Minneapolis, Minnesota

### California

* Al's Place
* Anthology
* Aster, San Francisco
* Atomic Cafe
* Bahooka
* Bastide
* Battle of the Dance
* Ben Frank's
* La Botte, Santa Monica
* Brown Derby
* C.C. Brown's
* Café Montmartre
* Chasen's
* Commonwealth, San Francisco
* Dive!
* The Fat Cow
* Florentine Gardens
* La Folie, San Francisco
* Cafe Frankenstein
* Googies Coffee Shop
* Hamburger Hamlet
* Imperial Dynasty
* Johnie's Broiler
* Johnie's Coffee Shop
* The Linkery
* Little Joe's
* Ma Maison
* Manzke
* Marlena
* Maud's
* Maum, Palo Alto
* Moore's Delicatessen
* Naugles
* Nicky Blair's
* Nico, San Francisco
* Noriega Hotel
* Nova Express Café
* Original Spanish Kitchen
* Pasta Bravo
* Patina, Los Angeles
* Perino's
* Phenakite, Los Angeles
* Pup 'N' Taco
* Rasa, Burlingame
* Scrivner's Drive-In
* Ships Coffee Shop
* Swensen's
* Taco María, Costa Mesa
* Tiny Naylor's
* Van de Kamp's Holland Dutch Bakeries
* Wich Stand
* Zombie Hut

### Illinois

* 42 Grams, Chicago
* Acadia, Chicago
* Avenues, Chicago
* Band of Bohemia, Chicago
* Blackbird, Chicago
* Blackhawk, Chicago
* Brasserie Jo, Chicago
* Chez Paul, Chicago
* Claudia, Chicago
* Courtright's, Chicago
* Crofton on Wells, Chicago
* Elizabeth, Chicago
* Entente, Chicago
* Everest, Chicago
* Fat Rice, Chicago
* Grace
* The Great Gritzbe's Flying Food Show
* GreenRiver
* L2O
* Mexique, Chicago
* Michael Jordan's Restaurant
* Moto
* The Pump Room
* RIA
* Senza
* Sixteen
* Tru

### Maryland

* Anchor Inn
* Chicken George
* Martick's Restaurant Francais
* Maryland Food Collective
* Punk's Backyard Grill
* White Coffee Pot

### Massachusetts

* Anthony's Pier 4
* Biba
* Brigham's Ice Cream
* Doyle's Cafe
* Durgin-Park
* East Coast Grill
* L'Espalier
* Hilltop Steak House
* Jacob Wirth Restaurant
* Locke-Ober
* Tasty Sandwich Shop
* Upstairs On the Square

### New York

* A Voce Columbus, New York City
* Agern, New York City
* Aldea, New York City
* Alto, New York City
* Anthos, New York City
* Asti
* Bar Uchū, New York City
* Beefsteak Charlie's
* Benno, New York City
* Bridge Cafe
* Browne's Chop House
* Brushstroke, New York City
* Café des Artistes
* Café Gray, New York City
* Cafe Rouge
* La Caravelle
* Carnegie Deli
* The Cattleman
* Cafe Chambord
* Chanterelle, New York City
* Chelsea Place
* Cloud Club
* The Coffee Shop
* The Colony
* Contra
* Convivio
* Corton
* La Côte Basque
* Da Silvano
* Del Pezzo Restaurant
* Devi
* Dovetail, New York City
* Elaine's
* Fashion Cafe
* Fiamma Osteria, New York City
* Fleur de Sel, New York City
* Florent
* FOOD
* The Gaslight Cafe
* Heartbreak, New York City
* Jekyll & Hyde Club
* Jewel Bako, New York City
* Jimmy Ryan's
* Jimmy Weston's
* Joomak Banjum
* Juni, New York City
* Kajitsu, New York City
* Kiev Restaurant
* Kyo Ya, New York City
* Lafayette
* Lespinasse
* Lindy's
* Lo Scalco, New York City
* Lobster Palace
* Lüchow's
* Lundy's Restaurant
* Lutèce
* Manganaro's
* Mars 2112
* Maxwell's Plum
* Mo Gridder's
* Moondance Diner
* Moon's Lake House
* Mori
* Munson Diner
* Nix
* Café Nicholson
* Oak Room
* Okuda, New York City
* Onyx Club
* Pearl Oyster Bar
* Le Pavillon
* Penny Cafeteria
* Piora, New York City
* Public, New York City
* The Quilted Giraffe
* Quo Vadis
* Ratner's
* Rebelle, New York City
* Red Apple Rest
* Reisenweber's Cafe
* Reuben's Restaurant
* Rhong-Tiam, New York City
* Rosanjin, New York City
* Saul, New York City
* Semilla, New York City
* Shanley's Restaurants
* Sherry's
* La Sirena, New York City
* Soto, New York City
* The Spotted Pig
* Stage Deli
* Stock Exchange Luncheon Club
* Stork Club
* Take Root, New York City
* Telepan, New York City
* Toots Shor's Restaurant
* La Tulipe, New York City
* Tulsi, New York City
* Ukiyo, New York City
* Veritas, New York City
* Windows on the World
* The World

### Oregon

In addition to those in Portland, following are notable defunct restaurants in Oregon:
* Nick's Italian Cafe, McMinnville
* Okta, McMinnville
* Tad's Chicken 'n Dumplins

### Pennsylvania

* Le Bec-Fin
* Horn & Hardart
* Old Original Bookbinder's
* Palumbo's
* Tun Tavern

### Texas

* Benjy's, Houston
* Dolce Vita, Houston
* Inversion Coffee House, Houston
* Shady Grove, Austin
* Yia Yia Mary's, Houston

### Washington

* ʔálʔal Café, Seattle
* Andy's Diner, Seattle
* Barrio, Seattle
* Boca, Seattle
* Burbs Burgers
* Coastal Kitchen, Seattle
* Country Dough, Seattle
* Crush, Seattle
* Dacha Diner, Seattle
* Dahlia Lounge, Seattle
* Eastern Cafe, Seattle
* Eight Row, Seattle
* Iron Horse, Seattle
* Jackson's Catfish Corner, Seattle
* JuneBaby, Seattle
* Last Exit on Brooklyn, Seattle
* The London Plane, Seattle
* Loulay, Seattle
* Marmite, Seattle
* Omega Ouzeri, Seattle
* Pizzeria Credo, Seattle
* Pizzeria Gabbiano, Seattle
* Plum Bistro
* Poppy, Seattle
* Rancho Bravo Tacos
* Salare, Seattle
* Sitka and Spruce, Seattle
* SkyCity, Seattle
* Taku, Seattle
* Vito's, Seattle