Tampa Bay Restaurant Closures in 2026: The Ones We Have Lost

It has been a rough year for Tampa Bay’s food and drink scene, and we are only halfway through 2026.

Tampa Bay restaurant closures have been stacking up at a pace that is hard to ignore. From longtime St. Petersburg staples to South Tampa brunch icons, beloved local spots are shutting their doors and citing everything from a struggling economy and rising inflation to lingering hurricane recovery costs and even the rise of GLP-1 weight loss medications as reasons why the math simply stopped working. Here is a running list of every notable Tampa Bay bar and restaurant that has either already closed or announced it soon will.