In the past year over 80 new restaurants opened in the Miami Valley they food scene—no place is immune to restaurant closures. Now with the end of 2023 before us , we’ve put together a comprehensive list of the eateries that have closed this year.
2023 saw some long time local Dayton favorites like Tanks, Chop Suey Carryout* and Carmel’s close their doors. But chains weren’t immune to closing either. CoreLife Eatery, the Long John Silver’s in Springboro, O’Charley’s Dayton Mall, the last area Ruby Tuesday’s in Troy and the Rally’s on Gettysburg and the Frisch’s Big Boy in Moraine all bid adieu to the Miami Valley this year.
We lost some great chicken when Krispy Krunchy Chicken pulled out of town. Steve & Tammy’s Tavern*, Crazy King Burrito, Basil’s in Beavercreek*, Bolts Sports Cafe and Hero’s Pizza* in Springboro all bowed out in 2023.
Little mom and pop places like Story’s Pizza & Smoothies in Moraine, Salsas Mexican Restaurant* in Riverside, Joe Mama’s Taste of Dayton*, Ms Bettys Kitchen*, Oh Crêpe in Troy- (though they’ve said they’ll still operate their food tuck), Sunnu Grill with their Senegalese cuisine and Sweet Tooth just couldn’t survive in a climate of increasing prices on products and a tough hiring market.
Some closings came as a surprise, like Twist Cupcakery*- who’s owner was ready to move on to a new challenge, Mamaw’s Bakery- which was opened as a pilot and owner Mendy Williams decided the return just wasn’t worth the time invested. Flyboy Deli downtown closed due to the owners health struggles and Jaqua’s at The Green closed down soon after the owner’s death. Carmen’s Deli closed down due to lack of downtown business as did Third Perk, first at Gem City Market and then their downtown location.
The Bar & Bistro at Top of the Market decided to turn their venue into rentals, Zen Lounge* closed as Press Coffee Bar* Belmont.
The good news is many of these locations* already have or will soon have new tenants and we’ll have new places to explore.
Stay tuned for our post on all the places that opened in 2023.