We are gathered here today to mourn the loss of restaurants and establishments that bravely served the Austin community. Some of these places were Austin staples, others were barely visited and hardly loved. Regardless, we pay tribute to them here. Here’s to the places we lost in 2019!

Photo from Hut’s Hamburgers’ Facebook page

  • Hut’s Hamburgers
  • Eastside Cafe
  • Steel City Pops
  • Unicorn Dessert Bar
  • Milto’s Pizza
  • Uncle Billy’s
  • Torchy’s (Original South 1st Location)
  • NLand Surf Park
  • Red’s Porch (All Locations)
  • Noble Sandwich Co (Burnet Location)
  • Sauce Odyssey
  • Turntable Eatery
  • El Patio
  • Zocalo Cafe
  • Joe’s Crab Shack
  • Trudy’s Four Star (Southwest Location)
  • Blue Star Kitchen and Bar
  • North by Northwest Brewery (South Austin Location)
  • Lucky’s Puccia and Pizzeria
  • Roppolo’s Pizza (Warehouse District Food Truck)
  • Tasty Spoon Gelato Shop
  • Doc’s Motorworks (Central location)

Of course, this is not even close to all the local businesses that shuttered in 2019, but we give a nod of appreciation to all that came and went.