Johnny’s All American suddenly closed this week. This is Eater’s running guide to all the D.C. restaurants, bars, and cafes that closed over the holidays and into January 2026 so far. If a restaurant or bar has closed in your neighborhood, let us know at [email protected]. Adams Morgan: Le Mont Royal, a sparkling destination for Champagne, cheese curds, and vinyl music, closed for good on Sunday, January 4 — the same night of its three-year birthday party. The bar-meets-bistro in the former home of Southern Hospitality dedicated its downstairs level to nitro espresso martinis and dancing under 40 disco balls, while the more-low-key upstairs space was outfitted with comfy nooks and a pool table. Its original co-founders, Chas Jefferson and Bart Hutchins, strived to channel Montreal’s funky nightlife culture to deliver a DJ-driven establishment that goes heavy on natural wines and stylized dishes. Hutchins later went on to open Capitol Hill’s popular Republican stomping ground, Butterworth’s. 1815 Adams Mill Road NW Bethesda: NYC-based chain Chip City closed its first D.C.-area address (and only one in Maryland) on Friday, January 2, reports MoCo Show. The cult cookie shop got its start in Queens in 2017 and went on an expansion spree around NYC, New Jersey, and Boston with help from a $10 million investment from Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer. The Bethesda location debuted in 2023, followed by others in Arlington, Virginia. Chip City showcases more than 40 different flavors like s’mores, Nutella sea salt, and blueberry cheesecake. 4939 Elm Street, Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda: After eight years, early-aughts bowling bar Lucky Strike shut down inside Westfield Montgomery Mall on Sunday, January 4, a rep tells MoCoShow. The entertainment venue maintains other locations in Gaithersburg, Rockville, and Bethesda. 7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, Maryland Chevy Chase: After “extensive review and analysis,” Cheesecake Factory made the “difficult decision” to close its 34-year-old cavernous location on the outskirts of D.C., a rep tells Fox5. Its last day of service is January 24. A newer D.C. outpost near the White House remains open. 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW Columbia Heights: Johnny’s All American, the Ohio-leaning sports bar that replaced award-winning Filipino restaurant Bad Saint in 2023, closed in late January. Owner and Ohioan Branden Givand, who named the bar after his all-American grandfather and Army veteran, billed Johnny’s as a “fancy dive” — complete with margaritas, Sazeracs, burgers, beer-and-shot combos, DC Brau’s Old Time Lager, and Miller High Life. The laid-back bar also opened early for coffee, egg sandwiches, and doughnuts. An extensive online auction is selling everything from a framed Cleveland Cavaliers jersey signed by Lebron James to high-tech kitchen equipment. Givand cites a heated landlord dispute as the cause for the closure in a lengthy statement, with plans to open elsewhere in the future. 3226 11th Street NW Georgetown: Sprinkles, the celebrity-endorsed company founded in Beverly Hills in 2005 as the “world’s first cupcakes-only bakery,” suddenly shuttered its entire U.S. portfolio at the end of 2025. That includes its pink D.C. digs that opened in 2011, along with 19 other stores and over 30 “cupcake” ATMs across the country. The exit now leaves Georgetown Cupcake as the main confectionery contender on M Street. 3015 M Street NW  Logan Circle: Bar Pilar, 14th Street’s gastropub pioneer inspired by novelist Ernest Hemingway’s travels — known everything from mango shrimp ceviche, Cubano, burger, and its well-made daiquiris, to its nautical and mermaid decor straight out of The Old Man and the Sea— closes on Saturday, January 17, after 21 years of business. Citing ongoing operational costs, “significantly lower” foot traffic, rising labor costs, and accumulated back rent owed from the pandemic, “we do not see a sustainable path forward,” per a closing message. The owners will continue to run resilient neighborhood dive Cafe Saint-Ex next door. Bar Pilar’s two-night “last hurrah” starts Friday, January 16. 1833 14th Street NW Logan Circle: Mi Vida, the color-soaked Mexican restaurant on 14th Street NW that had been open since 2022, served its last meal right before New Year’s Eve, per WUSA9. The Wharf-born brand, with an additional location in Chinatown, is still set to open in Philadelphia soon and recently expanded down to Virginia Beach. D.C.-based Knead Hospitality (the company that is also behind restaurants like the Gatsby, Succotash Prime, the Grill, and Bistro du Jour) closed its taco-and-tequila offshoot Mi Casa in Dupont in November. 1901 14th Street NW Mt. Vernon Triangle: Fine dining siblings Kinship and Metier, chef Eric Ziebold’s stacked Michelin-starred establishments near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, simultaneously closed at the tail end of December when its 10-year lease was up. “Kinship did not only provide jobs or superb dining experience, but it has also provided a lot of firsts and opportunities that started careers of people like me,” wrote Centrolina’s celebrated pastry chef Mary Mendoza, who documented her last Kinship meal on social media and raved over the sweet breads. Other Michelin-starred closures last year included Adams Morgan’s Tail Up Goat and Georgetown’s Reverie. 1015 7th Street NW Multiple locations: Following its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in early January, first reported by WBJ, 12-year-old java chain Compass Coffee is closing 10 locations, including its huge Ivy City headquarters, all around the DMV. Stores on the chopping block include: one in Maryland (4210 Knox Road in College Park); six in D.C., all in Northwest (1401 I Street NW, 1921 8th St NW, 655 New York Avenue NW, 1924 14th Street NW, 1827 Adams Mill Road NW, 1703 H Street NW); and two in Virginia (7393 Lee Highway in Falls Church and 4300 Wilson Boulevard in Ballston), along with its massive Ivy City production plant. Navy Yard: Chicken + Whiskey, Logan Circle’s popular destination for slow-roasted Peruvian poultry and brown liquor since 2017, closed its follow-up D.C. location across from Nationals Park in early January. The sprawling Southeast site, open since 2022, comes from Maryland-based Star Restaurant Group (Doi Moi, The Walrus Oyster Ale House). Chicken + Whiskey’s original outpost along the bustling 14th Street NW strip remains open. 70 N Street SE Reston: Matchbox shut down its Reston Station location on New Year’s Eve, reports Greater Reston Living. The wood-fired pizza place run by Thompson Hospitality points customers to its closest Northern Virginia location in McLean. 1900 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston, Virginia Rockville: Twin Valley Distillers, billed as Montgomery County’s first post-Prohibition distillery upon opening in 2013, ceased operations in early January, reports MoCo Show. Its farm-to-bottle approach focused on on the production of bourbons and other spirits under names like Dirty Apples Whiskey, Fruit Punch Rum, Norbeck Agave Vodka, Zarcci Limoncello, and Black Joe Coffee Liqueur. 1029 E. Gude Drive, Rockville, Maryland On hiatus  Georgetown: Green Almond Pantry is on winter break to “prepare some exciting things for the future,“ per a statement, but its next-door sibling My Little Chamomile remains open for its focaccia, fresh salads, and almost-flourless chocolate cake. 3210 Grace Street NW Logan Circle: Bar Japonais, the sushi-centric lounge that replaced Estadio in 2024, is “currently closed for improvements,” per signage recently spotted on its papered-up door. The note adds: “We look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.” Bar Japonais’s team also runs popular dumpling parlor Bar Chinois in D.C. and Arlington. 1520 14th Street NW Navy Yard: El Rey, the Hilton hospitality brothers’ taco-and-tequila standby that expanded to the banks of the Anacostia in spring 2025, is already shutting down for the season. “Time for a quick winter hiatus before the next season kicks off. See you in the spring,” per a social media message. 79 Potomac Avenue SE ...read more read less