This periodic column rounds up restaurant and bar closures in and around New Orleans. Know of a restaurant closing we missed? Drop us a line.

Tommy’s Cuisine

Tommy’s, a Creole-Italian stalwart in the Warehouse District founded by Tommy Andrade in 2003, will close for good next week, reports the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate. The related New Orleans Social House, or N.O.S.H., a cocktail lounge next door, will also close. Both are part of the massive Creole Cuisine Restaurant Concepts group, whose CEO Marv Ammari tells the newspaper: “The Tommy’s era is over.” The hospitality group will open two new restaurants with nearby Plates chef (Farrell Harrison) and general manager (Brian Weisnicht) at the helm in those spaces. Tommy’s will become a modern French bistro while N.O.S.H. will turn into an oyster bar and wine bar projected to open in early 2025.

Mae’s Bakeshop

One of the best new bakeries in New Orleans is closing after less than a year, owner Jeremy Fogg announced on Instagram last week. Mae’s Bakeshop is the former Emeril’s pastry chef’s ode to his mother and grandmother on Baronne Street, a shop that serves classic Southern biscuits, chess pie, sour cream pound cake, cookie brittle, and oatmeal cream pies. It’s a wholesome, feel-good spot that will be missed — Fogg says he has made the “painful” decision to close the storefront, possibly leaving room for a return to the pop-up business he previously operated. Its last day is Wednesday, November 27, and Thanksgiving pies are still available for preorder.

The Larder

The Larder, a popular deli, market, and restaurant in Metairie next to Trader Joe’s, closed earlier this month. Chefs Alison Vega-Knoll and Chris Wilson first opened the cafe in 2020, specializing in breakfast and lunch, grab-and-go prepared food, and catering. Last year, the duo sold it to BRG Hospitality (the company that rebranded from Besh Restaurant Group in 2018). The closing announcement online, made just three days before shutting down, did not include a reason.

Carmo

The chefs and owners of Carmo, Dana Honn and Christina do Carmo Honn, announced they are closing their popular tropical restaurant at the end of 2024 after 15 years in the Warehouse District. Carmo’s last night will be December 21, Honn says, telling Eater the restaurant hasn’t been profitable since the onset of the pandemic and that they’ve been examining how to best transition for the last few years. “We can’t change the size of our building, our location, or the number of employees, so we have to change course altogether,” says Honn.

Luckily, that new course includes three separate but related ventures: Nikkei, a Creole izakaya opening in November in the Broadside in Mid-City; Eatwell Kitchen, a newly opened fast-casual restaurant in Metairie; and Tempero’s Market Kitchen, a pop-up and events catering business that will revive several Carmo favorites.