The New Orleans businesses we lost — and gained — this year
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We're taking a moment to pour one out for Langenstein's, Palace Cafe and more than a dozen other businesses we lost in New Orleans this year.
Why it matters: Closures are part of the regular cycle of business life, but we still don't have to like it.
The big picture: New Orleans said farewell to several old family businesses — Langenstein's, Adler's and Hyme Tyme.
- Winn-Dixie also announced it's leaving Louisiana. Rouses is converting several of the stores, but the future of others remains uncertain. See the tracker.
Zoom in: We said goodbye to several beloved restaurants too. Owners cited a mix of reasons for closing shop, from lease disagreements to increased food costs.
- Chef Michael Gulotta made waves early in the summer when he closed Maypop and MoPho.
- Meanwhile, chef Nina Compton and partner Larry Miller closed BABs.
- Effervescence, Tatlo, Zony Mash, Ancora, Apolline, Yo Nashi, Wild South, Tracey's, El Cucuy, Rosella and Medium Rare all shuttered. More closures.
Restaurant openings
We got some stunning new restaurants.
- Larry Morrow's Spicy Mango, Kingsway, Junebug, Lost Coyote, Rumba, Dr. Jones and Here Today Rotisserie opened their doors this year.
- John Besh's group made a big splash with Delacroix in Spanish Plaza.
- And Algiers is popping with Saint Claire, Rice Vice and The Drift Inn Diner. More openings.
The openings continued Wednesday, with Succotash cutting the ribbon in the French Quarter in the former Marti's space.
- The restaurant will start with dinner service but plans to expand its offerings soon, chef Kimberly Cochran says.
- "We're going to make sure we stay creative," she says. "We're going to keep the traditional [dishes] for the tourists, but we're going to make sure that we stay creative for the locals at lunch and dinner."