This year, we remember the restaurants – some local places and some national places – who have left us in 2020 here in Orlando.
The restaurant industry is notorious for their high rate of closures in the first year, but this year may have pushed things along faster. According to some estimates, from the period of January to October 2019, a total of 54 restaurants closed while in 2020 in that same time period over 120 restaurants have closed.
Restaurants closed this year cited many different issues and reasons, some of which relate to the ongoing pandemic and subsequent economic effects, including rent/land lord issues, while others have been on the edge of closing and this year just accelerated things. It does appear also that a lot of the restaurants closed in the downtown Orlando location, most likely effected with the reduction of foot traffic in the area with the increase of people working from home.
A reminder to make sure to visit and support your beloved local Orlando restaurants if you are able to.
Note – some of the below restaurants have closed certain locations, but have other locations still open in the Central Florida area. Details: https://tastychomps.com/2020/11/in-memoriam-orlando-restaurants-that-closed-in-2020-so-far.html
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