2023 proved untenable for dozens of Los Angeles restaurants that shut their doors forever. Some of the city’s most influential chefs closed businesses this year: Josiah Citrin, Walter and Margarita Manzke, Enrique Olvera, Zachary Pollack, “Top Chef” contestants Shirley Chung and Jackson Kalb, Timothy Hollingsworth. Caffe Roma A long-running Beverly Hills Italian restaurant closed after 45 years “with a mix …
Manzke and Bicyclette, a duo of restaurants from two of L.A.’s most celebrated chefs, are set to close March 2. Walter and Margarita Manzke, whose lauded restaurant République will be the couple’s sole remaining restaurant in L.A., closed Petty Cash Taqueria and Sari Sari Store last year. Below Manzke is Bicyclette, a bistro that opened in 2021 and was named …