The news that all of the renowned chef’s restaurants would close comes hours after news broke that The Rudder, Lynch’s newest restaurant, had closed for good.
All of Barbara Lynch’s restaurants will reportedly close, marking an end to a decades-long empire built by one of Boston’s most renowned chefs.
Eater Boston first reported the closings of No. 9 Park and B&G Oysters hours after news broke that The Rudder in Gloucester had closed for good. The food media outlet said Lynch’s chief operating officer Lorraine Tomlinson-Hall had confirmed the closures.
“I am very proud of what I have achieved over three decades, creating these much-loved entities where so many of you chose to celebrate your special occasions,” Lynch said in a statement. “The harsh realities of the global pandemic and the many difficulties faced calls for significant investment, which neither myself nor my fellow shareholders are positioned to do.”
Lynch’s first restaurant, No. 9 Park, opened on Beacon Hill in 1998 and put her on the map. It will reportedly close at the end of the year. It wasn’t immediately clear when the South End’s B&G Oysters will close.