Tupelo Honey has closed its restaurant at 1650 Wewatta St. near Denver’s Union Station. A sign posted on the door said the last day of service was Oct. 16, about nine years and five months after the restaurant opened.
BusinessDen reported that the door sign cited the end of the restaurant’s lease. Westword had reported on Oct. 8 that the restaurant would close on Oct. 16; staff told the outlet the space did not get enough traffic to justify its property costs.
Tupelo Honey opened at the ground floor of the Griffis Platform apartment complex in May 2017. The nearly 6,000-square-foot restaurant was the North Carolina-based chain’s first location west of the Mississippi, according to Westword.
A Kitchen Built Around a James Beard Finalist
Chef Chris Kobayashi, a James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef: Pacific, moved from Paso Robles, California, to Colorado to lead Tupelo Honey’s Denver kitchen, Westword reported.
Part of a Broader Southern Food Shakeout
Other Denver-area Southern-themed restaurants have also faced changes. Bluegrass Coffee & Bourbon Lounge announced plans to close both of its Arvada locations by the end of October after 11 years, and Church & Union closed its Downtown Denver location in June after two years, Westword reported…