A high-profile restaurant and bar in the Historic Lexington Courthouse is closing.
Zim’s Cafe and The Thirsty Fox announced they will be closing permanently at the end of business on Dec. 31 after seven years.
The restaurant from James Beard semifinalist restaurateurs Ouita Michel and her husband, Chris, were the original anchor tenants to the restored building, which opened with much fanfare in 2018.
Ouita Michel said in text that COVID and the changes that the pandemic and subsequent restaurant shutdowns brought have taken a toll…