Nevada has lost another trio of independent favorites, adding to the local restaurant closures already felt across the state. All three of these Reno dining rooms are now gone, but their unusually long runs show how deeply they became part of the community.
Their stories stretch from an intimate fine-dining destination to Northern Nevada’s only Ethiopian restaurant and a downtown gastropub in a historic building. Together, they leave behind decades of memorable meals.
LuLou’s Restaurant in Reno
LuLou’s closed at the end of 2025 after more than 26 years in Midtown Reno. Chef Troy Cannan and his wife, Coleen, built the intimate restaurant around creative fine dining, artful presentation and the kind of attentive service that made an evening there feel like an occasion…