Chain gastropub Bar Louie appears to have permanently closed its location on 23rd Street S. in Crystal City.
“Space for lease” signs now cover the windows of the former after-work watering hole, which opened in late 2013.
Though coronavirus closures have caused significant financial hardship for bars and restaurants, Bar Louie’s troubles started before the pandemic: it filed for bankruptcy in January.
The chain’s marquee location in D.C., adjacent to Capital One Arena, closed in January amid the bankruptcy filing. Other Bar Louie locations have recently closed in Massachusetts, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
While Bar Louie has closed, Crystal City is set to get a new nightlife option on the same block in the near future: bowling alley Bowlero.
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