Restaurant closures have continued to pressure local dining scenes across the country as operators face higher costs, lease decisions and owner burnout. In Denver, that trend is hitting especially close to home this July with the announced closures of Port Side in Five Points and Table 6 in Alamo Placita.
Port Side will close July 5 after 10 years in Denver’s Five Points area
Port Side, the breakfast and coffee spot at 2500 Larimer Street, is scheduled to close on July 5, 2026, after 10 years in business, according to Westword and the restaurant’s owner, Chris Bell. Westword reported in its July 1 restaurant roundup that the RiNo-area favorite would wind down service this month, confirming a closure date that Bell had already shared publicly. The cafe built its reputation on breakfast sandwiches, burritos and coffee rather than expansion, and it remained a single-location neighborhood business through its final stretch. That scale matters because this is not a chain retrenchment or a multi-unit shutdown. It is one Denver restaurant leaving one Denver block after a decade of daily service.
Bell announced the decision on Instagram on June 17, 2026, saying he would not renew the lease, according to the source material provided and reporting cited by Westword. The closure affects a location that regulars folded into their morning routines, and Bell told Westword that the response was immediate once the news became public. Reports described a line out the door the next morning and customers leaving unusually large tips. Those reactions are anecdotal, but the confirmed point is that the restaurant’s last day has been publicly set and the owner has tied the decision to the end of the lease term rather than a sudden operational failure.
Table 6 will end a 22-year run on July 9 in Alamo Placita
Table 6, the long-running American bistro at 609 Corona Street, will close on July 9, 2026, after 22 years, Westword reported on June 26. The publication said the last day of service had been set for July 9, ending one of Denver’s better-known neighborhood dining institutions. The restaurant opened in 2004 and became an early marker in Denver’s chef-driven dining era, later earning recognition that helped raise its profile beyond the neighborhood level. Westword’s location listing also confirms the restaurant’s current address and notes that Amanda Davis and chef Aniedra Nichols became owners in 2023 after the death of Aaron Forman. That makes this closure notable not only for longevity, but for the role the restaurant played in Denver’s dining history.
The local impact is concentrated in Denver rather than spread across Colorado. Both confirmed closures are in the city of Denver, one in the Five Points-RiNo area and the other in Alamo Placita near East Sixth Avenue. No broader statewide list exists because these are independent restaurants, not regional chains closing multiple Colorado stores. That distinction is important: there are two confirmed restaurant closures in Colorado tied to this story, and both are Denver locations. There is no public indication in the cited reporting that additional related locations elsewhere in the state are affected.
Owners cited burnout, lease decisions and a difficult restaurant economy
The reasons behind the closures are specific to each restaurant, but they align with broader pressures on independent operators. Bell told Westword that the physical toll of line work was part of his decision after more than two decades cooking, including years before Port Side opened in 2016. He also pointed to changing economics, saying he did not want to charge $20 for a breakfast sandwich, according to the source material. That places labor intensity, pricing pressure and lease renewal decisions at the center of Port Side’s closure. In practical terms for customers, the expectation is straightforward: Port Side remains set to close July 5, and no replacement concept from Bell has been publicly announced.
At Table 6, chef-owner Aniedra Nichols told Westword that the restaurant’s story was one of knowing when it had run its course after 22 years. Westword reported that Nichols had sold the restaurant to new owners, but that it would no longer operate as Table 6. The closure therefore ends the existing concept even if the space itself does not remain dark long term. For Denver diners, the immediate takeaway is that two separate, established restaurants are scheduled to leave the market within four days of each other, with final service dates of July 5 and July 9 now publicly identified.