Downtown Hartford Restaurant To Close Temporarily

HARTFORD, CT — Trumbull Kitchen of Hartford will close this weekend and not reopen until the spring due to the pandemic, NBC CT reported. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, business has dropped considerably as foot traffic has plummeted downtown.

Some of the restaurant's items will be offered on Max Downtown's tavern menu, according to NBC CT. Workers at Trumbull Kitchen will be offered jobs at other Max Restaurant Group locations . The group operates seven restaurants in the greater Hartford/Springfield, MA area.

The restaurant does not have an exact date for reopening, WFSB reported. However, Max Restaurant Group founder Richard Rosenthal stressed that the restaurant will welcome back customers in the spring "once the pandemic passes and the energy and vitality of downtown Hartford returns."

Trumbull Kitchen is one of many downtown Hartford businesses that have struggled during the pandemic. The closure of offices and the rise of remote work has hurt many in the central business district. Hotels and restaurants have announced layoffs and closures in response.

Earlier this fall, popular Trumbull Street deli Max Bibo's announced it will close permanently after 21 years in business. In the spring, Hanging Hills Brewery became the first in the state to permanently close due to the coronavirus shutdown.

Homewood Suites by Hilton shuttered its Asylum Street location for good, and the Chowder Pot laid off 95 workers.

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