Manzke and Bicyclette, a duo of restaurants from two of L.A.’s most celebrated chefs, are set to close March 2. It’s the latest in a handful of notable early-2024 closures — and follows roughly 70 shuttered restaurants and bars in 2023. Walter and Margarita Manzke, whose lauded restaurant République will be the couple's sole remaining restaurant in L.A., closed Petty Cash Taqueria and Sari Sari Store last year.
” In mid-December, they shuttered their quick-and-casual Filipino food stall within Grand Central Market, announcing the closure on Instagram with no notice. Multiple L.A. restaurants have already shuttered in the early days of 2024, including Pearl River Deli, Spartina, Milk Jar and the Dragon. The pandemic changed the landscape for restaurants, Manzke told The Times last year — not only in the cost of goods and services but also how guests choose to dine.