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After another tough year for the restaurant industry, some longtime staples are opting to close for good. At the beginning of the month, Big Red F announced that it was shuttering the LoHi location of the Post, ending the group’s twenty-year run at that address. And last week, chef Alex Seidel announced that eighteen-year-old Fruition will serve its last meal in the Country Club neighborhood on January 12.
The latest closure news comes from Café Brazil — though there is some hope that it may continue in a different form. The restaurant was founded 32 years ago in LoHi and moved to its current home at 4408 Lowell Boulevard in Berkeley in 2003. Through the years, owners Tony and Marla Zarlenga have served Mediterranean-inflected South American cuisine paired with warm hospitality that has created a community of loyal fans and earned many Best of Denver awards over the years, including Best Place for Feijoada on the Go in 2020, when indoor dining was banned, and Best Central/South American Restaurant in 2021…