https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/01/14/recent-downtown-san-jose-closings-dont-necessarily-spell-doom/

A rash of restaurant closings in downtown San Jose around the new year spurred people to take to social media, lamenting the loss of favorite hangouts and wondering if this was just the start of more bad news for the city’s beleaguered downtown.

Pizza Flora, Ludwig’s, Mas Pizza and Nox Cookie Bar all have closed their doors or announced their closing in the past couple of weeks. Even Flames Eatery and Bar — a go-to breakfast spot for many downtowners who enjoyed bottomless mimosas — appears to have closed its doors on the corner of Fourth and San Fernando after more than 13 years in business. When you add other spots that never reopened after the COVID-19 pandemic started — or those like Cinebar that were lost in the Lawrence Hotel building fire two years ago — it does look a little bleak, to be honest.