The past few years have proved incredibly difficult for the hospitality sector as a combination of cost of living pressures, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic effects of Brexit have pushed many businesses to breaking point.
Small, independent restaurants and eateries have been hit particlulary hard – with many forced to close for good. We’ve put together a list of some superb eateries which are sorely missed since they were forced to close.
Here are 11 restaurants and eateries we have said goobye to in Portsmouth this year:
![Restaurants we have lost this year.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZlYjUzZWUwLTM2ODAtNGFlNy1hY2QxLTUxYTgwMDk1ODdiOTpmMTY4YTAxYy01N2I4LTQyZjAtODU2OC03ZGYwMTgyYTcwZWI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
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Restaurants we have lost this year. Photo: -
![Nell’s Cafe, located in High Street, Old Portsmouth, closed its doors on July 30.
Known for a delicious full English breakfast and its friendly atmosphere, the cafe was at the heart of the area for years.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjUzMjJkNDdhLTBkYmEtNDk2ZC1hMmNjLTE3MGMwNzQyZTMyYTpkZmQ2MWNjMi1mNjRkLTQwOWEtODlmOC0yNjZmNWQ5M2ZjZjU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Nells, Old Portsmouth
Nell’s Cafe, located in High Street, Old Portsmouth, closed its doors on July 30. Known for a delicious full English breakfast and its friendly atmosphere, the cafe was at the heart of the area for years. Photo: Google Street View
![Carvalho's Kitchen, in Belmont Grove, Havant, was closed indefinitely after a devastating fire took hold on July 22.](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBlMTBlYzliLTA5YTgtNGIzZC1hZTMxLWY1MDk0MWJhNGU5ZTphYWQxZDY5ZC02ODY4LTQwY2ItYWU3MS04ZjQzNDgzOTQ1M2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Carvalho's Kitchen - Havant
Carvalho's Kitchen, in Belmont Grove, Havant, was closed indefinitely after a devastating fire took hold on July 22. Photo: Raymond Clarke
![Adjacent to Carvalho's and run by the same owner was the Belmont Kitchen, which was also forced to shut until further notice following the blaze.
Pictured is: Owner of Belmont Kitchen andCarvalho's Naz Islam, 37.
Picture: Sarah Standing](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjYzNWVkNzA4LWMxZjgtNGUzZS04M2UyLTc1MGU4NjU3ZGNiYTpiZDhhYWRlNS02MDA0LTQ3MmQtOWI5NS1hNzc5YmMyZmE0OTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Belmont Kitchen - Havant
Adjacent to Carvalho's and run by the same owner was the Belmont Kitchen, which was also forced to shut until further notice following the blaze. Pictured is: Owner of Belmont Kitchen andCarvalho's Naz Islam, 37. Picture: Sarah Standing Photo: Sarah Standing