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Clearcutting at Sausalitos: branches in Bavaria are about to close!
The Sausalitos restaurant chain is closing its locations in Landshut and Passau due to bankruptcy. Guest numbers have been falling since the corona pandemic.
Clearcutting at Sausalitos: branches in Bavaria are about to close!
The restaurant and cocktail bar chain Sausalitos has to noticeably downsize its tents in Germany. A bankruptcy filing filed in March 2025 will result in many locations having to close. At the beginning of January 2024 there were still 46 Sausalitos branches nationwide, but now only 17 remain. Things are looking particularly bleak in Bavaria: of the formerly large number of branches, six are currently still active, including three in Munich and one each in Augsburg, Nuremberg and Regensburg.
The insolvency is due to a significant decline in the number of guests since the corona pandemic and persistently weak economic conditions. Michael Schuster has been appointed as provisional insolvency administrator and is now trying to find an investor to continue operations. “The wages and salaries of over 1,000 employees are secured through insolvency money until the end of May,” as br.de reports. However, the company cannot be reached for comment on further possible closures, increasing uncertainty for employees at affected stores.
Locations and closures
In Bavaria, the remaining Sausalitos locations are spread across the following cities:
- München: Pasing, Sonnenstraße, Tal
- Augsburg
- Nürnberg
- Regensburg
Unfortunately, the locations in Passau and Landshut have already had to close forever. Information about these closures was announced on each store's Instagram page. The uncertainty about the future of the remaining locations remains. It is currently unclear whether and how many more branches will follow.
Decline due to corona pandemic
The pandemic has hit the catering industry hard. Before the first lockdown, restaurants had to close to customers from 6 p.m., and after that only food to go was allowed. These changes, coupled with a number of measures such as mask requirements and guest lists, have deterred many guests. Despite political efforts to help support the industry through reduced VAT, sales levels before the pandemic have not yet been reached. From January 1, 2024, the regular VAT rate of 19% will be reintroduced for food in restaurants, which will not make the situation any easier for restaurants.
Sausalitos, which was founded in 1994 by Thomas Hirschberger in Ingolstadt and sold to investors in 2014, has earned a reputation as the market leader in Mexican-American gastro bars. But the combination of changing customer behavior and economic difficulties is now putting a heavy burden on the well-known chain, which many people know from evenings together with friends in lively atmospheres. We can only hope that All Saints is not completely lost and that a new investor can soon join Sausalitos. Further details can be viewed at merkur.de.