Disneyland’s popular Catal Restaurant and Uva Bar are set to shut down for final time after over 20 years to make way for new eateries
- The famous restaurant and its outdoor bar have been a staple of the shopping mall at Downtown Disney in California since the resort opened in 2001
- Several locations in Downtown Disney have been closing in recent months as part of a multi-year redevelopment project
- Fans took to Instagram to share their sadness and plead: ‘Please don’t go?!’
One of the original restaurants in the heart of Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California, will close in just two weeks, more than 20 years after it opened.
Catal Restaurant and its popular outdoor Uva Bar will close on April 14, bosses at the dining spot announced on Instagram.
The two restaurants have been staples of the Californian outdoor shopping mall at the Disneyland resort since Downtown Disney opened in 2001.
‘We’re celebrating an incredible, delightful, delicious 22 years — from now until our last day of service,’ the restaurant said. ‘Sip favorite cocktails from the last two decades as we toast to the laughs, the memories, and the meals. Come cheers with us one more time.’
Catal Restaurant and its popular outdoor Uva Bar in the heart of Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California, will close in two weeks after more than 20 years of service
Several locations in Downtown Disney have been closing in recent months as part of a multi-year project to reimagine Downton Disney.
The famous AMC Theaters and other storefronts have recently been demolished to make way for new additions, SFGATE reported.
Taking over the location that once housed Catal Restaurant and Uva Bar are Paseo and Céntrico, a restaurant and courtyard bar that will offer upscale Mexican food and tequila-based cocktails, with a menu by Michelin-starred Chef Carlos Gaytán.
Downton Disney will soon also welcome Din Tai Fung, a smash-hit Chinese restaurant chain best known for its soup dumplings, and California dessert favorite Porto’s Bakery & Café.
Several locations in Downtown Disney have been closing in recent months as part of a multi-year project to reimagine Downton Disney. New concept art of what the redevelopment will look like has been released by Disney
The closure of Catal Restaurant and Uva Bar was announced on Instagram. Their last day of service will be April 14
Disneyland filed building permits valued at $5.4 million in December 2022 for new construction, according to the Orange County Register.
‘The commercial construction permits filed with the Anaheim Planning and Building Department call for a new 8,300-square-foot retail building with room for five shops. Also in the works: A new bathroom and employee break room,’ the outlet reported.
Additionally, Disney plans on building an event space with a 1,250-square-foot-stage, shade structure and 21 lights, the permits show.
Construction has proceeded slowly. With SFGATE reporting that demolished areas are sat empty. Renovations are said to have been delayed by unusually rainy Californian weather.
Catal and the Uva Bar are owned by Patina Restaurant Group, which owns six eateries in Downtown Disney and more in Walt Dinsey World and Disney Springs in Florida.
Taking over the location that once housed Catal Restaurant and Uva Bar are Paseo and Céntrico, a restaurant and courtyard bar with a menu by Michelin-starred Chef Carlos Gaytán
Fans of the famous spot took to Instagram to voice their sadness that one of their favorite restaurants is to close.
‘Please don’t go?!’ one user wrote. ‘This is an amazing restaurant. If you brought back the menu from 2001 I bet guest would be knocking down the door!’
‘So sad about this!’ another commented. ‘One of our favorite places! You will be missed!’
