Family restaurant group closing downtown Hamilton location

After five years in downtown Hamilton the owners of the Bardō restaurant on James Street are closing up shop, with the last sitting October 26.

Formerly known as Bread Bar, the James Street location (which opened in 2019 across the street from Jackson Square) is one of three Bardō restaurants owned by Pearle Hospitality, which acquired the properties in 2021.

The flagship Locke Street location in Hamilton (2010) and another restaurant in Guelph will remain open.

“After five years of serving the James Street community we will be closing our doors October 26,” the restaurant said on Instagram. “We have cherished every memory, meal and guest who has joined us. Our Bardō family looks forward to welcoming you to at Bardō Locke, Bardō Guelph and future locations to come.”

Family-owned Pearle Hospitality – founded by the Ciancone family in 1936 and based in Ancaster – made the switch from Bread Bar to Bardō in February of this year. The Pearle Hospitality portfolio also includes a golf club, a farm, a luxury hotel and Pearle Weddings & Events, a group specializing in staging weddings and events at Pearle Hospitality venues, such as Ancaster Mill, Cambridge Mill, Elora Mill and the Pearle Hotel and Spa in Burlington.