Noisette, a fine-dining restaurant in LoHi that specialized in French cuisine, will close next month amid financial woes, its team confirmed last week.

The restaurant and bakery, at 3254 Navajo St., will sell its last croissants, baguette sandwiches and caviar-topped crepes and fried chicken June 14, chefs and owners Tim Lu and Lillian Cho said in a statement posted on Instagram.

“Unfortunately, like many in our industry, we’ve faced ongoing challenges in the current economic climate that have made it unsustainable for us to continue,” their statement read. “While we’re sad to say goodbye, we are also filled with gratitude for the memories and moments we’ve shared with our guests and team.”

Lu and Cho, a married couple with years of kitchen experience in French fine dining, moved to Denver from New York City in 2018 intent on opening a business. They signed a 10-year lease on a nearly 3,000-square-foot property and opened Noisette in 2022.

The Michelin Guide recommended the restaurant in 2023 and 2024, and the pair told The Denver Post last year that one of their ultimate goals was to win a Michelin star as well.

As executive chef, Lu reinvigorated French cuisine to his own tastes, including classics like beef bourguignon, poule au pot and canard, or duck. Cho, a pastry chef, oversaw the bakery.

A half a mile away, another French restaurant is temporarily closed in the hopes of finding a buyer, its chef said.

Jacques, at 3200 Tejon St., closed earlier this month, chef and co-owner Nick Dalton confirmed. He and the other owners are working on selling the restaurant, he said in a text message.

Dalton also owns Brasserie Brixton on 3701 Williams St.. He and business partner Simon Rochez opened Jacques in 2024 in the former LoHi Steakbar in an effort to bring more casual French dining to the city.