Another restaurant closes downtown — blames lack of office workers

Three Saints Revival is the third business in downtown Denver to close this month.

The colorful Mediterranean restaurant, located at 1801 Wewatta St., held its last service on Feb. 18. Owner Robert Thompson, the original founder of Punch Bowl Social and upcoming Camp Pickle, opened the restaurant in 2021.

He cited the lack of downtown office traffic as a reason for closing.

“We opened Three Saints Revival in late 2021 to provide guests with a much-needed oasis from their homes – a place filled with colors and flavors that brought joy to people as they emerged from their COVID hibernation,” Thompson wrote in a statement to The Denver Post.

“The response was what we’d hoped – operating and design awards, and positive reviews right out of the gate – but downtown didn’t recover. The staggeringly low office buildings’ occupancy is killing so many businesses th...