The owners of Baltic Kiss in Richmond, a Restaurant, bar and music venue, located in Point Richmond’s, has closed.
A message was posted on their website:
“We are very sorry to announce that Baltic Kiss is now permanently closed, effective immediately. Chef Tony, Miss Suzie and staff would like to extend a heartfelt thank you for an incredible 2 1/2 years. Your support has meant the world to us, But now it is time to say goodbye. I sincerely apologize for this situation. We did everything we could to keep Baltic Kiss open. Thank you for your continued support of live music! Tony, Suzie, Jacque, Marco”
The Baltic Kiss opened in August 2022, offering a new dining and live music venue to the community.
Full post:
BALTIC KISS UPDATE
Thank you to all who supported us employees ,customers ,friends & family. We cant tell you how much you all mean to us. With a heavy Heart we are done. WITH THE HELP OF MANY WE TRIED ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO MAKE THE BALTIC KISS SUCCESSFUL. THERE WERE GOOD AND BAD IDEAS WE TRIED IT ALL.WE NEVER GAVE UP TILL THE DAY WE DID. NEVER FOR ONE SECOND DID WE WANT IT TO END THIS WAY. WE SLOWLY GOT BEHIND ON EVERYTHING.. WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO CLOSE WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO OPEN. IT WAS A LIVING NGHTMARE. IT BECAME OBVIOUS WE NEEDED TO CLOSE BUT WE HAD SO MANY COMITTMENTS THE MAIN ONE BEING PAYING OUR EMPLOYEES. SO WE PRESSED ON EXHAUSTING EVERY POSSUBLE AVENUE TO MAKE A MENDS. WE HAVE NEVER IN OUR LIVES TRIED HARDER AT ANYTHING WE WORKED 7 DAYS A WEEK. WITH THE WAY THINGS WERE WE WERE DAY TO DAY FINANCIALLY. THE GO FUND ME KEPT US GOING TWO MORE MONTHS AS WE LOOKED FOR A LOAN OR INVESTOR. WE NEVER GOT. I WISH EVERYONE COULD WALK ONE DAY IN THIS AND SEE THE REALITY WE ARE GOING TO LIQUIDATE THE RESTAURANTS ASSETS AND PAY BACK AS MUCH AS WE CAN IMMEDIATLY AFTER THE MOVE OUT PROCESS. 4/19/25 THIS IS THE HARDEST PLACE WE HAVE EVER BEEN. WE APOLIGIZE TO EVERYONE THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTED BY OUR FINANCIAL PROBLEMS IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THIS FAR AND WE ARE SO SORRY. SINCERELY CHEF TONY AND SUZIE
BALTIC KISS UPDATE
Thank you to all who supported us—employees, customers, friends, and family. We can’t tell you how much you all mean to us. With a heavy heart, we are done. With the help of many, we tried all kinds of different approaches to make the Baltic Kiss successful. There were good and bad ideas—we tried it all. We never gave up till the day we did. Never for one second did we want it to end this way. We slowly got behind on everything. We could not afford to close; we could not afford to open. It was a living nightmare. It became obvious we needed to close, but we had so many commitments—the main one being paying our employees. So we pressed on, exhausting every possible avenue to make amends. We have never in our lives tried harder at anything. We worked seven days a week. With the way things were, we were day to day financially. The GoFundMe kept us going two more months as we looked for a loan or investor. We never got. I wish everyone could walk one day in this and see the reality. We are going to liquidate the restaurant’s assets and pay back as much as we can immediately after the move-out process. This is the hardest place we have ever been. We apologize to everyone that has been affected by our financial problems. It should have never gotten this far, and we are so sorry.
Sincerely, Chef Tony and Suzie 4/19/25
GoFundMe launched in January
Back in January, a GoFundMe was launched to raise $100k, however, just $11,661 raised:
