In a five-minute video posted to Instagram Tuesday, Damien DiPaola announced that his North End restaurant Domenic’s will permanently close. DiPaola, who also owns Carmelina’s in the North End, cited both the pandemic and a new perspective on life as the reasons for its closure.

“I opened Domenic’s about seven or eight months before the pandemic, and we had good momentum — the place was doing well,” DiPaola said. “Once the pandemic hit and all the restrictions came in, it was really tough when we reopened.”