A popular downtown Fort Worth restaurant is closing. Owners explain why
Neighbor’s House, a popular downtown lunch cafe that developed a nighttime casual dinner following, will close Oct. 29 for family matters, owners Ashlee Pierce Cowan and Kyle Cowan wrote on Facebook.
Neighbor’s House opened in 2019 in the First on 7th building, a former bank tower at 500 W. Seventh St. near Burnett Park.
It offered groceries, lunch sandwiches, coffee and a rarity downtown: plenty of parking.
In a text message, Kyle Cowan said he and Ashlee are leaving the business to spend more time with parents.
“We have and always will be family-oriented and value our family both at home and the family we have built in Fort Worth,” Cowan wrote.
In the Facebook post, Neighbor’s House announced a “grand closing” week Oct. 27-29.
The restaurant has a 4.7 rating by diners on Google.com and a 4.5 rating on Yelp.com.
In 2024, it won a Star-Telegram “readers’ choice” online poll for staff and service.
It’s open weekdays for lunch and dinner; neighborshousegrocery.com.
This story was originally published October 13, 2025 at 4:36 AM.
