Restaurants across Memphis are starting to close dining rooms in response to the growing number of COVID-19 cases.

In a social media post on Thursday, Ben Smith announced he would close the dining room of his Cooper-Young restaurant, Tsunami.

"The most recent surge in this pandemic has launched the state of Tennessee into the new COVID epicenter of the world. As we continue to navigate our way through this pandemic, I will continue to maintain the health and welfare of my staff and guests as my top priority," Smith said. "To that end, I have made the decision to close the restaurant for in-house dining until further notice."

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On Friday, Nick Scott echoed Smith's sentiments when he announced the temporary closure of Alchemy.

"In light of the current surge in COVID cases and out of concern for our staff and patrons we have made the decision to temporarily shut down operations after tomorrow night’s (12/19/20) service thru the holidays," Scott said. "This was not an easy decision to make but we feel that it is the right choice to make as we are being left to our own devices to navigate our way through these very unpredictable and uneasy times."

Here is a running list of dining rooms that have closed temporarily.

Alchemy (940 Cooper St.)

Alchemy will be closed temporarily starting Dec. 20.

Bryant's Breakfast (3965 Summer Ave.)

Bryant's Breakfast temporarily closed Nov. 28. On Dec. 17, the Bryant family announced the restaurant is for sale.

City & State Coffee Shop (2625 Broad Ave.)

City & State has closed its seating area. Orders can be placed in store or online.

Cocozza (145 S. Main St.)

Cocozza (the pop-up concept at The Majestic Grille) has closed its indoor dining room and patio. The restaurant is offering curbside pickup and delivery (DoorDash). Bulk platters for the holidays are available.  Cocozza take-and-bake dishes are also available at High Point Grocery and Cordelia's Market.

Grecian Gourmet (412 S. Main St.)

Grecian Gourmet closed its dining room Nov. 30.  The restaurant remains open for take-out, curbside pickup and delivery (Uber Eats and DoorDash). Outdoor patio seating is available.

Square Beans (103 N. Center St., Collierville)

Square Beans coffee shop in Collierville will close its seating area on Dec. 21. Coffee drinks will still be available for takeout.

Tsunami (928 S. Cooper St.)

Tsunami's dining room closed on Dec. 17. The restaurant is offering curbside pickup and in-house delivery.

Contact Jennifer Chandler at jennifer.chandler@commercialappeal.com to have your restaurant added to this list.

Jennifer Chandler is the Food & Dining reporter at The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at jennifer.chandler@commercialappeal.com and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @cookwjennifer