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What Happened to Urban Deli After You Gotta Eat Here!? (Saint John, NB)

You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 1 Saint John, New Brunswick

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Urban Deli has closed — confirmed via huddle.today, December 20, 2019.

What the source shows: Huddle Today reported on 2019-12-20 that Urban Deli at 68 King St would close on 2019-12-24 after the building was sold, and a Google Maps listing viewed 2026-10-19 marks it permanently closed. How we decide a status →

What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

Urban Deli in uptown Saint John, New Brunswick, appeared in S1E12 of You Gotta Eat Here! (Food Network Canada), aired 2012-08-31. TVmaze's episode summary lists comfort foods at the deli without naming a dish. Huddle Today reported on 2019-12-20 that Urban Deli, a popular uptown lunch spot at 68 King St, had announced its retirement on Facebook, with a last day of 2019-12-24 and its building sold. According to Huddle Today, the new owner planned to open her own eatery under the name Up Town Eatery and offered jobs to Urban Deli's staff. The deli's old website, urbandeli.ca, showed only an empty directory listing in October 2026, and a Google Maps listing viewed on 2026-10-19 marks Urban Deli as permanently closed.

The episode You Gotta Eat Here!, Season 1

Episode 12
Aired
Title: Urban Deli, Ches's Fish and Chips, Reggie's Hot Grill · What was featured: Comfort foods at an uptown Saint John deli

Synopsis (tvmaze.com) : Comfort foods are sampled at Urban Deli in St. John, N.B.; Ches's Fish Famous Fish & Chips in St. John's, N.L.; and Reggie's Hot Grill in Peterborough, Ont.

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Season 1: 37 of 78 still open · 6 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. api.tvmaze.com https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=you%20gotta%20eat%20here&embed=episodes
  2. huddle.today https://huddle.today/saint-johns-urban-deli-closing-reopening-under-new-owner-and-name/
  3. urbandeli.ca http://urbandeli.ca/
  4. Google https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Urban+Deli+68+King+St+Saint+John+NB+E2L+1G4
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