Downtown Myrtle Beach restaurant closes after over 30 years in business
A downtown Myrtle Beach institution announced on Monday just before noon that they will be permanently closing their doors in a Facebook post.
“Since opening in 1988 and subsequently the Pub in 2003, we’ve had the honor of serving generations of families, being the start of many relationships, celebrating your milestones, cheering on the Redskins, and sharing in your everyday moments,” the post read. “The friendships, laughter, and kindness we’ve experienced here will stay with us forever.”
The final day of service at Dagwood’s Deli and Bumstead’s Pub will be on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to the post.
According to Horry County land records, the downtown Myrtle Beach Dagwood’s location is owned by 400 Building Group LLC. State business license records show that the LLC is registered under Jonathan Stanton, the same person who signed off on the closing announcement post.
Within the first hour of the post going live, it received over 120 shares and over 106 comments.
The deli will keep open their North Myrtle Beach and Surfside Beach locations. This is the second downtown business to announce their closure in recent weeks.
On Friday, Lulu’s Cafe on N. Ocean Boulevard in downtown Myrtle Beach also announced their closure after almost 15 years in business.
Earlier this month, Lucid Coast Candle Company, moved to the Tanger Outlets off of Highway 17 just south of North Myrtle Beach from 9th Avenue in Myrtle Beach’s Arts and Innovation District.
Prior to that, Le Manna Bakery, formerly located also in the heart of the Arts and Innovation District in downtown Myrtle Beach shut its doors after just over a year from opening. After closing, the shuttered bakery received a check for $125,000 from the City of Myrtle Beach to purchase all of their old equipment.
Just a few doors down from Le Manna and across the street from Lucid Coast Candle Company, ESA Fitness also closed its doors for good this spring after being asked to vacate the property from the city. According to previous Sun News reporting, ESA Fitness owed $20,156.69 in unpaid rent to the City of Myrtle Beach.
A message was sent to the Myrtle Beach Downtown Alliance asking for comment on Dagwood’s closure.
This story was originally published August 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM.
