GUESTS have chartered helicopters specially to eat there and food critics around Australia rave about Angasi, but the Bay of Fires’ iconic restaurant will shut its doors next month.

Local businesses and commerce groups fear the closure will cause Binalong Bay tourist numbers to plummet.

Chef and owner Thomas Dicker said the restaurant, renown for its modern Australian seafood cuisine, was closing because the landlord had not renewed the lease on their waterfront premises.

Angasi opened six years ago and was run by Mr Dicker, Darren Lewis and his wife Anita.

“Our landlord didn’t renew our lease. It’s unexplainable for us,” Mr Dicker said.

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