Lindt Cafe to close its doors years after deadly Sydney terror attack

The Martin Place cafe will close its doors seven years after a deadly terror attack that took the lives of Tori Johnson and Katrina Dawson.

Sydney’s Lindt Cafe is set to close its doors seven years after it became the scene of a deadly terror attack that shook the city.

The company’s Martin Place site will close at the end of the month after 17 years of operation after it decided not to renew its lease.

A spokesperson for the company said the pandemic had been a driving factor in the decision.

“The disruptions to Martin Place caused by the construction work and the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 over the last two years coincide with the lease on the site coming to an end,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

“The timing of the lease terms have given Lindt the opportunity to consider the ongoing viability of the Café in this location.

The Lindt Cafe will close its doors. Picture: AAP Images

“After careful consideration, we have made the decision to close our Chocolate Café in Martin Place.

“We are sensitive to the history of the site and the memories associated with it and have communicated our decision to close Martin Place Chocolate Café with all Lindt employees.”

Two people were killed in the deadly 2014 siege.

Man Monis was on bail when he took hostages during the Lindt cafe siege in Martin Place. He died in a hail of bullets when heavily armed police stormed the venue after a 16-hour standoff.

Hostage Tori Johnson was killed by Monis and a second hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by a police bullet which ricochet during the raid.