A Michelin-starred dim sum restaurant that opened to much fanfare at the newly developed Raine Square appears to be the latest eatery to shut its doors in Perth - lasting less than a year.

Famed for its pork buns, Tim Ho Wan opened in September last year as part of the dining and entertainment precinct’s stage one launch in the CBD last year.

The restaurant came to Perth after success in locations such as New York and Melbourne following global expansion from its humble Hong Kong beginnings (where it earned its Michelin star) in 2009.

But today, two months shy of its one year anniversary, a message went up on the restaurant’s social media pages to say it was closing up.

‘Unfortunately we have taken the difficult decision to close Tim Ho Wan Raine Square, today 22nd July 2019”, the post read.

“We would like to thank all of our customers and the good people of Perth for their loyalty and support.

“Don’t forget that we do have a Tim Ho Wan in Melbourne so if you do visit Melbourne please drop by and say hi.”

While the restaurant doesn’t go into any detail as to why it was shutting up shop, the decision comes on the back of a number of high profile closures and claims of a crisis in Perth’s CBD.

The problems were largely sparked by the end of a Perth menswear store owned by renowned retailer Tony Barlow, who said the city was “slowly dying”.

Less than a week later the problems were put down to ‘meth zombies’ and dysfunction within the City of Perth.

In Mount Lawley the closure of a string of eateries and stores — from Cantina 663 and Clarences to homewares favourite Empire — prompted calls for the State Government to intervene to help keep the strip alive.