TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The popular “Banana New Paradise” restaurant in Taichung became the latest establishment to announce its imminent closure in the wake of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, reports said Monday (March 9).

The central Taiwanese city has already seen its Landis Hotel ceasing operations, with the impact of the virus on tourism and travel a major contributing factor.

The Banana New Paradise Restaurant will end its 30 years in business on May 10, Mother’s Day, its founder was quoted by CNA as saying. The landmark eatery relied heavily on nostalgia for old Taiwan in its decoration.

Over the decades, the restaurant also received foreign heads of state, dignitaries and tourists from 50 different countries, according to the report. It survived the 2003 SARS epidemic and the 2008 global financial crisis, but the coronavirus outbreak made it too difficult to continue, the owner told reporters.

Mother’s Day will be its final day of business, but if Taichung ends up establishing a city history museum, the Banana New Paradise Restaurant will be ready to donate plenty of memorabilia from its history, he said.