A beloved fusion restaurant will close in Chapel Hill after more than a decade
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- Elements restaurant in Chapel Hill will close on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
- Chef Michael Chuong opened Elements in 2012 after leaving An Cuisines.
- Chuong's family will continue to operate MC Restaurant in Cary.
A beloved Asian fusion restaurant in Chapel Hill will close this month after more than a decade in business.
In 2012, when An Cuisines was one of the Triangle’s buzziest and most popular restaurants, chef Michael Chuong left the hot spot and struck out on his own.
Elements, the restaurant he’d open and own would continue Chuong’s style of elevated Asian fusion for 14 more years. Elements will close Saturday, June 21, the restaurant announced Tuesday, June 10 on social media.
“With heavy hearts we have made the difficult decision to close Elements,” the restaurant posted on Facebook. “We truly appreciate all the love and support to our family.”
Though it’s the end of an era of sorts, the Chuong family will continue to operate MC Restaurant in Cary, another Asian fusion restaurant opened in 2020.
Elements restaurant
When Chuong left the acclaimed An Cuisines in 2012, he was able to open Elements as his very own restaurant, something he told The News & Observer in 2013 was his lifelong dream.
In a review of Elements in 2013, former N&O dining critic Greg Cox found a lot to love.
“....Michael Chuong has found a strong following in Chapel Hill,” Cox wrote. “No doubt plenty of loyal fans make the drive from Cary, too. But now they’re eating in Michael Chuong’s restaurant.”
Cox would routinely include Elements in his annual roundup of the Triangle’s best restaurants.
This story was originally published June 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM.
