Question

Which figure of speech is used in this text?
Addison's Bistro used to be a great place to go for a delicious and carefully prepared dinner, but nobody goes there anymore: it's too crowded.

Answer 1

This is a paradox — a self-contradictory statement used for comic effect ("nobody goes there" vs. "it's too crowded"). It's also ironic and epigrammatic, but the primary figure is paradox.