OPENINGS
Kemi Dessert Bar
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Pastry chef Kelly Miao introduced by way of Instagram this week that her playful, nostalgic Asian American pop-up Kemi Dessert Bar will tender open its brick-and-mortar location within the former Coping Cookies
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house on Capitol Hill tomorrow, March 1, from 11 am–4 pm or till bought out. Be aware that they seem to be a small group and nonetheless in coaching mode, so choices shall be restricted however nonetheless pleasant—the opening menu contains cookies, Rice Krispies treats, Basque cheesecake, and varied drinks, with some vegan choices out there. I’ve received my eye on the “Golden Hour” drink (mandarin orange, brown sugar, honey, Yakult, and glowing water).
Capitol Hill
ONMI
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This upscale KBBQ vacation spot tender opened on Aurora this week, serving meaty specialties like ribeye japchae, braised brief ribs, and pork stomach kimchi stew.
Bitter Lake
Ray’s Rice & Noodle Bar
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Earlier this month, this new Thai spot opened in Greenwood. Select from dishes like crab fried rice, khao soi, and stir-fried curry noodles.
Greenwood
Shawarma Land
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Mount Baker welcomed this halal-certified shawarma joint earlier this month. Visitors can order gyro meat, rooster gyro, rooster shawarma, kufta, and falafel in salads or sandwiches.
Mount Baker
FUTURE OPENINGS
La Cha-Bliss Wines
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The wine-loving drag queen Ladie Chablis, also referred to as Howard Russell, is at the moment elevating funds to open this new wine boutique subsequent to the previous Barrio
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house on Capitol Hill.
Capitol Hill
La Loba
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James Beard-nominated Las Vegas chef Oscar Amador plans to open this swanky Barcelona-meets-Pacific Northwest restaurant within the downtown 1 Resort Seattle this spring.
Downtown
CLOSURES
Harbor Metropolis
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This beloved 38-year-old dim sum spot will shut its Chinatown location completely in the present day as a consequence of points with its lease.
Chinatown-Worldwide District
Mamnooncita
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The Mama restaurant group introduced on Instagram on Wednesday that their South Lake Union counter will shut after service in the present day; nevertheless, a collection of its hottest dishes will stay on on the close by Mamnoon Road
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location.
South Lake Union
OTHER FOOD NEWS
Bait Store homeowners be part of Linda’s group
Bait Store
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homeowners Mike Leifur and Jonah Bergman introduced this week that they’ve joined the possession group of the fabled Capitol Hill watering gap Linda’s Tavern and can develop into the bar’s managing companions. The 2 have beforehand labored alongside Linda’s founder and namesake Linda Derschang.
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
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The favored native burger joint chain Li’l Woody’s has revealed the lineup for its eleventh annual Burger Month collection, which options 4 weeks of particular burger collaborations dreamed up by a number of the metropolis’s brightest culinary luminaries. The ultimate remaining particular is the Catahoula Burger (a quarter-pound Royal Ranch grass-fed beef patty, Tillamook white cheddar cheese, pink eye barbecue sauce, honey jalapeño slaw, bread-and-butter pickles, and Worcestershire tabasco aioli on a Li’l Woody’s bun) from FlintCreek Cattle Co. chef Eric Donnelly (February 25-March 3). Burger lovers who buy all 4 specials will obtain a restricted version Li’l Woody’s woven market bag, and by way of their Burger 4 Burger program, Li’l Woody’s will donate the identical variety of burgers bought to a company of every chef’s alternative.
All Li’l Woody’s places
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Root to your favourite nominees and glimpse all of the robes and glamour of the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony at this watch celebration hosted by City Household Taproom. You can too solid your poll of predictions to enter a raffle for prizes like City Household Brewing reward playing cards and merch, in addition to merch from “Movie & Froth,” the taproom’s group of cinephiles and beer aficionados.
City Household Brewing, 4 pm
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Elevate a glass of King Child, a king cake-inspired stout created only for the event by Fort George Brewing in collaboration with Latona Pub and brewed with pecans, Madagascar vanilla, cinnamon, and precise king cake (sans child). Plus, Latona’s chef Ramsel will prepare dinner up some Mardi Gras classics, served alongside king cake from The place Ya At Matt, and the Seatown Mardi Gras Band (Leif Totusek, Phil Sparks, Jamael Anthony Nance, and Audrey Stangland) will provide festive tunes starting at 7 pm.
Latona Pub, 7 pm
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Dance the night time away to the energetic stylings of Zydeco band File Gumbo and revel in a bountiful buffet of “Creole and Cajun delicacies with a Pacific Northwest twist,” ready by chef Jason Castillo.
Ivar’s Salmon Home, 7–10 pm
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It is exhausting to rival the old-school cool of spaghetti Westerns, the low-budget Western subgenre that rose to fame in Sixties Italy. The Rabbit Field Theatre will embrace the long-lasting cinematic aesthetic by screening spaghetti Westerns whereas serving up saucy spaghetti and sides. Gown up in your most interesting cowpoke glam and take in a stay efficiency from psychedelic Western singer-songwriter Alina Ashley Nicole. Musician Skyler Mehal (Byland, Midnight Excessive, and Supermother) will accompany the films with improvised pedal metal, whereas photographer Travis Traut will seize attendees’ trendy seems to be for posterity with a pop-up Polaroid photograph sales space.
The Rabbit Field Theatre, 7:30–10:30 pm
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Be part of the Grit Metropolis for over 45 occasions celebrating beer, cider, artwork, music, and neighborhood. The festivities, which function family-friendly choices, will embody bingo, trivia, beer and meals pairings, cider tastings, stay sport reveals, live shows, cider tastings, a science truthful, and extra. Style your individual racing automotive from a beer can and take a look at your luck in a derby, or vie for the grand prize in contests for finest sizzling canine toppings and residential brews.
Numerous places
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This spirited weeklong occasion places a highlight on the movers and (cocktail) shakers of the Seattle bar scene with particular libations out there at collaborating venues, plus excursions, the industry-only Bartender’s Circle Summit, and extra. Saturday’s Carnival of Cocktails occasion will function over 200 spirits to attempt, plus pop-up cocktail bars, grasp lessons, tastings, meals vans, and different festivities.
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SPECIALS
Little Tin
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Ballard’s apothecary-inspired cocktail bar is welcoming false spring with its fruity, caffeinated “Hexxx on the Seashore,” a drink that includes Caffe Vita’s Chilly Shot espresso, Puerto Rican silver rum, Trinidadian bitters, and a “thiccc dollop” of fluffy salted strawberry cream chilly foam.
Ballard
Saint Bread
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This week, the Portage Bay bakery swapped out its wintry ginger molasses cookie for a brand new miso walnut and toffee cookie, made with miso-mirin candied walnuts and crunchy toffee bits for a salty-sweet, Heath bar-esque impact.
Portage Bay
Salt & Straw Ice Cream
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The Portland-based ice cream chain invokes the nostalgia of Saturday mornings previous with its new “Cereal-sly Scrumptious” taste collection, which incorporates Pots of Gold & Rainbows (Fortunate Charms), Snap N’ Crackle Marshmallow Treats, Peanut Butter Brownie Cereal Puffs, Cornflake Cookies with Marionberry Jam, and Captain’s Berried Treasure (Captain Crunch).
Ballard, Capitol Hill, Kirkland
