BAINBRIDGE
Open today, the 18th, Hitchcock Delicatessen and Charcuterie joins sibling restaurant Hitchcock in owner Brendan McGill’s arsenal. Pick up a house-smoked pulled pork sandwich or heirloom potato salad with homemade bacon from the deli. As for charcuterie, McGill offers cured Basque-style chorizo, air-dried duck breast, lonza, bacon and pancetta, items that also punctuate the menu at the restaurant next door.

BALLARD
Lebanon native Rajah Gargour came to Seattle in 1993 with experience running a Mexican-style catering operation in London. Now, after cooking at Serafina, Szmania’s, and Marco’s Supper Club, he’s opening Cafe Munir to remedy our city’s sad lack of Lebanese cuisine. After eyeing the location for years, Gargour hopes to open his cafe in early December.

BELLEVUE
Opening early 2012 in the Hyatt Regency comes Koral, a new American tavern from the people behind Pearl Bar & Dining. Co-owner Mikel Rogers says the restaurant, filling the space left by the Twisted Cork, will be “a place where everyone feels welcome,” and will serve daily dinner and a weekend brunch.

BELLTOWN
Local 360’s neighboring mercantile has shuttered; owners say the local meat and produce shop didn’t generate traffic like the cafe and bar. Scheduled to reopen by the end of November, the space will hold large groups, chef’s dinners, and private events.

CAPITOL HILL
Little Uncle, formerly Shophouse, the Monday night pop-up at Licorous and then La Bete, is getting a place of its own—sort of. Starting sometime in early December, the walk-up window will serve lunch four days a week. The popular pop-up dinners will continue to take place Mondays at La Bete.

CENTRAL DISTRICT
From Eater, word that kosher bakery Beehive has shuttered for good, three months after opening. Eater describes it as “a twist in what would have been a comeback story… [for] the site of two previous murders.”

EASTLAKE
Arriving today in the spot vacated by Kristo’s Eastlake comes a grill with a nautical theme. Ship Canal Grill, from owners Dominic Wood and Wes and Daphne Larson, will be serving burgers, sandwiches, pastas, and seafood amid old photos of the neighborhood, and imbibers will sidle up to a bar featuring a model of the grill’s namesake bridge.

FREMONT
Hot on the heels (wheels?) of the company’s new ice cream truck, Bluebird Microcreamy opens its third location today, November 18. Fittingly, the Fremont Ave spot—serving fall flavors and classics—is right next to Pie.

RAVENNA
Eater reported that Heidelberg Haus opened last week serving southern German cuisine from 5 to 10:30 Tuesday–Sunday. Ravenna blog posted the menu, featuring the usual schnitzel and spaetzle, among others.

SOUTH LAKE UNION
Since it closed in August, McCormick and Schmick’s Harborside has been undergoing a transformation that involves the former chef from Ray’s Boathouse. Reopening November 22 as just Harborside, the Peter Birk–driven eatery will focus on sustainable seafood given the green light by the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program.