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Petite Galerie Closes in Madison Valley

This lovely dining room was high-end and, alas, short-lived.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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The short-lived, but beautiful dining room in Madison Valley.

Chef-owner Rob Sevcik sent word today that his Madison Valley restaurant, Petite Galerie, has closed. A longtime lieutenant of Thierry Rautureau, Sevcik transformed a former chocolate shop into a plush, lovely dining room and started serving dinner on Valentine’s Day this year. He cited a mix of operational challenges and a significant bout of illness this summer. 

Admittedly, Petite Galerie deliberately sidestepped a lot of the measures restaurants often take to stay solvent in 2018 Seattle: The restaurant wasn’t a bare-bones counter service place dispensing pizza or broad-appeal lunches with disposable napkins. Petite Galerie was table linens and crumbers, and carefully composed plates that often reflected Sevcik’s French training, and pristine Northwest seafood.

This news continues a frustrating string of months for Seattle restaurants; another (somewhat) newcomer, Babirusa, will serve its final dinner on Thursday night, September 27.




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.