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Patio of the Week: The New Biergarten at Von Trapp’s

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Each week between now and Labor Day, we present a new or unsung patio for your alfresco imbibing needs.

A few more “beautifications” are en route, but you get the idea.

Since the day Von Trapp’s opened, there’s been talk of the scrubby parking lot on the building’s north side becoming a patio. And it took 16 months, but as of this week, the beer and brat (and bocce) hall has unleashed 60 outdoor seats, in a long-tabled beer garden setup every bit as lavish as the Von Trapp’s interior.

There’s a full bar. A bocce court. Dedicated bathrooms. Three 70-inch outdoor TVs…all showing the World Cup. A fireplace is in the works, as well as some places to set your beer down while you play a round of bocce. 

Allow me to state the obvious: This place will be a beer-boot-hoisting, table-jockeying, line-out-the-door scene. But a damn nice-looking one. And if you can steal away and visit outside prime patio hours, this seems an ideal spot for some saurbrauten and sunshine, perhaps during lunchtime? Otherwise, the biergarten stays open until 10pm.

 




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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.