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Vespolina Will Close for Good This Week

The final chapter in a long restaurant saga

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Well, it was a cool-looking dining room.

The owners of Vespolina issued a brief notice this morning that the downtown restaurant, which began life as Aragona and one of the most buzzy openings of 2013, will close July 24. Per the statement, “trends and other unforeseeable circumstances rendered the business unsustainable.”

The owners are hoping to relocate staff to sibling restaurants Spinasse and Artusi. Hopefully that includes chef Katie Gallego. The restaurant will keep regular lunch and dinner (and happy) hours through its final service on Friday.

The news comes just as Jason Stratton, the chef who launched Aragona as a Spanish restaurant, then presided over its Italian reboot with grace and good nature before parting ways with the company, starts his new gig at Mamnoon.

(This post was edited to reflect updated closing date details from the restaurant.)




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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.