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Restaurant Bea Closes Its Doors

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Here we go.

Restaurant Bea, a sweet little spot on Madrona’s main drag, closed its doors Friday night. Full journalistic disclosure: Reporting any restaurant closure is rotten, but this is a particular bummer because Madrona is my neighborhood and dammit, I want all the restaurants and businesses to thrive here. 

Owner Kate Perry declined to give specifics, saying only that she’s extremely sad to see her restaurant go, and wanted to thank her customers, some devoted regulars, and her staff. Here’s the farewell she posted on Bea’s website. 

Bea was originally a partnership between Perry and chef Tom Black; the two parted ways a few months after the restaurant opened in March 2012. The space at 1423 34th Ave has an impressive history, previously housing June and Cremant.

 

 

 




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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.