Third and Luxury

The Modern Apartment Building Is Ridiculous

The former WeWork development has 216 units, with a two-bedroom apartment starting at $6,900 per month.

05/31/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

GOOD SCENTS

Noir Lux Candle Bar Opens in Belltown

The Black-owned candle company's brick-and-mortar shop, where you can pour your own candles, opens in Seattle on February 12.

02/10/2022 By Zoe Sayler

In a While, Crocodile

The Crocodile Returns with a Comedy Venue and Hotel

The Hotel Crocodile, Madame Lou's, the Society and the Here-After round out new additions to the Seattle club, which will also serve late-night street food

12/02/2021 By Sophie Grossman

Home Shopping

Which Area of Seattle Real Estate Didn't Cool Off This August?

Home sales numbers for August 2021 in Seattle show that some beleaguered neighborhoods and property types are back in demand.

09/13/2021 By Benjamin Cassidy

Groundbreaker

A Seattle Skyscraper’s Rise Helps Shatter a Glass Ceiling

A new 40-story condo building owes much of its design to Julia Nagele, one of few women in the world to shape such a tall tower.

12/21/2020 By Benjamin Cassidy

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Re-Bar and the Crocodile Are Moving, and That’s Fine

Neither building is the Showbox, people.

11/17/2020 By Stefan Milne

Opening Dispatch

El Gaucho Readies Its New Flagship, a Stable Turned Steak House

The restaurant will soon reopen in a historic building on Western, a special occasion destination designed for our post-Covid good life.

10/28/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Phnom Penh Noodle House Returns, Bearyaki Begins

Your Friday dispatch from Seattle Met’s food team.

02/28/2020 By Allecia Vermillion

WE'LL NEVER BE ROYALS

Linda Derschang's Queen City to Close

The Belltown bar wasn't the royal success Derschang hoped, but she has big plans for the historic space.

01/17/2020 By Zoe Sayler

News Feed

A Noodle Phenom Returns, a Northwest Legend Shutters

Plus, the month’s other major food news.

11/26/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Geographical Shifts

El Gaucho Is Moving from Belltown to the Edge of Pike Place Market

After more than two decades at First and Wall, the fine dining flagship will relocate in summer 2020.

10/07/2019 By Rosin Saez

Side Bar

Erik Hakkinen’s Roquette Tempers the Tropics

The Belltown cocktail den balances cognac cocktails with moody flourishes.

09/24/2019 By Stefan Milne

Tipsy Tour

The Perfect Belltown Bar Crawl

The historic neighborhood lays claim to a bevy of new watering holes.

08/20/2019 By Rosin Saez

So Much Confetti

How to Throw a Birthday Party for Yourself

After all, who knows you better than you?

08/20/2019 By Rosin Saez

Bar Stool Dispatch

Erik Hakkinen's New Bar Roquette Is Open and It Is Lovely

The Belltown bar brings hardcore French vibes and French spirits, too.

07/11/2019 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: Poulet Galore 2.0 and Hot Pot Conveyor Belts

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

05/31/2019 By Sam Jones

Coming Soon

Erik Hakkinen Plans a French-Inspired Bar in Belltown

Roquette's cocktail list will start with French spirits, and stray emphatically from there.

04/25/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Brew News

Fulcrum Coffee Is Open at 6th and Bell Street

The SoDo roaster now has a proper cafe downtown where deep-flavored espresso floweth.

01/15/2019 By Rosin Saez

Arts Notice

What’s Inside the Weird White Boxes at Third and Virginia?

It’s called Light as a Common Thread and it says it’s an art exhibition.

01/09/2019 By Stefan Milne

Cookie Cravings

Belltown's New Late-Night Cookie Spot Delivers the Baked Goods

Philadelphia-based Insomnia Cookies will start satisfying those midnight munchies in spring 2019.

11/05/2018 By Jaime Archer