Reopening Dispatch

Bellevue's New Din Tai Fung Is Twice as Big as the Original

Xiao long bao for all...now with art installations and washi paper chandeliers.

04/16/2024 By Allecia Vermillion

Year in Review

Seattle Restaurants: The Themes of 2022

Do the past 12 months feel like a blur? Here are some kinda-sorta trends that emerged along the way.

12/19/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode

Detroit-Style Pizza Phenom Moto Plans a Second Location

West Seattle's mind-bending deep-dish pies expand to Belltown, along with self-pouring drinks and other seriously ambitious plans.

04/19/2022 By Allecia Vermillion

Eastside Expansion

Tavolàta and Rubinstein Bagels Head to Downtown Redmond

On the agenda: pasta, breakfast sandwiches, and park-facing patios.

02/22/2022 By Ann Karneus

Hungry Like A...

Ethan Stowell Will Bring How to Cook a Wolf to Madison Park

His second-eldest restaurant in Queen Anne gets a sibling in another leafy neighborhood across town.

11/15/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Noodle Notices

The Excellent Xi'an Noodles Opened a Second Location at Westlake

Cumin lamb biang biang noodles just became a downtown lunch all-star.

09/19/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Burger Beat

Oh, Snap—Kirkland's Shake Shack Opens This Weekend

On September 7, one of the buzziest burger chains will open another location. Incoming: more pie-punctuated frozen custard concretes, crispy fried chicken sandwiches, and Instagram-worthy burgers.

09/03/2019 By Rosin Saez

Expansion Mode

Brendan McGill Plans a Roman-Style Pizza Bar Downtown

Bar Taglio will sell sturdy squares of Roman-style pie and offer "a little oasis" at First and Marion.

06/27/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode

Tom Douglas and Ethan Stowell Will Open Restaurants in Nordstrom's NYC Flagship

Three big Seattle names, together as one near Columbus Circle.

06/10/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Sugar High

Hello Robin Plans a Second Location at University Village

Let us celebrate with birthday cake cookies and Mackles'mores.

06/06/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode

Ethan Stowell Restaurants Acquires Kigo Kitchen

The merger finalized this week; meanwhile, Stowell readies his first NYC project.

05/24/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Whaaaaaaaaat

Rachel's Ginger Beer Announces Forthcoming Location by the Spheres

Yep, that fizzy drink with a cult following is opening up shop at Seventh and Lenora, right smack dab in the middle of Amazonia, across from its iconic glass orbs.

05/09/2019 By Rosin Saez

Morning Matters

Westman's Bagel and Coffee Is Expanding

Monica Dimas will open Cafe Westman's in Pioneer Square and a commissary-slash-wholesale operation, Westman's Bakeshop, in Seward Park. Both are set to arrive sometime this spring.

04/03/2019 By Rosin Saez

Expansion Mode

All-Day Cafe Mr. West Heads to University Village

Espresso, wine, and European-style snacks served in an atmospheric space? Yeah, that will track at U Village.

01/25/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Expansion Mode (Sake Edition)

Mutsuko Soma Will Open a Sake Bar

Did you need another reason to dig the chef behind Kamonegi? Her new sake bar, Hannyatou, is inspired by "the Edo-period tradition of drinking at a liquor store."

01/02/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

The Hart and the Hunter Brings Southern-Style Food By Way Of LA

It's open now inside the new Palihotel downtown with beloved butter biscuits, photogenic tartines, and salmon jerky.

11/08/2018 By Rosin Saez

Expansion Mode

Hood Famous Bakeshop Will Open a Cafe and Bar in Early 2019

The new Chinatown–International District location will be an extension of the Ballard bakery with a bigger menu, plus coffee by day and cocktails by night.

10/26/2018 By Rosin Saez