Opening Dispatch

Former Seattle Sounder Fredy Montero Opens Santo Coffee Co.

The shop, a block south of Roosevelt High School, will focus on very fresh Colombian beans.

08/07/2019 By Stefan Milne

In With the New

Here Are All the New Restaurants and Shops Coming to U Village

Spoiler alert: One is a Shake Shack.

07/03/2019 By Sam Jones

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: A Protest at Slate and Poke in Kirkland

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

06/28/2019 By Courtney Cummings and Philip Kiefer

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

Wild Life

Ballard's Ascent Outdoors Is Back from the Dead

The sudden April closure was a shock, but a local mountain guide is resurrecting the outdoor retail shop.

06/26/2019 By Allison Williams

From Web to Walls

Online Clothier Armoire Fashions a New HQ in Pioneer Square

The rapidly growing clothing rental service’s new home is a boutique, warehouse, and office all in one.

06/24/2019 By Lily Hansen

Opening Updates

Melissa Miranda's Filipino Restaurant Will Take Over the Travelers Thali House Space

Musang officially has a home on Beacon Hill.

06/12/2019 By Rosin Saez

Pie Dispatch

Pagliacci Pizza Will Open a New Spot on East Pike This Fall

The Seattle pizza chain is planning a multipurpose space in a renovated building on Capitol Hill.

06/11/2019 By Rosin Saez

Bar Stool Dispatch

Locust Cider Has a West Seattle Taproom in the Works

Expect beach views, the same great cider, some wacky beers, and an extended gluten-free menu.

05/28/2019 By Rosin Saez

Shifts & Shakeups

This Week in Restaurant News: A Chocolate Factory and a Belltown "Seacuterie"

Five dining developments on our radar this week.

05/24/2019 By Philip Kiefer

Open and Shut

Changes at Batch 206 Distillery—Oaky's Tex Mex Exits and Addo: 206 Arrives

James Barrington and Matt Davis's queso-filled spot in Interbay will take to the streets with a mobile food truck. Meanwhile, Eric Rivera's Addo: 206 will ta...

05/02/2019 By Rosin Saez

Style File

Estate Is a Temple of Streetwear on Capitol Hill

David Lee keeps ’80s and ’90s pop culture alive through Pacific Northwest style.

05/01/2019 By Jonathan Olsen-Koziol

Retail Wire

Amour Vert, California's Ultra Sustainable Clothing Boutique, Is Open in U Village

Environmentally conscious clothing with a high style IQ.

04/29/2019 By Rosin Saez

Market Forces

Yep, Joe Chocolate Co. Is Pike Place Market's Latest Cacao Haven

...and it has an ambitious grand opening date: May 15.

04/26/2019 By Rosin Saez

Coming Soon

Chicha, a Sibling Tavern to Copal, Will Open Soon in Pioneer Square

The former home of Little London Plane will soon traffic in tamales and carne seca and "lots of different Latin American beers."

04/19/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Vinyl Vegans

Seattle Music Industry Insiders Are Opening a Capitol Hill Bar

It’s called Life on Mars and it promises plant-based food and cocktails, plus a heap of records.

02/27/2019 By Stefan Milne

Opening Dispatch

MistralKitchen Chef William Belickis Returns...to Chavez?

The Mexican restaurant on 12th Ave will gradually become the chef's new project, Violet.

01/28/2019 By Allecia Vermillion

Opening Dispatch

Wood-Fired Bistro Samara Will Open on Sunset Hill

A veteran of several Portland restaurant institutions will ply the neighborhood with dishes like charred onigiri with dungeness crab.

01/17/2019 By Anne Dennon

Opening Dispatch

New Pioneer Square Restaurant Fills the Former Radici Space

The name? D&E, which stands for "drink and eats." The crew? A whole mess of talent from Rider, Ciudad, Bar Sajor, Cortina, and Local 360.

12/10/2018 By Rosin Saez

Hop On the Grain Train

Edouardo Jordan's New Bar, Lucinda, Is an Ode to Glorious Grain

...both in your bowl and in your tumbler. It opens December 8 in—where else?—Ravenna, next to his award-winning JuneBaby and just blocks from Salare.

12/07/2018 By Rosin Saez