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While it looked like so much had stopped in the last year, Seattle’s dining scene has moved at the same pace as it has over the past few years.
What’s new in the neighborhood: Seattle restaurants are coming, switching to Greenwood, Phinney Ridge
What’s new in the neighborhood: Seattle restaurants are coming, switching to Greenwood, Phinney Ridge
What’s new in the neighborhood: Seattle restaurants are coming, switching to Greenwood, Phinney Ridge
What’s new in the neighborhood: Seattle restaurants are coming, switching to Greenwood, Phinney Ridge
What’s new in the neighborhood: Seattle restaurants are coming, switching to Greenwood, Phinney Ridge
What’s new in the neighborhood: Seattle restaurants are coming, switching to Greenwood, Phinney Ridge
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As Washington State prepares to fully reopen, and vaccinated people feel safe eating out, let’s take a look at the changes you will find and the developments ahead. We’ll start with Greenwood, where a long-time favorite bar was upgraded to serve Cambodian food, an old favorite sandwich shop returned and was due to bring out Filipino fried chicken, prix fixe noodles and Vietnamese coffee this fall.
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Newly opened
This beer specialist opened in the old Starbucks space last May with nearly 50 taps and hundreds of packaged beers – plus plenty of outdoor seating. Drinkers are welcome to bring outside food, and on Mondays, when the neighboring burger joint goes dark, they host food trucks, like the recently released yellow panda dim sum school bus.
The Pie Bar, which – as the name suggests – serves cakes and cocktails, opened last summer in the former Caffe Vita. The company also has a branch in Ballard and a truck in Kirkland.
Before Opus, Martino’s ran a small sandwich shop in the room and earned a following for its Santa Maria Tri-Tip sandwich. After several years of hiatus, the owners recently reopened Martino’s with an expanded menu at the former location of their Mexican restaurant Hecho.
One of the best additions of the year in the neighborhood is this tiny garage cider shop that happened to change the laws across town in the battle for legitimacy. The drinks are good too – and they make a special Phinneywood exclusive variety.
This cute little shop opened last summer and offers way more than your typical teriyaki shop, including huge sushi rolls, nigiri, handrolls and specials like Hamachi Kama. You also just added a dessert menu of strawberry ice cream sandwiches.
In the small hallway next to the Flying Bike, this Vietnamese place serves the typical Seattle classics of Pho and Banh Mi, but also a huge selection of traditional Vietnamese dishes, including Banh Cuon – steamed rice rolls and wonderful vegetable salads.
Changed
When Dine-In closed this bar, the owner turned to his Cambodian heritage – and family – to convert into a Khmer takeout place. They still offer the classic and creative craft cocktails, but now with homemade sausage, vermicelli shells and toasted sweet corn made from coconut milk. They were only takeaway but now open to an outside patio.
The neighborhood paddle shop Bluebird moved almost directly across the street into the former cookie counter area. After booting up with limited hours and pop-ups, they are settled and scooped six days a week.
The classic neighborhood diner recently added hours to the evenings with a menu of Mexican cuisine. From Tuesday to Saturday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., dinner now serves a menu with classic dishes from the south of the border.
Coming soon
Brian Clevenger from Haymaker, Le Messe and Raccolto brings his homemade pasta and his flair for seasonal ingredients to the neighborhood. This spot is slated to open soon. In addition to lots of noodles, the menu promises fresh oysters, lots of vegetables and the option for a tasting menu worth 55 USD.
In late April, Opus Co. brought the worst news: the popular tiny restaurant would close in October. But it also brought some extremely good news: Chef Paolo Campbell will be opening a Filipino fried chicken shop in his place.
This Vietnamese-inspired Columbia City cafe was an instant hit when it opened last year. They hope to open their second location in the former Green Bean area in early August.
According to rumours!
With Phinney
There’s not much information on what’s going into the former Bluebird Ice Cream area just yet, but a liquor license has been applied for, naming the area and piquing curiosity.
La Rocca pizza and pasta
A sign is pending in the former Chaco Canyon Space, an alcohol request is being made, and a restaurant is imminent.
Mt.Brows
Another potential crossover in Columbia City (see Coffeeholic above), the owners of Hill City Taproom appear to have applied for a liquor license in the former Naked City Space.
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