Downtown

Bakeman’s Restaurant is Closing After 47 Years

The beloved cafeteria serves its last turkey sandwich this month.

Owner Jason Wang plans to retire ahead of his 66th birthday.

Danny Sullivan

Iconic Seattle Hotel Gets a Splashy Makeover

Roosevelt Hotel is reborn as Hotel Theodore with local touches and amenities.

The hotel’s former atrium is now part of the lobby

Nia Martin

A Massive New Ping-Pong Bar is Coming to Downtown Seattle

New York-based SPiN is bringing its clubified game bar brand to downtown.

Dancing on the tables may or may not be encouraged.

Michael Rietmulder

Star Bartender Takes Over at One of Downtown’s Flashiest Patio Bars

Veteran Seattle drink shaker Bridget Maloney joins happy hour hotspot Frolik.

Tis the season for frosé at Frolik.

AJ Rathbun

Circadia Now Closed

Wow... that was fast

Empty… for now?

Chelsea Lin

Trending Threads for Men, From Filson to Radley Raven

From the rugged duds at Filson’s new Ballard outpost to vintage-cool bow ties, new finds are built for all mankind

Nothing says rugged Northwest attire more than the new Ballard Filson outpost

Kate Calamusa

R.I.P. Old Spaghetti Factory

The downtown staple will shutter this week

Same story, different day. Last week guest writer Helen Freund wrote of the closing of the Queen City Grill, a Belltown restaurant with a glitzy and storied past—and a lot of well-heeled customers, particularly during its heyday in the ‘90s. And this week, Old Spaghetti Factory, that brick bastion of Italian(ish) cuisine, will be ending…

Chelsea Lin

Score Edgy Cotton Basics at Downtown’s Do The Extraordinary

Downtown apparel and accessories shop DTE offers a little something extra

An in-store vault opens to reveal secret speakeasy, Blind Tiger

Eva Seelye

The W Seattle Debuts Outdoor-inspired Renovations

Hotel's guest rooms redesigned to reflect Pacific Northwest style

Hotel guests will feel like they’re checking into the great outdoors with the debut of the W Seattle’s Pacific Northwest–inspired guestroom renovations. Each of the 415 guest rooms and nine suites of the downtown hotel have been redesigned to reflect Seattle’s history of aeronautical innovation and outdoor recreation. Illustrating these influences are design details such…

Eva Seelye

Union Between Bar and Kitchen at Downtown’s Heartwood Provisions

Metropolitan Grill’s newest sibling restaurant brings cocktail and food pairings to the table

When Consolidated Restaurants Inc. (owners of Metropolitan Grill and Elliott’s Oyster House) announced the opening of a restaurant where every dish on the menu ($11–$32) would be paired with an original, miniature cocktail (an additional $6–$8), I wasn’t sure what to expect. Gimmick or booze fest? This type of cocktail pairing is usually offered by…

Jessica Yadegaran

The Best Mexican Restaurants in Seattle

Let’s put the complaint that Seattle doesn’t have good Mexican food to rest—one restaurant at a time

Fresh chips and specialty guacamoles are made daily at Poquitos on Capitol Hill

Julia Wayne

The Best Oyster Palaces and Raw Bars in Seattle

Our cold winter months mean it’s oyster season. Slurp some down at Seattle's oyster and raw bars

Ballard Annex Oyster HouseThe nautically designed Ballard Annex (owned by the Matador folks, who also own Kickin’ Boot Whiskey Kitchen), boasts seafood of all stripes and from all over the country: lobster, Dungeness and Maryland blue crab, salmon, white fish and so on. But the list of oysters is where we concentrate our time: Usually…

Allison Austin Scheff

Sommelier David Butler Spills on Le Caviste, His Forthcoming French Wine Bar

!–paging_filter–pIt’s been almost a year since David Butler announced his plan to open a French wine bar in downtown Seattle. At last, strongthe former Le Gourmand sommelier will launch a href=”http://lecavisteseattle.com/” target=”_blank”Le Caviste/a /strong(translation: the cellar man)strong downtown at 1919 7th Avenue in October. /strong/ppButler’s hoping to recreate the romance and spirit of his favorite…

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