This Week in Seattle Meals Information: A Zero-Proof Bottle Store Arrives, Tom Douglas Opens a Wine Bar, and Spice Waala Will Increase to Columbia Metropolis
NEW OPENINGS AND RETURNS
Pineapple Pizzeria
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Taurus Ox
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co-owner Khampaeng Panyathong debuted this new dive bar slinging Laotian-inspired pizza in First Hill final weekend. (“Ananas” means “pineapple” in many alternative languages—a not-so-subtle dig in any respect of you pineapple pizza haters.)
First Hill
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Cheeky and Dry
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Whether or not you are utterly sober or just making an attempt to chop down in your alcohol consumption, there’s by no means been a greater time to discover the world of zero-proof drinks—devoted booze-less social gatherings have proliferated over the previous few years, and loads of acclaimed bars are getting significantly severe about their non-alcoholic cocktail choice. The newest enterprise to affix the motion is Cheeky and Dry, a non-alcoholic bottle store specializing in objects like alcohol-free spirits and CBD seltzer.
Phinney Ridge
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Neb Wine Bar
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Yesterday, native restaurant mogul Tom Douglas added this cozy “rustic Northwest” wine bar to his culinary empire. The true star of the present is its expansive Negroni choice, which ranges from St. Agrestis’s nonalcoholic “phony Negroni” to a home “Neb-groni” made with Malfy Gin Rosa, Vermouth di Torino, and Campari.
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FUTURE OPENINGS
Central Cafe and Juice Bar
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This eco-conscious Central District cafe revealed on Instagram this week that it’s going to quickly open a location inside SeaTac.
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Loopy Spice
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In keeping with a press launch, the smash-hit Indian road meals spot, which operates areas in Capitol Hill and Ballard, plans to open an outpost in Columbia Metropolis in early 2024.
Columbia Metropolis
CLOSURES
Pop Pop Thai Road Meals
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This hidden Thai gem will shut on November 22 after 9 years of enterprise. To melt the blow, they will supply a free farewell dinner beginning at 4:30 pm that day, obtainable whereas provides final.
Haller Lake
Viengthong Lao Restaurant
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This longtime Mount Baker spot, one of many few Laotian eating places in Seattle, shuttered completely on Sunday attributable to homeowners Thongsoun and Ken Khanphonphanh retiring early for well being causes.
Mount Baker
POP-UPS AND EVENTS
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Simply in time for Thanksgiving (and the next holidays), City Craft Rebellion will host this specialty meals present for the seventh yr in a row, promising over 100 native distributors hawking every thing from caramels to small-batch pickles to nut butters (and sure, there are free samples). If you happen to work up an urge for food whereas buying, seven meals vans, together with the Jewish bakery Zylberschtein’s and the Himalayan dumpling purveyor Kathmandu Momocha, will likely be on web site to gas your looking journey.
Magnuson Park Hangar 30, 10 am-5 pm
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The Nationwide Nordic Museum is as soon as once more internet hosting its annual weekend of vacation celebrations with music, dancing, and winter fare from Northern Europe. Modeled after a conventional Christmas market, Julefest contains pictures with Santa, wares from over 30 native artisan distributors, and a Scandinavian bar for when it’s worthwhile to heat up your insides. SHANNON LUBETICH
Nationwide Nordic Museum, 10 am-5 pm
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Get in a festive mind-set with the Stonehouse Cafe’s second annual WinterFest Market, which can characteristic dessert pop-ups, native retail distributors, and stay DJ units. You will get to browse wares from over a dozen small companies and decide up a deal with or two for your self when you store.
The Stonehouse Cafe, 10 am-4 pm
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For the month of November, native burger joint Li’l Woody’s is cleverly recreating quick meals favorites for its weekly specials. The present featured particular is the fry-sauce-laden McDonald’s dupe Li’l Massive Mac (November 14-20). The Taco Bell tribute Li’l Crunch Wrap (November 21-27) comes after that, adopted by the In-N-Out-inspired Woody’s Model (November 28-December 4).
Li’l Woody’s
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In 2014, New York bar proprietor Greg Boehm briefly remodeled his house right into a kitschy Christmas wonderland replete with gewgaws and tchotchkes galore. Now the pop-up has expanded to greater than 100 areas everywhere in the world and will likely be returning to Belltown’s Rob Roy this yr. Drinks are housed in tacky-tastic vessels (a ingesting mug resembling Santa’s mug, for instance), bedecked with fanciful garnishes like peppers and dried pineapple, and christened with irreverent, pop-culture-referencing names just like the “Dangerous Santa,” the “Yippie Ki Yay Mom F**r,” and the “You’ll Shoot Your Rye Out.”
Rob Roy
SPECIALS
Cupcake Royale
Beginning on December 1, the native cupcakery chain will introduce its vacation taste lineup, together with peppermint mocha, eggnog latte, gingerbread, and chai cinnamon.
Numerous areas
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Rachel’s Bagels & Burritos
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This Ballard spot is seemingly a triple menace: bagels, burritos, and now, eggnog. The enterprise is now accepting preorders for its signature nog, made with “an unholy mixture of bourbon, rum, brandy, and a splash of mezcal.” It’s going to even be obtainable on the market beginning on Black Friday.
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Sea Wolf Bakers
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The Fremont craft bakery describes its seasonal pumpkin meringue croissant as “your personal private Thanksgiving dessert.”
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