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Belltown

  • News

    March 28, 2012

    SPD's Softer Side

    A troubled department, a troubled neighborhood, and a new approach.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Mike Robertshaw on Local 360 and His Local Food Roots

    If Seattle had a culinary hall of fame, Chef Mike Robertshaw of Local 360 would be the quiet contender. Many who walk past the windows of Local 360 on Bell Street--where Robertshaw (known amongst his chef friends as "Mikey") works on the day's pastries-- are oblivious to the chef on the other side w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Henry and Oscar's Debuts in Belltown, Tenoch Mexican Grill Closes in Queen Anne

    ​Henry and Oscar's is now open at 2525 4th Ave. in Belltown, according to Inside Belltown. Run by the owners of The Big Picture, the upscale supper club features a martini bar and classic American cuisine like buttermilk chicken and steak. In other news, Eater Seattle reports that Tenoch Mexi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    Seattle Bids Farewell to Longtime Businesses B&O Espresso and Thaiku, Holy Cannoli Debuts in Belltown, & More

    B&O Espresso is leaving Capitol Hill after 35 years. ​It's a big week for Ballard. First off, Thaiku and its bar Fu Kun Wu Lounge at 5410 Ballard Ave. are closing after ten years of business, due to an ongoing dispute with the property owner. In more upbeat news, Belle Clementine is now open a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    What's Old, Gray, And Way Past Its Prime? I Mean, Besides Metallica And Lou Reed

    That big ugly elevated road thing!​That's right: our beloved crumbling, car-carrying monstrosity, which linked narcotic-hot corner Belltown to sports stadium/strip club/wholesale grocery outlet hotbed SoDo--making manageable an otherwise time-consuming bulk-mac-and-cheese-to-crack-rock-supplie ... More >>

  • Food

    October 26, 2011

    Bottomfeeder: World Pizza II

    A much-missed grunge-era pizzeria is reborn in Chinatown.

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Belltown Gains Another Cocktail Lounge, MOD Pizza Expands to Lynnwood, & More

    In Ballard, Seattle Burger Company at 2008 N.W. 56th St. has closed after just 18 months of business. A barbecue restaurant is slated to soon take over the space. In the Central District, Japanese sweet shop Umai-Do has opened at 1825 S. Jackson St., according to Central District News. Owned by Art ... More >>

  • Food

    February 9, 2011

    Deconstructing Burgers

    BuiltBurger and Dope Burger go their own ways.

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2011

    The Democratization of the Hamburger

    Photo courtesy dailycandy.com​Because we here at Voracious love you and value your opinion, we have decided to take a new tack with our tried-and-true Versus column. In addition to the knockdown, drag-out, head-to-head battles between competing foodstuffs (and drinkstuffs) that have always bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Letters From Belltown, Which Could Be the City's Crown Jewel of a Neighborhood

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Rather than go long on a single issue this week, I thought I'd relay several observations that I've been able to make about the Belltown area of Seattle while I've bee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Morning Food News: Brasa in Belltown Shuts Down After 10-Plus Years

    R.I.P. Brasa.​Beloved Spanish-French bistro Brasa in Belltown has closed after more than a decade of business, according to The Seattle Times. Co-owners Tamara Murphy and Bryan Hill say that they decided to pursue other opportunities once the lease on their space ended. You can expect a qu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Top 5 Coffeehouses to Park Your Laptop

    What makes a coffee shop a good place to work from? Is it the coffee? The hospitality? The music? Everyone has their favorite spot to park their laptop, whether it's a small café in their neighborhood or the hottest coffee shop on the other side of town. We here at Seattle Weekly are jealous of tho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Top 5 Places for Sushi (that Won't Empty Your Wallet)

    ​While the creation of a sushi roll or a cut of sashimi isn't outlandishly complicated or difficult, the perfection of it certainly is -- and in this city, it's hard to go more than a few blocks without seeing a spot that offers the Japanese staple. There are the city's clear victors: Fremont' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Seattle's Restaurant Reviews of the Week

    The restaurant reviews that have appeared in print and online this week: Providence Cicero, at the Times, loves Taverna del Alabardero in Belltown, while my old boss Lynn Jacobson declares her entire family fond of the noodles at Pho Hoa in Columbia City. Bethany J Clement, Esq., of the Stranger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2008

    Vain Salon Gets a Makeover

    The restaurant reviews that have appeared in print and online this week: Providence Cicero, at the Times, loves Taverna del Alabardero in Belltown, while my old boss Lynn Jacobson declares her entire family fond of the noodles at Pho Hoa in Columbia City. Bethany J Clement, Esq., of the Stranger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2008

    Everclear Coming to Mars Hill's New Club

    The restaurant reviews that have appeared in print and online this week: Providence Cicero, at the Times, loves Taverna del Alabardero in Belltown, while my old boss Lynn Jacobson declares her entire family fond of the noodles at Pho Hoa in Columbia City. Bethany J Clement, Esq., of the Stranger ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 5, 2008

    The Belltown Pageant

    Celebrating Belltown’s most bodacious

  • Food

    June 6, 2007

    Our Favorite Outdoor Drinking

    Celebrating Belltown’s most bodacious

  • Music

    March 7, 2007

    Suits, Skaters, Rendezvous

    Celebrating Belltown’s most bodacious

  • Food

    January 3, 2007

    'Ohana

    Polynesia: Meet Japan. Japan: Meet Polynesia. I'm sure the two of you will have lots to talk about.

  • Food

    October 18, 2006

    Spitfire

    This Mexican joint has 17 plasma-screen TVs. Thank god the booze is half-price and the Spitfire Sliders are la bomba.

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2006

    Beer Gardens & Duck Tanks

    This Mexican joint has 17 plasma-screen TVs. Thank god the booze is half-price and the Spitfire Sliders are la bomba.

  • Food

    November 30, 2005

    Twilight Martini Lounge

    This Mexican joint has 17 plasma-screen TVs. Thank god the booze is half-price and the Spitfire Sliders are la bomba.

  • Food

    October 26, 2005

    Back to Belltown

    Alexandria's and Black Bottle offer modest rewards for those who brave the scene.

  • Food

    June 15, 2005

    Mirá! Lounge

    Alexandria's and Black Bottle offer modest rewards for those who brave the scene.

  • Food

    January 12, 2005

    Whisky Bar

    Alexandria's and Black Bottle offer modest rewards for those who brave the scene.

  • Diversions

    October 27, 2004

    The Late Show

    Living it up with the freaks and geeks of Pioneer Square and beyond.

  • Music

    October 6, 2004

    Belltown Billiards

    Living it up with the freaks and geeks of Pioneer Square and beyond.

  • Food

    May 19, 2004

    Inside the Hole

    Belltown for trendophobes.

  • Music

    March 3, 2004
  • Music

    July 23, 2003
  • Food

    April 2, 2003

    The Second Coming of Cyclops

    From chic to passé and (nearly) back again.

  • Food

    March 19, 2003

    Get Their Goat!

    That Caribbean feeling, without getting drunk.

  • Food

    January 8, 2003

    Log-Cabin Cooking

    It may not be Grandma's, but it's the next best thing.

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    The Ask Master

    It may not be Grandma's, but it's the next best thing.

  • News

    May 29, 2002

    Safe route

    Monorail bows to pressure from Belltown residents.

  • News

    December 5, 2001

    Renters' market

    Belltown suffers from a glut of high-end rentals.

  • Food

    October 3, 2001

    Corn Chowder with Dungeness Crab Recipe

    Belltown suffers from a glut of high-end rentals.

  • Music

    May 9, 2001

    Crocodile Rocks

    How a nightclub overcame fierce competition and adapted to the gentrification of its neighborhood to thrive for 10 years—and counting.

  • News

    May 9, 2001

    News Clips— News flash! Belltown to get more condos

    How a nightclub overcame fierce competition and adapted to the gentrification of its neighborhood to thrive for 10 years—and counting.

  • Food

    May 2, 2001

    We still love sushi

    Raw fish stands out at this jumping Japanese joint.

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    16 Best architectural additions to the city since 1976

    Raw fish stands out at this jumping Japanese joint.

  • Food

    December 13, 2000

    Heritage update

    Ya, sure, Ballard's going upscale.

  • News

    October 25, 2000

    Happy hour: a survivor's story

    A young man sets out in a city filled with empty midday dives waiting to plow him with cheap Pabst and fried things.

  • News

    October 11, 2000

    Day labor lotto

    Street workers, views, and developers collide in Belltown.

  • Food

    September 20, 2000

    Back in Belltown

    Tom Douglas does it again—maybe too well in a 'hood defined by upscale dining.

  • News

    July 26, 2000

    Whose welfare?

    Downtown poor take another social services hit.

  • Diversions

    July 5, 2000

    Regrade rocked by ideological assault.

    Downtown poor take another social services hit.

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    Fear of youth

    Downtown poor take another social services hit.

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998

    Home is where the art is

    Greg Kucera moves to a big new space, and Billy Howard throws an open house.

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