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Tracking 2018’s biggest closures, from Naked City to Le Petit Cochon to Radici and more
Seattle’s restaurant scene continues to grow at an insane pace, with openings constantly announced. But there have been plenty of closures, too — some inevitable, some surprising. Here, Eater looks back at some of the most notable restaurant and bar closures of 2018.
Naked City Brewery is shutting down its Greenwood brewpub after service on December 24, but its Camano Island location will remain open
Brass Tacks, known also for its cool cocktails and live jazz, closed quietly over the weekend
Goldbergs’ Famous Delicatessen allegedly closed due to rent increases and parking issues, but there’s still hope it could resurface
Petite Galette, from the owners of Marmite, will make way for a sake and sushi hand roll counter
A little over a year into new ownership, St. Clouds is shuttering after service October 28
John Howie’s Sport Restaurant and Bar shutters October 27, after 13 years
Chef Rob Sevcik said health issues and operational challenges led him to close his fancy Petite Galerie
Pomerol owner Vuong Loc has shuttered next-door Chinapie
Fremont’s Le Petit Cochon is closing its doors in mid-October
After 30 years, Chandler’s lakefront property is being redeveloped; the restaurant’s last day is in September
‘Table shuttered in Denny Triangle in March due to slow sales
Radici will close after service tomorrow, but owner Rudy LaValle left the door open to starting a new project one day
Roosevelt Ale House hoped to reopen, but says insurance litigation has forced it to give up the fight
The owners of Cederberg Tea House in Queen Anne, Seattle, are moving back to South Africa
Herban Feast Catering’s Fresh Bistro restaurant served global comfort food for nine years in the Junction neighborhood
Slowing sales and neighborhood construction force the bar and general store to close
But the Capitol Hill location of the sustainable butcher shop will stay open in Melrose Market
The respected Ramen Bushi-Do is now a Japanese sushi and noodle restaurant called Orenji
Plus Woodinville is getting two new breweries, North Carolina’s Counter Culture Coffee is opening a Seattle Training Center, and more
Plus Art of the Table expands its hours, Country Dough and Schooner Exact reopen, and more
Plus John Howie drops service fees, Copperworks is named best craft distillery in America, and more
The French restaurant closed after two years in West Seattle last weekend
Plus Pike Place Market eclair shop Choukette is closed, California wants coffee companies to include cancer warning labels, and more
The restaurant at the corner of Ballard Ave NW and NW Market St. lasted about a year
The restaurant had recently rebranded from Wanderfish Poké