June brought a slate of closed restaurants in Seattle, from a half-century-old dive bar to some of the city’s most high-end dining. But it was also a good month for new spots, with two popular rooftop bars debuting in Central Seattle just as the weather heats up.

Tan breaks down all the trends in openings and closings this month with Seattle Eats producer Clare McGrane. 

Read more about The College Inn Pub’s closure, Sea Creatures Restaurants’ pivot and this summer’s new openings in The Seattle Times.

Recommendations in this episode:
Firn, Pioneer Square
Cantina Del Sol, Capitol Hill

Closed restaurants:
Bateu and Boat Bar, Capitol Hill (temporary)
General Porpoise donuts, Laurelhurst and Capitol Hill
The College Inn Pub, University District

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June brought a slate of closed restaurants in Seattle, from a half-century-old dive bar to some of the city&rsquo;s most high-end dining. But it was also a good month for new spots, with two popular rooftop bars debuting in Central Seattle just as the weather heats up.
Tan breaks down all the trends in openings and closings this month with Seattle Eats producer Clare McGrane.&nbsp;
Read more about <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/seattles-classic-college-inn-pub-to-close-after-50-plus-years/">The College Inn Pub</a>&rsquo;s closure, <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/renee-erickson-temporarily-closes-capitol-hill-steakhouse-and-bar/">Sea Creatures Restaurants&rsquo; pivot</a> and this summer&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/2-new-seattle-rooftop-bars-debut-just-in-time-for-summer-in-the-pnw/">new openings</a> in The Seattle Times.
Recommendations in this episode:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Firn, Pioneer Square</li>
<li aria-level="1">Cantina Del Sol, Capitol Hill</li>
</ul>
Closed restaurants:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Bateu and Boat Bar, Capitol Hill (temporary)</li>
<li aria-level="1">General Porpoise donuts, Laurelhurst and Capitol Hill</li>
<li aria-level="1">The College Inn Pub, University District</li>
</ul>
Seattle Eats is a production of The Seattle Times and KUOW, part of the NPR Network. You can support Seattle Eats by investing in the local newsrooms and the specialized beats that make this sort of storytelling possible. Please consider joining and subscribing at <a href="http://kuow.org/eats">kuow.org/eats</a> and <a href="http://seattletimes.com">seattletimes.com</a>.

Seattle is a buffet of great food... if you know where to look. Seattle Times journalist Tan Vinh invites listeners to the area's hottest restaurants, road-side food stalls and everywhere in between to find the best meals in the city and to meet the people who make them sing.

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Seattle Eats is a production of The Seattle Times and KUOW, part of the NPR Network

 

Seattle is a buffet of great food... if you know where to look. Seattle Times journalist Tan Vinh invites listeners to the area's hottest restaurants, road-side food stalls and everywhere in between to find the best meals in the city and to meet the people who make them sing.
New episodes every Thursday.
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Seattle Eats is a production of <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/">The Seattle Times</a> and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/">KUOW</a>, part of the NPR Network
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Tan breaks down all the restaurant trends in openings and closings this month with Seattle Eats producer Clare McGrane. 

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