The new bar The Stepping Stone celebrated its “soft opening” Friday night on 24th Ave. near 59th St., just a few doors down from Cafe Besalu. A two-piece jazz band provided the background tunes while dozens of friends and curious neighbors stopped by to take a look around.
The menu, while still in its early stages, features a few wines, beer and sake. Similar to The Dray, The Stepping Stone features some very cool wood furnishings, but with a focus on sustainability. The bar top, for example, originated from a Ballard warehouse. The benches and foot rest at the bar are made from bleacher wood that came from a school in Oregon. And the cool walnut table tops were cut from naturally fallen trees. All in all, another cool addition to the Ballard neighborhood.
‘The Stepping Stone’ opens on 24th
