Ballard is about to get a new wine shop and wine tasting room. Vintner’s Annex is preparing to open at 5818 24th Ave NW. MyBallard reader Dave emailed us this photo and writes, “Just popped my head in the door, and it appears ‘Vintner’s Annex’ is winding-up construction to open a new wine tasting room …
Chef Renee Erickson’s new oyster bar in the Kolstrand Building (4743 Ballard Avenue NW) opens today. The Walrus and the Carpenter will open at 4 p.m. with a full menu, which includes more than just oysters. This is the second business to open in the refurbished building. Dutch Bike Co. opened last weekend. Chef Ethan …
In an effort to be closer to their clients, Magnolia’s Dish it up! is expanding to Ballard. “They [customers] are hip foodies and we thought we should be right in the heart of where they shop – one of the best year round Farmer’s Markets in the Northwest – The Ballard Sunday Market,” owner Andrea …
Come football season there will be a new place on Crown Hill to watch all your favorite teams. Louis and Hayley Uhm are turning the Acorn Eatery into a sports bar called The Thirsty Fish. Louis has dreamed of owning a sports bar for more than seven years, but he wanted to buy a place, …
The Market Arms, the much-anticipated pub at the corner of NW Market St and 24th Ave NW, will officially open on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. The new British pub will have more than a dozen brews on tap including Boddingtons, Kronenbourg and Carlsberg. Wine and hard liquor will also be served. The menu is traditional …
For nearly two years Ballardite John Lundin has been perfecting his organic vodka. This week Lundin is in Silverton, Colorado producing the first small batches of Blue Water Vodka at a distillery which is 9,300’ above sea level. Lundin says there are three reasons why he chose to distill vodka. “Being Swedish gave me a …
Named for a newly-exposed old brick wall in the Kolstrand building (4742 Ballard Ave), chef Ethan Stowell is opening “Staple & Fancy” in the refurbished building on Ballard Ave. Stowell, who hit the Seattle restaurant scene a few years ago with Union, has opened several more restaurants around town including Tavolata, How to Cook a …
Two businesses on Ballard Avenue are close to opening. The Noble Fir will celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday and D’Ambrosio Gelato is hoping to open on Friday. Ellen Kelly and her husband Rick are owners of The Noble Fir at 5316 Ballard Ave NW. Ellen tells us that the new bar is a “neighborhood …
This summer award-winning chef and Ballardite Renee Erickson of the Boat Street Cafe will open a new oyster bar in Ballard. A look at the inside of the Kolstrand building by developer Chad Dale. The Walrus and the Carpenter, named after this poem, is scheduled to open this July in the newly renovated Kolstrand Building …
The new Crown Hill Grocery Outlet (8700 15th Ave NW) is officially open. Today is the discount grocery store’s soft opening, two days before the grand opening celebration. As we reported earlier, the grand opening will be held this coming Saturday, May 8th. The first 700 customers on Saturday will get a free eco-friendly Grocery …
The owner of Hangar Cafe in Georgetown is bringing his experience to northwest Seattle. Owner Justin Taft plans to open The Ridgeback Cafe in the old Renick Printing space at 500 N.W. 65th St, next door to Slave to the Needle. Taft tells us that the new cafe will be open for breakfast, lunch and …
The new Grocery Outlet at 8700 15th Ave NW will hold its grand opening on May 8th. Photo from Feb. 2010. Owner Steve Campbell has been in the grocery business for 25 years and is impressed with Grocery Outlet. “The first time I walked into Grocery Outlet, the thing that shocked me the most was …