Le Gourmand reopens after remodel
We’re a little behind on this bit of news, but Ballard’s highly-acclaimed French restaurant Le Gourmand has reopened after remodeling its dining room. Never been? Writes Tammy in Yelp, “Come …
Restaurants
‘Il Giardino’ restaurant now open
We just drove by Il Giardino — the new Italian restaurant on 65th near 8th — and saw a “now open” sign in the window. We’ll try to visit in …
New restaurant Ocho opens in Ballard
A new tapas bar called Ocho just opened on Market St. and 24th. We’ve only walked by (it’s on the southeast corner, without a sign), but Chowhound has a great …
A former Midwesterner’s take on Zayda Buddy’s
A few weeks ago, Geeky Swedes stopped in at Zayda Buddy’s on Leary and said some positive things about the wings and the Midwest style pizza cut into squares, but didn’t …
Fremont development to claim Tacos Guaymas
Sure, it’s a chain, but Tacos Guaymas added some affordable (and tasty) variety to the Thai-heavy restaurant scene in Fremont. A land use action sign outside the restaurant at 100 N. …
New restaurants in the neighborhood
There are quite a few new restaurants in Ballard. The first is the Ballard Loft, a very cool restaurant and sports bar that opened a couple weeks ago in Old …
Review: Zayda Buddy’s Pizza
Zayda Buddy’s opened in Ballard on Leary near 20th about three months ago or so, so we decided to stop in for lunch to check it out. First off, the …
Denny’s wants to reopen in same spot in Ballard
Wow, here’s a surprising development. The franchise company that once operated the now-boarded up Denny’s at 15th and Market called the Ballard News-Tribune and said it wants to reopen the …
Dinner and a movie at Volterra
One of our favorite Ballard restaurants, Volterra, is throwing a “Dinner and a Movie” event in its private dining room this Sunday in coordination with the Seattle International Film Festival. …
A review of Tigertail
The bar-restaurant Tigertail has been open for a few weeks now (on 65th just east of 8th), so we decided to stop on in. Really, it’s not a restaurant, but …
New Italian restaurant coming soon
The sign just went up at Il Giardino, a new Italian restaurant that will soon open in a remodeled home on 65th St. and 8th Ave. In fact, it’s just …
More good press for Ballard Brothers
Last month, a New York Times travel reporter raved about the blackened salmon sandwich at Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers on 15th. Now the Seattle PI is writing about it. …