Posted inFood & Drink
The Virginia Inn Has New Owners—the Stolen Historic Sign Is Back Up, Too
Four Longtime Employees Have Purchased the 122-Year-Old Bar and Restaurant
Meg van Huygen
Meg van Huygen has been writing for The Stranger for half of her damn life, usually about food or local history. She was born on the Hill, grew up on Queen Anne, went to school in the CD, and presently haunts the U District and Ballard most of the time. She dropped out of both Nova and Cornish. Her work has also appeared in Eater Seattle, Curbed Seattle, Seattle Weekly, Atlas Obscura, Mental Floss, and lots of other places. She fucking loves khinkali (see T-shirt).
Posted inFood Issue 2025
The Seven Best Restaurants in Seattle
From Vegan Blood Pudding to Turkish-Style BBQ, Here’s Where to Eat in Seattle Right Now
Posted inArts
Who Bought the Rendezvous?
Last month, new owners purchased the long-running Belltown venue, then suddenly closed for repairs and updates. Impacted employees and artists are pissed. But is this new ownership a good thing?
Posted inFall Arts 2025
Do Not Go Gently Into That Pumpkin Spice
There’s Still Time to Taste Summer in Seattle
Posted inFood News
Why Is Bateau (Temporarily) Closed, Though?
Renee Erickson’s restaurant group says they’re undergoing a planned ‘reimagining.’ But their newly formed union thinks it’s a fish story.
Posted inSIFF 2025
Spirited Away
Some of Seattle’s Best Happy Hours are Just Minutes from SIFF Theaters
Posted inFood News
Why IS the Virginia Inn Closing, Though?
Owner Craig Perez’s long battle to negotiate a new lease with the Pike Place Market PDA has culminated in a notice to vacate—but there’s more to the story.
Posted inThe Last Word
The Women’s Work at Drumlin
This Light ‘n’ Lovely Cocktail Foreshadows the Sunshine
Posted inNews
PublicSquare Is an Inadvertent Gift to People Who Don’t Want to Fund Fascism
As the Philosopher Gloria Estefan Said, It Cuts Both Ways.
Posted inMusic
Get High on Seattle Symphony’s ‘The Planets: An HD Odyssey’ This Weekend
Gustav Holst’s Only Good Orchestral Suite Is Far Out, Man
Posted inVisual Art
Who Raised Tariqa Waters?
The Seattle Artist’s SAM Debut Is a Wave of ’80s Latchkey Nostalgia
Posted inOpera
Seattle Opera’s Animated Take on Mozart’s The Magic Flute Is Exquisite, Riveting, and Weird as Hell
You’ve Only Got a Few Chances to Catch This Full-Scale Opera Performed Alongside an Elaborate Hand-Drawn Animated Film