by Stranger EverOut Staff
The end of the year always brings with it a deluge of restaurant closures as leases expire, and this year is no different: Culinary heavy-hitters like Matt Dillon, Tom Douglas, and Ethan Stowell have announced a slew of impending shutters, and institutions like University Seafood and Poultry are saying goodbye. Here’s a list of places closing soon so you can bid them farewell before they’re gone (or go on hiatus). For more ideas, check out our list of the 30 most notable Seattle bar and restaurant openings of 2019.
CLOSING DECEMBER 29
Kurt Farm Shop
The food writer, farmer, and cheesemaker Kurt Timmermeister announced via Instagram that he will be closing up his adorable Capitol Hill ice cream shop, where he made ice cream with Jersey milk from his own cows, after almost five years of business, as he is retiring to focus on cheese-making and photography on his dairy farm. Author Amy Ettinger, who journeyed across America on a mission to find the best ice cream in the country for her book Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America, proclaimed Kurt’s product the “perfect scoop.” Fans are encouraged to come by to pay their respects before the final day of service on December 29, and Kurt is making pints so that everyone can stock up their freezers. The silver lining: Kurt also dropped the news that Sweet Alchemy will be opening a new location in the space in 2020.
Capitol Hill